The Special Assistant to the Minister of Regional Development, Engineer Abubakar Momoh on Southwest/Southeast Regions, Chief Wole Iroaye, delivering the Minister’s Keynote Address on behalf of his Boss on Thursday in Abuja at the International Conference on Science, Engineering and Sustainable Green Technology By Banji Ayoola The Minister of Regional Development, Engineer Abubakar Momoh has […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has urged its officials in Ondo State to strengthen election monitoring, coordination and operational support ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Mutiu Agboke, gave the charge on Friday in Akure during a two-day workshop for implementers of the commission’s Election Monitoring and […]
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President Bola Tinubu has defended his administration’s fresh external borrowing plans, arguing that infrastructure investments are critical to achieving a $1 trillion economy by 2030, as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and opposition figures question the justification for further loans amid rising public debt and pressure on household incomes. In an essay titled “From Reforms […]
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Not for the first time, Nigeria’s main Labour Centres are divided over the Federal Government’s wage award for federal workers. To stem worker agitation over economic hardship from sweeping economic reforms, the Bola Tinubu administration offered workers a N70,000 transport allowance on Tuesday. The palliative will last six months, beginning in November. In a country […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has traced the appearance of suspected artificial intelligence-generated photographs in its preliminary register of voters to irregularities allegedly introduced by some registration officers who had access to its registration system. INEC’s Director of Information and Communication Technology, Dr Lawrence Bayode, disclosed this on Friday during an appearance on Arise Television, […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi British Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has accused politicians associated with Reform UK of resorting to racist attacks against her after a former aide to the party’s leader, Nigel Farage, described her as a “Nigerian scammer”. Badenoch said the comments, which targeted her Nigerian heritage, were an attempt to undermine her political […]
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By John Dike Osogbo Party vows to mobilise for Tinubu, retains support for APC legislative candidates The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared its readiness to collaborate with Governor Ademola Adeleke to secure the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the January 16, 2027 presidential election. The party, however, urged […]
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The Media and Strategic Communication Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council in Ondo State has constituted eight subcommittees to strengthen its communication and publicity activities ahead of campaigns for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. The eight subcommittees are: Finance; Strategic Communication; Digital and Content Creation; Electronic and Multimedia; Print and […]
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By John Dike Osogbo The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Osun State Council, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve the continued withholding of statutory allocations due to local government councils in the state. The Congress in a communique signed by the chairman of the state council, Christopher Arapasopo, warned that failure […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi Armed men have reportedly abducted the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, after attacking a restaurant in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The incident occurred on Friday at Tawakalitu Restaurants and Catering Services, where eyewitnesses said the attackers stormed the facility and forcibly whisked the activist away to an […]
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