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Residents of Agiliti Town in the Mile 12 area of Lagos State laments impact of flood on the community after the release of water from Oyan Dam by the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Authority Credit: Ayodele Adeniran/The Guardian The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Mahmud A. Kambari, has stated categorically that Nigeria lost agricultural produce […]

The pan-Yoruba socio political organisation, Afenifere has told President Bola Tinubu that the unsettling developments, arising from the escalating cases of frightening bloody security breaches claiming many casualties across the country, are the strongest indications that now is the time to restructure Nigeria into a balanced federation. Restating its longstanding advocacy for restructuring, the body […]

There are strong indications that democracy will soon be restored in Rivers State, as the main protagonists in the crisis that led to the prevailing state of emergency, imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu, have resolved their differences and agreed to work together. In fact, the Federal Capital Territory minister and the immediate […]

In a move to restore democracy in Rivers State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday met with the suspended Governor Similanayi Fubara; members of the state House of Assembly led by Martins Amaewhule; and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike . At the meeting, held in Abuja, he reportedly reconciled the […]

The Senate has given top executives of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited an ultimatum to appear before its N210 trillion audit probe panel by July 10 or face constitutional sanctions. NNPCL officers had on Thursday failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts probing alleged financial discrepancies amounting to over N210tn in […]

Customs, NUPRC, MDAs may cede tax collection to NRS, new VAT sharing formula begins Jan 1, 2026 President Bola Tinubu on Thursday signed into law four tax reform bills, declaring that it signals Nigeria’s readiness for modern economic growth and international investment. Following Tinubu’s assent to four tax reform bills, key revenue-generating agencies, including the […]

Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Photo: State House President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with key political actors from Rivers State in a move to resolve the prolonged crisis rocking the state. […]

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has stressed the urgent need for the Federal Government to establish state police in view of the escalating insecurity across Nigeria. It urged President Bola Tinubu to transmit an executive bill to the National Assembly soonest on the matter which all sections of the country, and their leaders now support. […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu  Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has accused the Federal Government of sabotaging grassroots governance in Osun State by refusing to implement a Supreme Court judgment granting full financial autonomy to local governments. The union’s President General, Comrade Aliyu Haruna Kankara, in a statement condemned the refusal of the Central […]

Scores of Israelis were excited as they returned to work and school on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, after the military lifted restrictions following a ceasefire with Iran. Agency report People sunbathed and played football on Tel Aviv’s beaches, streets and markets came back to life, and schools reopened on Wednesday following the deal to end […]