The Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Dayo Olumide, revealed that the airplane that landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on May 26, 2023, was a chartered aircraft from Ethiopia. Speaking to senators, Olumide clarified his role was to secure an operating certificate for the airline, not to operate it. He explained that the […]

The leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) boycotted a meeting with government officials because of the removal of fuel subsidies and the subsequent 200 percent increase in the price of petrol. They insisted the fuel price must be returned to its previous level before further discussions occur. Following President Bola Tinubu’s announcement of the […]

The main labor union in Nigeria announced on Friday its intention to initiate a strike starting from Wednesday to protest against the threefold increase in fuel prices. This move will be a significant test for President Bola Tinubu, who recently eliminated a costly fuel subsidy. The surge in fuel prices has resulted in a sharp […]

During the last presidential elections, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu pledged to follow in the footsteps of President Muhammadu Buhari. However, this pledge made them the subject of jokes by the former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. Tinubu has now assumed office as the President of Nigeria, and there are calls for him to avoid the […]

Candidate Peter Obi, representing the Labour Party (LP), has presented certified copies of election results from six states in Nigeria to support his claim that he won the presidential election held on February 25. The results were obtained from 115 Local Government Areas and were tendered as evidence before the Presidential Election Petition Court in […]

President Bola Tinubu held a meeting on Tuesday with Mr. Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Mr. Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This meeting marked President Tinubu’s first official assignment following his inauguration […]

The Supreme Court has upheld the eligibility of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, to take part in the presidential election held on February 25. In a unanimous decision by a five-member panel, the apex court declared that the opposition People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) appeal challenging the legality of Tinubu’s candidacy lacked merit. The PDP sought […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a letter to the Senate seeking approval to pay a judgment debt owed by the Federal government. The debt amounts to $566,754,584.31, £98,526,012.00, and N226,281,801,881.64. Senator Ahmad Lawan, the President of the Senate, read the President’s request in Abuja. The letter stated that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) had already […]

The President-elect of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, received a visit from former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. The meeting between these two leaders was announced through a brief statement by Tinubu’s spokesperson, Tunde Rahman, on Tuesday. Rahman also posted photos of the meeting on Twitter, stating, “President-elect Bola Tinubu and former UK Prime Minister Tony […]

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State expressed his concerns about the current state of affairs in the federation, stating that the states have been reduced to pitiful beggars. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Union Matters and Special Duties, Mr. Dare Aragbaiye, the governor, emphasized that the people’s suffering will continue indefinitely unless the fundamental […]