No fewer than 146 candidates currently in the race for the 2027 presidential and governorship elections could collectively spend up to N571bn under the campaign expenditure limits prescribed by the Electoral Act 2026. The figure comprises 19 presidential candidates, each with a campaign spending ceiling of N10bn, and 127 governorship candidates, each allowed to spend […]
President Bola Tinubu will join world leaders to address the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) General Debate on Wednesday, Sept. 23, in New York. Tinubu is scheduled as the 10th speaker during the morning session on day two of the high-level General Debate holding from Sept. 22 to Sept. 28 […]
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has called for greater protection for humanitarian workers and stronger global solidarity to effectively respond to conflicts, disasters and other emergencies. Mrs Tinubu, in her message commemorating the 2026 World Humanitarian Day on Wednesday, also stressed the need to empower local communities to take the lead in developing sustainable responses to […]
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Kawu Baraje, has described governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as “tenants” in government houses, saying the ruling party has lost the confidence of Nigerians ahead of the 2027 general elections. He stated this while speaking to journalists at […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned major cement manufacturers in Nigeria as it investigates possible price manipulation in the domestic cement market. The Commission stated that its preliminary findings indicated that cement prices in Nigeria were significantly higher than in some other African countries, despite the country’s substantial limestone deposits, large […]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has assured Nigerians and political parties that the commission will remain neutral in the 2027 general elections and will not favour any candidate or political platform. Amupitan gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja at the formal signing of the First National Peace […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged the Federal Government to urgently resolve the lingering salary dispute with the Joint Health Sector Unions, warning that failure to revive negotiations could trigger another industrial crisis in the health sector. The NLC made the call in a letter dated August 6, 2026, addressed to the Minister of Labour […]
African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday dismissed the National Peace Accord to be signed by presidential candidates ahead of the 2027 general election as a mere ritual. He cited the deaths of 50 people in Osun State’s August 15 governorship election as proof that similar pacts have failed to prevent political violence […]
African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday dismissed the National Peace Accord to be signed by presidential candidates ahead of the 2027 general election as a mere ritual. He cited the deaths of 50 people in Osun State’s August 15 governorship election as proof that similar pacts have failed to prevent political violence […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said Governor Ademola Adeleke of Accord Party won the recent Osun State governorship election because President Bola Tinubu allowed the poll to be free and fair. Wike made the declaration while speaking during an inspection tour of flood-affected areas in the Federal Capital Territory on […]