The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is considering reducing transportation fares nationwide under the proposed national affordable CNG transit programme (NACTP). In a communiqué issued after the forum’s meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja and signed by AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, governor of Kwara and chairman of the NGF, the initiative will leverage the lower operating costs of […]
The General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Emmanuel Ugboaja, has died at the age of 60 after a protracted illness. Details surrounding his death remained sketchy as of the time of filing this report. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, announced Ugboaja’s death to members of the Congress National Executive Council during their ongoing meeting […]
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, has confirmed his resignation from office, bringing his tenure as the head of the country’s football governing body to an end. Gusau officially announced his resignation on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja, amid mounting pressure over the recent fortunes of Nigeria’s national teams. […]
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo, has donated ₦20,000 each to 1,490 National Youth Service Corps members deployed to the state, amounting to ₦29.8m. The donation is intended to support the corps members with transportation and other immediate needs as they commence their primary assignments across the state. This was contained in a statement issued […]
The Nigeria Police Force has invited social media activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to provide evidence backing his allegation that some police officers at checkpoints collude with kidnappers and bandits. The Force, in a statement on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Ani Iniedu, said it had taken note of comments made […]
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has pledged to heal divisions in the state and pursue an inclusive administration after the recent governorship election, promising to uphold equity and fairness in the next phase of his tenure. Adeleke made the pledge in a state broadcast on Thursday to mark the 35th anniversary of the creation of […]
The clubs that will compete in the league stage of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League have been confirmed, with several of Europe’s biggest teams among those set to feature. Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain are included in the line-up, alongside European heavyweights such as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Arsenal and Barcelona. […]
Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, presidential candidate of Accord, says petrol can be sold at N605 per litre if he is elected president of Nigeria. On May 26, Olawepo-Hashim announced his intention to run for president on Accord’s platform. However, in June, Accord disowned Olawepo-Hashim, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as its presidential candidate for the […]
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has threatened to export excess petrol stocks as rising imports create uncertainty around domestic demand and make inventory planning increasingly difficult. The refinery said imported Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) accounted for approximately 43 per cent of fuel supplied into the Nigerian market in July, despite its capacity to meet and exceed […]
The Federal Government has disbursed more than N600 billion in cash transfers to over 10 million households across the country in the three years since President Bola Tinubu assumed office, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Bernard Doro, has said. Doro disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television […]