The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has promised to introduce a N500,000 monthly living minimum wage for Nigerian workers if elected president in the 2027 general elections. The activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters also said his party would provide 24-hour electricity, make education free and accessible at all levels, construct […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted Muslim and Christian leaders in Osun State to an alleged plan by terrorists to attack places of worship and other public gathering centres in an attempt to frustrate the 2027 general elections. The DSS was said to have held separate meetings with the Muslim community and the […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima, representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has arrived at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi for today’s session of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit. VP Shettima was received by the host, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of the high-level deliberations involving leaders of BRICS member and partner countries. Also attending the summit are […]
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday arrived in Paris, France, for the second leg of his three-week vacation in Europe. Tinubu had, about two weeks ago, departed Abuja for Europe to commence his annual leave. Recall that the President’s trip was disclosed in a terse statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According […]
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has raised its Premium Motor Spirit gantry price by N85 per to N1,350 per litre, from N1,265, as a surge in global crude oil prices and higher product replacement costs put renewed pressure on Nigeria’s downstream market. The latest adjustment represents a 6.7 percent increase and takes the refinery’s wholesale price above […]
The Federal Government said on Friday that it was targeting the creation of two million jobs in the creative industry by 2030 as it moves to turn the country’s cultural assets and creative talent into commercially viable enterprises. The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, disclosed this on Friday at the […]
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said state governors, rather than President Bola Tinubu, should explain how the gains from petrol subsidy removal are being spent. Abiodun spoke on Thursday at an All Progressives Congress rally at the Dipo Dina International Stadium in Ijebu-Ode, according to a video of the event shared online by Mirage […]
The National Emergency Management Agency has awarded ₦500,000 each to the first-place winners in the three categories of its 2026 National Essay Competition. In a statement shared by the agency on Friday, the winners were recognised at a ceremony held at NEMA headquarters in Abuja on September 10, following the assessment of entries submitted from […]
The Oyo State Government has announced the release of the results of the 2026 Placement Screening Exercise into Junior Secondary Schools across the state. This was contained in a statement released by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Friday. “The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New Delhi, India, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit, as Nigeria seeks to deepen economic and diplomatic partnerships with member and partner countries of the bloc. The summit, being held under the theme, ‘Building Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability,’ provides Nigeria with an opportunity to expand trade and […]