STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU CONFERS GCON ON OUTGOING AFREXIM BANK CHAIRMAN, PROF. BENEDICT ORAMAH FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja conferred the national honour, Grand…
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has commended the federal government on the enactments of four tax laws that were signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Isaac Samuel Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has reportedly resigned from his position as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Although no official reason was given for…
Isaac Samuel Ahead of the August bye-elections and the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State, National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has warned political actors that there would…
Isaac Samuel Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has reportedly agreed to remain in office and complete his current four-year term but with a major concession: he will not seek…
The Managing Director/CEO, Financial Institution Training Centre (FITC) Dr. Chizor Malize, has said that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is central to economic competitiveness, institutional resilience, and national transformation. Malize…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the International Facilities Services Limited (IFS), Dr. Tunde Ayeye, has revealed that he closed 80 hospitals in Ikoyi and Victoria Island within two months…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on the Lagos State Government to reconsider the implementation of the ban on single-use plastics (SUPs). The ban is scheduled to take…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated Saturday, August 16, 2025 for the pending bye-elections for to fill vacant seats in the National and State Assemblies across…
Isaac Samuel A member of the House of Representatives, Chimaobi Sam Atu, representing Enugu North and South Federal Constituency, has dumped the Labour Party (LP) for the ruling All Progressives…
Comfort Isaac Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced Aisha Alkali Wakil popularly known as mama boko haram, Tahiru Saidu Daura…
– Obidient, ADA listed among applicants Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed receipt of 110 letters of intent from various associations seeking registration as political parties.…
Isaac Samuel The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, said it would engage its broader stakeholders before taking a final position on the controversy surrounding its National Secretary, following a…
PRESS RELEASE: Tinubu’s Curious Classmate: Nigerians Deserve Answers, Not More Confusion During the inauguration of the Renewed Hope Mechanisation Programme in Abuja yesterday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made what appeared…
…appoints Effiong Johnson as Acting Leader Rt. Hon. Udeme Otong, the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, has announced that 24 out of the 26 members of…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to stop the collection of the one per…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will, on Tuesday, meet with the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), amid controversy arising from the Commission’s recent rejection of…
Isaac Samuel The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is projecting a massive revenue leap to over N1.27 trillion in 2025, representing a 40 percent increase from the N894.86 billion it realized…
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to foster the growth of the private sector and the free-market…
By ETIM ETIM Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State was formally received into APC on Saturday, June 21, in a huge rally in Uyo; attended by dignitaries from across…
The Air Force of the United States of America a few hours ago on Saturday has bombed three nuclear facilities in Iran, marking the first time the United States will…
Comfort Isaac President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reassured Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno that he would never forsake him in the course of his political career. The President…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received a formal application for the registration of a new political party, the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) sponsored by a coalition…
Comfort Isaac The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it has arrested 19 suspected internet fraudsters in both Akwa Ibom and Cross River States. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale disclosed…
Comfort Isaac The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Baba Azare, has assured adequate security in the state ahead of the grand reception of Gov Umo Eno to…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has uncovered over N9.4 trillion in unpaid financial obligations owed to the Federation Account by several oil and gas companies…
As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen the banking system, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced time-bound measures for a small number of banks still completing their transition…
The PZ Cussons Plc has sold its 50 per cent stake in PZ Wilmar to Wilmar International Limited (Wilmar) for $70 million. The sale, which would enable Wilmar to hold…
President Tinubu directs security agencies to arrest killers in Benue, advises Gov. Alia to set up peace committee President Bola Tinubu has directed the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun,…
Comfort Isaac The former speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Moses Thomas Sule and 14 other former members of the Assembly have been arrested by the operatives of…
The ThinkBusiness Africa has advised the federal government to evolve a balanced approach for Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) that should prioritise enforcement of existing regulations than focusing on increasing the tax…
Says it marks a new shift The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has declared that The chamber said that the latest inflation report marked “a positive, albeit modest,…
By Assam E. Assam, SAN In the evolving political landscape of Akwa Ibom State, recent developments have reignited debates about party loyalty, political identity, and the future of governance in…
The Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Dr. Tayo Aduloju, has declared that “Nigeria urgently requires a new digital economy resilience analytics tool to support institutional preparedness”…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tuesday, performed the ground-breaking ceremony for a new annex of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja. The president described the project…
Isaac Samuel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected a notification from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) regarding its planned 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for June…
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called on the federal government to realign its reforms policies to avoid hurting the growth of the private sector. The Director General of…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for urgent constitutional reforms to overhaul Nigeria’s national security architecture. The President stated that the current framework is no longer sufficient to…
Benue State Government has confirmed the arrest of 33 persons from northern Nigeria who attempted to take residence in a private property at Gyado Villa after arriving Makurdi in two…
… SHIFTS SCHEDULED OFFICIAL VISIT TO KADUNA President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State. Instead, he will travel to Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025,…
By Comfort Isaac Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 16, 2025, arraigned a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, before Justice…
By ETIM ETIM The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security brought an untold embarrassment and shame on Nigerians last week through an internal memo which summoned its senior staff…
By ETIM ETIM President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, APC governors; National Chairman and other bigwigs are expected in Uyo on Saturday, June 21, to formally receive Gov. Umo…
Isaac Samuel Less than two years to the 2027 general election, Nigeria’s opposition parties are once again caught in the familiar quagmire of coordination failure. Despite growing public frustration with…
Comfort Isaac The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday, June 13, 2025 arraigned the duo of Halima Buba and Innocent Mbagwu before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal…
The World Economic Forum’s “Global Gender Gap Report 2025” has declared that it would take 123 years to close the global gender gap. The report, which was released yesterday in…
By Marcel Okeke In what looks like a propaganda blitz, several online and hardcopy publications have in recent times been carrying a report that Nigeria’s economy attracted huge foreign portfolio…
Comfort Isaac As Nigeria celebrates June 12 as its Democracy Day, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno has eulogized past leaders in the state for upholding the…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, announced the conferment of posthumous and national honours on key figures in Nigeria’s pro-democracy struggle, including Kudirat Abiola, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, and…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dismissed speculations that his administration is plotting to turn Nigeria into a one-party state. The President said such an idea is neither desirable…
