The House of Representatives during Wednesday’s plenary made far-reaching changes to the South West Development Commission by deleting four major clauses from its Establishment Act. The report on the bill, which was gazetted for consideration on Tuesday’s Order Paper, was given accelerated consideration as the leadership of the House listed ...

Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed From Sola Ojo, Abuja The trial of the former Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu, over the alleged misappropriation of N5.78 billion in public funds continued on Wednesday, 12 March 2025, before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court ...

• GenCos fear tariff hike over imposition of new taxes • Demand 100 per cent debt settlement Despite promises made by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigeria’s power sector is facing an escalating financial crisis, with generation companies (GenCos) warning of potential shutdowns. This comes as GenCos, in a new letter ...

James Omotosho, judge of a federal high court in Abuja, has fixed March 21 for the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). According to NAN, Omotosho is the new judge to which Kanu’s case file was assigned. With a new judge taking over, Kanu’s ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has become the majority party in the Edo state house of assembly following the defection of four lawmakers from opposition parties. Three members from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one from the Labour Party (LP) joined the APC on Wednesday, increasing its membership to ...

The national leadership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has faulted Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, for attributing the party’s crisis to the federal government. In a statement on Wednesday, Oginni Olaposi, the NNPP factional national secretary, said el-Rufai does not understand the root causes of the NNPP ...

•He’s been directed to withdraw case from case —Source •Speaker warned against future complaints ABUJA — FOLLOWING the crisis that rocked the Lagos State House of Assembly, President Bola Tinubu met with the Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa and other aggrieved lawmakers behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, ...

President Bola Tinubu Nearly two years after President Bola Tinubu recalled all ambassadors, their replacements are expected to be announced “very soon”. Citing sources familiar with the development, Reuters reports that the federal government has commenced the vetting of potential candidates. An intelligence official added that background checks were being ...

By Omeiza Ajayi, Dan Abia & Davies Ihemnachor PORT Harcourt — THE political crisis in Rivers State took a dangerous turn, yesterday, as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike, downplayed reported threats by some Ijaw-linked militant groups to blow up crude oil pipelines and hold the nation to ...

Minister of Works, David Umahi. By Damilola Aina The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has disclosed that 52 per cent of the ongoing road construction projects initiated by the current administration are concentrated in Northern Nigeria. He commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the necessary funding and providing leadership for the ...