archiveMay 2023

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has emerged as the new Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, the umbrella body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors. The announcement was made by Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, during a meeting at the APC national secretariat in Abuja. Governor Buni, along...

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has lauded the political will and sincerity of purpose demonstrated by President Bola Tinubu in removing fuel subsidy. A statement from NEITI House, Abuja on Tuesday, described the move as a positive move by the administration to decisively implement the findings and recommendations...

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has disclosed that his identity duplication crisis started in Nigeria. Obi made the disclosure on Sunday during a Twitter space organised by the Parallel Media which was monitored by The Punch correspondent. It would be recalled that Obi’s associates had raised...

President Bola Tinubu had a closed doors meeting with the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting comes barely 24 hours after Tinubu directed the Department of State Services (DSS) to vacate the Ikoyi office of the...

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has revealed that as of the end of 2021, Nigeria’s tax-to-GDP ratio grew to 10.86 per cent from 6 per cent, accounting for tax revenues from other government agencies apart from the FIRS. This was disclosed in a statement by the FIRS on Wednesday...

Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has said that the nation’s service chiefs, including the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, should resign from their positions. He said their resignation had become imperative to ensure that Bola Tinubu’s administration succeeds in its war against insecurity and corruption. Agbakoba, who...

Oyo State Governor, Engineer 'Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, pledged to give support to Mouka Foam Nigeria, in a bid to expand its business base in the state. The assurance was given during a courtesy visit paid to his office at the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, by the management of Mouka Foam...

The Iyaloja General of Nigeria, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the daughter of President Bola Tinubu, has said her father suffered sleepless nights over Nigeria’s issues. Tinubu-Ojo said this in a post on her Twitter handle after her father was sworn in as Nigeria’s President, taking over from Muhammadu Buhari. According to her,...

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned motorists queuing up for fuel at different filling stations not to cause traffic congestion and hinder other road users. A statement on Wednesday by the spokesperson for LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, noted that the agency’s General Manager, Bolaji Oreagba, said this while...

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, on Wednesday, adjusted its retail prices for premium motor spirit (PMS) from N189 per litre to a new price ranging between N488 to N557 per litre. According to THE WILL source, a new table of retail prices for different geopolitical zones of the...