archiveAugust 2023

  President Bola Tinubu has expressed his administration’s commitment to break the cycle of overreliance on borrowing for public spending that results in the burden of debt servicing. Inaugurating the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms on Tuesday in Abuja, the President charged the committee to improve the...

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for the lifting of sanctions against Niger Republic by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and commended Nigerian Senators for rejecting military action against the West African country. Prof Tukur Muhammad-Baba, Publicity Secretary of Arewa Consultative...

  The Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, has died at the age of 67. According to a message posted to the church’s Facebook account on Tuesday evening, the Lagos-based preacher passed away in the United States on Monday. “The Fountain of Life Church Family,...

    The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results of eight states that owe the council for various services rendered. The council’s Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, made the announcement at a press briefing in Lagos, on Monday....

  Coalition of civil rights groups has called on the Justices of the Presidential Election Petition tribunal to deliver their judgment based purely on issues of law, devoid of technicalities. The coalition comprised of International College of Democracy and Human Rights, Enugu, Eastern Nigerian Democracy and Human Rights Coalition, Port...

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), has scheduled a fresh meeting over the Niger Republic coup, as the deadline earlier set for the military junta, has elapsed. It would be recalled that ECOWAS had met in Abuja upper week, where a 7-day deadline was issued for the Niger...

      The Debt Management Office (DMO) has opened offers for subscription for two-year and three years tenure of Federal Government of Nigeria bonds. This was disclosed by DMO on its website on Monday. According to the statement, the offer of subscription will last for four days- between the...

  we’re worried about the worsening food crisis in Nigeria   As the cost of food items continue to rise in the country, Save the Children International (SCI) Monday, raised the alarm following a relentless wave of attacks against farmers in Nigeria by armed groups, with over 128 farmers killed...

Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum believes that the team has a bright future despite their exit from the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after losing to England. The Super Falcons on Monday crashed out of the tournament after losing to the Three Lionesses of England in...

  The Lagos State Government has released the findings of the panel set up to investigate the causes of the elevator accident which resulted in the death of Dr Vwaere Diaso, a medical doctor at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr...