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The Presidency has reacted to the report that President Bola Tinubu has sacked and replaced the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmud Yakubu. A viral news item had it that the Presidency on Monday morning sacked the head of the electoral agency in a sweeping change....

The Federal Government has proposed the extension of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme from one year to two years as part of efforts to deepen skills acquisition and boost youth employment. The proposed extension includes an expansion of the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme to...

The entire political architecture of Anambra State converged with a single voice with the 21 Local Government Areas behind Governor Charles Soludo as the sole candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the forthcoming gubernatorial election. This underscores a rare show of unity and political maturity by APGA,...

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Lagos State Command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, says that obstructing police officers while discharging their lawful duties is a criminal offence. Hundeyin made this known in a statement on Saturday in Lagos against the backdrop of a viral video incident at Omole Estate in the...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has noted that the recent movements in the foreign exchange market between April 3 and 4, reflecting broader global macroeconomic shifts currently affecting several Emerging Market and Developing Economies. According to a statement by the Director, Financial Markets Department CBN, Omolara Omotunde Duke, “These...

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, on Saturday, secured the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) ticket to contest the November 8, 2025, governorship election in the state. Soludo, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, was returned unopposed during the party’s primary election held in Awka, the...

Kinsmen of suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara have urged President Bola Tinubu to reverse the state of emergency he declared in Rivers State and suspension of their son. The suspended governor’s kinsmen said Tinubu should allow diplomatic and justifiable resolution of the lingering crisis in the state. In a...

Publicity Secretaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Southwest have expressed deep sadness over the sudden passing of their colleague, Alhaji Tunde Oladunjoye. Oladunjoye died at the weekend in the United Kingdom, after a brief illness. He was until his death the Publicity Secretary of Ogun State chapter...

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has released N10 billion to the Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture (NDCCITMA) to stimulate entrepreneurship and economic growth in the region. The Managing Director of NDDC, Mr Samuel Ogbuku, announced this at the inauguration of the board of NDCCITMA...

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has put Nigeria’s total public debt at N144.67 trillion as of December 31, 2024. The debt office revealed this in its latest publication on Nigeria’s debt portfolio on Friday, April 4. It indicates that the country’s debt stock rose by 48.58 per cent from N97.34...