If elected governor in 2027, Oladipupo Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Ogun State, has pledged to establish a Border Communities Development Commission to remedy years of neglect in Ogun West. At the Ogun West Senatorial District campaign launch, Adebutu made the pledge in Ipokia. Despite their economic significance, he claimed that settlements … Read more
Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State and the Nigeria Democratic Congress’s (NDC) presidential candidate, said that neither the state nor any contractors who had finished work that had been approved by the government owed him pay, gratuities, or pensions when he left office. In an interview with Arise TV on Thursday, Obi made … Read more
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, claims that with the current economic challenges, Nigerian workers can no longer make ends meet on the N70,000 national minimum wage. At the 2026 National Pre-Retirement Summit hosted by XEM Consultants Limited, Keyamo made this statement. Speaking at the ceremony, Keyamo said that an increase in … Read more
The Okada Riders Association’s Ekiti State Chapter executive council has been disbanded at all levels by the Ekiti State Government, and a ten-person caretaker committee has been created to manage the organization’s operations. The government announced that Kunle Asaolu will serve as the chair of the caretaker committee in a statement signed by Hon. K.K. … Read more
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, claims that with the current economic challenges, Nigerian workers can no longer make ends meet on the N70,000 national minimum wage. At the 2026 National Pre-Retirement Summit hosted by XEM Consultants Limited, Keyamo made this statement. Speaking at the ceremony, Keyamo said that an increase in … Read more
The proposed amendment to the Constitution to permit the establishment of state police has been adopted by the Osun State House of Assembly. Following discussions, the legislators unanimously passed the proposed constitutional amendment on Tuesday in plenary. A letter from the National Assembly “requesting State Houses of Assembly across the federation to deliberate on and … Read more
Fourteen prisoners have been discharged from the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Custodial Center by Rivers State Chief Judge Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi. Speaking at the jail delivery exercise on Tuesday at the correctional facility, Chibuzor-Amadi revealed that the activity also marked the start of the 2026–2027 legal year. He said that the practice was supported by the … Read more
Nigeria’s 774 local government areas have been asked by President Bola Tinubu to implement his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda at the local level. Tinubu made the announcement on Tuesday during the first-ever Annual National Conference of Nigeria’s 774 Local Government Council Chairmen, which took place in the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja. Tinubu stated … Read more
Olamide Shanu, a 35-year-old Nigerian, entered a guilty plea in the US to conspiracy to commit money laundering after taking part in romance fraud and sextortion operations that duped over 150 Americans. The US Department of Justice said on Tuesday that Shanu entered a guilty plea in the District of Idaho on Monday. Shanu and … Read more
He urged attendees to critically review the draft texts, question presumptions where needed, and share real-world experiences. “Today’s gathering marks an important milestone in that journey,” he added. According to Dr. Paul Oluikpe, Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Development Finance Advisory Department, there is still a lot of work to be done to … Read more