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President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government would continue to provide the Nigerian Air Force all the necessary logistic support it needs to fulfil its mandate. President Buhari stated this while officially declaring open the Nigerian Air Force week in Kano State. He said his administration will also prioritise the welfare of the Air Force officers in a bid to boost their morale for better service delivery. Meanwhile, Wife of […]

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has formally declared his intention to contest for president in 2023 on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Governor Fayemi made the declaration on Wednesday in Abuja, promising to ensure youth empowerment and create employment opportunities if elected as president. He also pledged to “retool the Armed Forces and security agencies,” adding that he will ensure decentralisation for the government to be […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities extended its ongoing strike by eight weeks as the Federal Government has failed to satisfactorily address all the issues raised in the 2020 FGN/ASUU Memorandum of Action within the four-week warning strike. President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke, made this known in a statement on Monday. Osodeke noted that the National Executive Council during their meeting on Sunday concluded that they would give the […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has revealed fresh facts on how suspended super cop and former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari; as well as his deputy, ACP Sunday Ubua, allegedly received a combined N4.2 billion from their separate bank accounts. The details are part of a report sent to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, by the NDLEA. According to the drug enforcement […]

It is election day in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja as residents of the nation’s capital go to the polls to elect chairmen and councillors for the six Area Councils. The Area Councils are Abaji, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Kwali and Abuja Municipal (AMAC). The election will see the emergence of six chairmen – for each area council, and 62 councillors. Over 400 candidates and their running mates are currently […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said it spent N100bn on refineries’ rehabilitation in 2021 and that funds were pumped into revamping the facilities on a monthly basis last year. It disclosed this in a report on the funding performance of the oil firm from January to December 2021. Although no refinery was mentioned in the report, Nigeria’s refineries had been under the management of NNPC, as the rehabilitation […]