The Federal Government has declared Monday, 29th May 2023 as work-free for all workers in the country. According to the federal government, the decision is to allow Nigerians to commemorate the inauguration of the nation’s 16th democratically elected President. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuiab Belgore in …

… INEC insists not to honour such judgment   Bernard Ebele. The outgoing governor of Abia State, Mr Okezie Ikpeazu is making last minute move to use the judiciary to obstruct the swearing in of the gubernatorial winner of the March 2023 elections, Alex Otti of Labor Party to pave …

Zainab Ahmed, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Following years of servicing the Paris Club debt from the state account, the Federal Government (FG) through the Ministry of Finance has agreed to stop deductions from the state governments accounts. In a Communique signed on Wednesday at the end …

CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn the operational licences of 132 microfinance banks, four primary mortgage banks, and three financing firms in the country. It was reported in the Federal Government’s official gazette, which was published on the CBN’s website on Tuesday. According to …

L-R: Information Minister, Lai Mohammed and President Muhammadu Buhari Contrary to earlier reports, the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has refuted reports claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari dissolved the Federal Executive Council (FEC) during a valedictory session held on Wednesday. FEC is the highest executive body of Nigeria’s federal government …

Kogi State House of Assembly The Kogi State House of Assembly has lifted the suspension of eight of the nine lawmakers suspected of being involved in terrorism and electoral violence during the March 18 House of Assembly election. The eight lawmakers are Daniyan Ranyi (Bassa), Muktar Baje (Okehi), Olusola Kilani …

Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu (retd.) The Federal Government has injected N1.5 billion to support a cooperative scheme for 30,000 ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region, the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Program, Major General Barry Ndiomu (retd.), said on Wednesday. The PAP targeted about 30,000 Niger Delta ex-agitators aimed to …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Ahead of May 29 inauguration for a second term in office, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the dissolution of his cabinet. A circular issued on Wednesday by the state Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, informed all commissioners, special advisers, all assistants (senior special assistants, special …

Asake ft Olamide – Amapiano Nigerian music star and YBNL signee, Ahmed Ololade also known as Asake, has released a new song “Amapiano” along with its visuals featuring rapper and YBNL boss Olamide. A snippet of the official video was posted on his social media pages early Wednesday. “Amapiano” is …

  The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, celebrated this year’s Africa Day in commemoration of African unity with the fifth edition of the annual UBA Africa Conversations, where panelists agreed that the time has come for the rich potential of the continent to be unlocked, even as they shared …