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~ Ndimele George There once lived a farmer who found a venomous viper while walking home after a busy day at his farm. The snake was freezing to death in the cold evening harmattan breeze. The pitiful snake pleaded with the farmer, begging to be let into his warm coat, …

The National Council of State, a diverse body comprising former presidents, heads of government, chief justices of the federation, state governors, the secretary of the federal government, the attorney-general of the federation and the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, held its first meeting under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on …

Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has disowned a media report which quoted the commission as ‘bemoaning’ the state of schools in Kwara State, saying the report was the imagination of the reporter. “I am to inform you that at no time during (the visit of the UBEC Executive Secretary) to …

The National Council of State on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence on the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had convened the National Council of State meeting to deliberate on critical issues affecting the nation on Tuesday. At the meeting were former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buahari while …

Our attention has been drawn to headlines announcing “Marketers Project N600/litre for Dangote Petrol” published in Punch Newspapers of Tuesday August 13,2024. We would like to clarify that Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) is not our business partner yet. We have never discussed price of Premium Motor Spirit …

A coalition of Arewa groups led by the Northern Stakeholders Consultative Forum (NSCF) along with 72 other civil society organizations (CSOs) have accused Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, the member representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives of fresh plots to blackmail the speaker of the House, Hon. Tajudeen …

Modo Ante, a pioneer Governance, Public Sector, and Political Consultancy, is delighted to announce the Eko Revenue Plus Summit, scheduled to take place on September 25-26, 2024, at the Eko Hotel and Towers, Victoria Island, Lagos.   According to Joko Okupe, CEO, Modo Ante, “We are aware that Lagos State …

This approval came after the consideration and adoption of an executive bill submitted by the President, which aimed to improve the salaries, allowances, and other fringe benefits for judicial officers and workers. President Bola Tinubu has signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law, according to Senator …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says the Federal Government has approved the first phase of the Sokoto-Badagary super highway project. The Federal Government also approved the construction of 63 dams to boost power generation in the country. Idris said this at the inauguration of a two-day …

By Ezra Akinmade The incessant vituperations and campaign of calumny by a faction of the defunct Conference of Nigeria Political Party (CNPP) and its promoters against the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and its group chief executive officer, Mele Kyari, is another show of shame by forces of darkness …