Rep Kolawole Akinlayo (APC-Ekiti) has urged youths in the country to give President Bola Tinubu more time to address their concerns. The lawmaker who made the appeal while addressing newsmen on Monday in Abuja, said that bad governance did not…
Nigerian students to get N850m loan today
The Nigerian Educational Loan Fund on Tuesday said it would disburse the sum of N850M to institutions as fees Today (Wednesday). This is apart from the over N1.7Bn that has been disbursed to about 20,000 students. The Managing Director of…
Tinubu hails Senator Baju at 70
President Bola Tinubu has felicitated with Senator Segun Bamigbetan Baju on his 70th birthday, praising his longtime associate’s sacrifices and commitment to Nigeria’s advancement. Senator Baju, a former colleague of President Tinubu in the Senate during the Third Republic, also…
Protest: Kill any protester who wants to loot your shop — OYC
The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has told Igbo businessmen and women to sufficiently arm themselves to attack and kill anyone who wants to loot their shops during the upcoming nationwide protest. The President of OYC, Comrade Igboayaka O Igboayaka, said…
Hardship Protests: Should I kill myself or have a cup of coffee? — Magnus Onyibe
Starting on Thursday, August 1st, disgruntled Nigerians plan to initiate a ten-day street protest under the hashtags #EndBadGovernance2024, #TinubuMustGo and others. In response to the fear instilled in many Nigerians by the threats from the protest organizers—who have warned of…
Planned protest: FG begins to sell 50kg rice at N40k
THE Federal Government on Monday said it has started to distribute an additional 10 trucks of 50kg rice to each state to be sold at designated centres at N40,000 This is as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has insisted that…
No one can deny Nigerians right to protest – Presidency
The Presidency on Sunday said Nigerians reserve the right to peaceful protest. It also said President Bola Tinubu’s administration is poised to serve Nigerians, not “dominate” them. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who spoke…
Bayo Onanuga: Spewing ethnic hatred as weapon against mass hunger — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
These are very dangerous days in Nigeria. “These are times that try men’s souls,” as the founding father of American independence, Thomas Paine, wrote in The American Crisis. In very recent history, people did not speak out in time until…
Tinubu approves N70k minimum wage (DailyTrust)
President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers, promising to review the national minimum wage law every three years. Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information, announced this at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Thursday. According to Idris,…
Lawan denies alleged anti-Tinubu comments
The immediate past president of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, July 15, disowned alleged anti-President Bola Tinubu comments credited to him in the media. Lawan, according to a statement by his media adviser, Ezrel Tabiowo, in Abuja, vowed to…