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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has condemned the federal government’s decision to exclude the North Central from its 2025 fiscal budgetary allocations to the regional commissions.Obi registered his displeasure with the federal government’s action in a tweet on his X handle.He noted that the federal government’s action, which was ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged state Governors to take the lead in driving Nigeria’s agricultural revolution and strengthening local government autonomy to foster grassroots development and economic stability.Tinubu described their role as the “most important link” to Nigeria’s prosperity and development during a New Year visit by Vice President Kashim Shettima and members of the Nigeria Gov...

Former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, on Wednesday, paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu at his residence in Lagos State.Joshua, a British-Nigerian boxer and two-time world heavyweight champion, also presented the president with an autographed glove, which read, “To the Great Asiwaju Jagaban Borgu of Africa, Bola A. Tinubu.”This was disclosed by the President’s Spec...

Ogun State police command has arrested two security guards for allegedly setting ablaze a 44-year-old man, identified as Basiru Aliu in Agura Sabo, Sagamu area of the state.The command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement. According to the statement, the suspects, Segun Sodiya and Segun Abatan mistook the victim for a thief, while he was helping his employer move his belongings fr...

No fewer than three persons sustained varying degrees of injury in a collision involving a trailer, a Toyota Camry and a Lexus car on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.The Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr William Manga, confirmed the incident in an interview.According to the unit commander, the accident occurred at about 11:36 pm near the Agbo-Malu axis of the Age-mowo area of the expressway....

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled his administration’s vision for the state in 2025, emphasising the importance of togetherness, bold ambitions, and shared prosperity.In a New Year message posted on X, Governor Sanwo-Olu expressed confidence in Lagos’ potential to achieve greater heights, driven by the resilience and energy of its residents.The Governor outlined key areas of fo...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission NUPRC has released the Upstream Petroleum Decarbonisation Template which will become a requirement for issuing licences and permits effective January 2025.The move is targeted at ensuring compliance with Nigeria’s broader climate objectives, including its commitment to Net Zero by 2060.This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Commission Chi...

The chairperson for the Epe Local Government Area in Lagos State, Surah Animashaun, has described the vandalisation of newly installed electricity cables in the area as a setback to an effort aimed at restoring the LG to the national grid.Animashaun, in a statement made available by her media office, stressed that the action had left several communities in the LG in darkness.She added that communities like...

The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum, asserted that PDP remains the strongest opposition party in the country, adding that any merger without the PDP would not unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.Damagum, speaking in an interview, reacted to comments by the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, who ruled out an alliance with the P...

The Federal Government has said it was open to “constructive dialogue” with the leadership of Niger Republic to de-escalate the brewing diplomatic tension between the two neighbouring countries.The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, in a statement, reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to peace and stability in West Africa, calling for “candid discussions to address mutual concerns&rdquo...