2025 BUDGET CAN’T ADDRESS NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES – ATIKU ABUBAKAR The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that the 2025 budget proposal lacks the structural and fiscal discipline needed to address Nigeria’s multifaceted economic challenges. The former vice president made this disclosure in a statement on Sunday, reacting to the 2025 …

STOP ARROGANCE OF POWER, TAX REFORMS MUST CONTINUE – EDWIN CLARK TELLS NORTHERN GOVERNORS Elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw nation, Edwin Clark, says the proposed tax reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu must proceed. This is as he called out the governors of the northern states over their opposition to the tax reform bills which are currently before …

DON’T LINK TINUBU’S ECONOMIC REFORMS TO STAMPEDES DEATHS – MINISTER The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has warned politicians against linking stampedes that occurred during food distributions in Oyo, Anambra and Abuja to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms. He however sympathised with the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic incidents which claimed …

NIGERIAN ARMY PROMOTES 108 GENERALS The Nigerian Army has promoted 35 brigadiers general to the rank of major general and elevated 73 colonels to brigadier general. In a statement on Friday, Onyema Nwachukwu, the army’s director of public relations, said those promoted to the rank of major general are A. Garba, acting provost marshal; U.M. Alkali, deputy chief of administration …

CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE, POVERTY RESPONSIBLE FOR STAMPEDES DEATHS OF 105 NIGERIANS – ASCAB The Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB) has condemned the deadly stampede that resulted in the deaths of at least 105 Nigerians between March 2022 and December 2024. It attributed the tragedy to criminal negligence and the dire effects of poverty. The organisation also vowed to mobilize …

FUEL TO SELL N935 PER LITRE NATIONWIDE FROM MONDAY – IPMAN The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has announced that the pump price of petrol will reduce to N935 per litre by Monday. The development, according to IPMAN, follows the marketers’ new deal with Dangote Refinery. IPMAN National President, Alhaji Maigandi Garima, who made this known on Sunday …

GODWIN ABBE, FORMER MILITARY GOVERNOR, MINISTER DIES AT 74 General Godwin Osagie Abbe, a former Minister of Defence and Interior during the administration of late President Umaru Yar’Adua, has died at the age of 74, . The retired Major General passed away on Saturday in Abuja after a prolonged illness. Abbe, who was born on January 10, 1949, was set …

GRANT NIGERIA TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS, SPECIAL STUDENT RELIEF BEFORE TRUMP’S INAUGURATION – COALITION TO BIDEN A coalition of organizations advocating for immigration relief for Nigeria has called on President Joe Biden to designate Nigeria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Special Student Relief (SSR) before the administration’s term concludes. The organisations met in November with representatives from the Department of …

OUTRAGE AS OVER 75 NIGERIANS SCRAMBLING FOR FOOD DIE IN STAMPEDE No fewer than 75 alms seeking Nigerians lost their lives to stampede in the last four days, drawing outrage across the country.Due to the economic hardship bedeviling the citizens, every almsgiving event in the country has been attracting mammoth crowds, leading to deadly stampedes.In the past four days, the …

MARKETERS IN SUSPENSE AS NNPCL, DANGOTE REFINERY LOWER PETROL PRICE Intense pricing competition emerged in the nation’s downstream sector on Saturday after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited reduced its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly referred to as petrol, to N899 per litre. This decision, coming days after the Dangote Refinery reduced its price to N899, was confirmed …

TINUBU’S WIFE GIVES OUT 22, 800 BAGS OF RICE TO NORTHERN CHRISTIANS First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has brought relief to vulnerable Christians in the North ahead of Christmas celebration. She donated 22,800 bags of rice as palliatives.She also made available N5 million to each of the 19 states for ease of transportation of the item. Each of the states will …

PRESIDENT TINUBU WINS 2024 MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD President Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu has been named as The Will newspaper’s choice for 2024 Man of the Year. The newspaper stated that the decision to honour President Tinubu was unanimous among its editorial team. According to them, the president’s reform policies over the past year have profoundly impacted Nigerians in …

, FG TO REVIEW LAGOS -CALABAR COASTAL ROAD TO LOWER COST, REDUCE LANES TO SIX The Federal Government has announced plans to review the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road project to reduce costs and scale down the lanes from 10 to six. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this during a tour of the highway on Friday. Umahi explained that the …

GOV MBAH INAUGURATES ORONTO INTERNATIONAL HOTEL Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, at the weekend, inaugurated the Oranto International Airport Hotel in Enugu, saying it perfectly fits into his administration’s plans to position the state as the premier destination for business, investment, tourism, and for living. This was even as business mogul and Chairman of Oranto, Prince Arthur Eze, …

ENUGU COMMUNITY WHERE ‘SETTLERS’ ARE DENIED RIGHTS The natives of Edeaniagu of Ishi-Ozalla Community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State look gloomy. The stigma of their coloration as ‘non-natives’, ‘settlers’ and ‘visitors’ in their land unsettles them. Their most recent ordeal is their ostracisation by the larger Ishi-Ozalla community, depriving them the right to contest for the …