Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has cautioned that Nigeria will continue to struggle with progress as long as it remains a graveyard for unimplemented policies. Obasanjo expressed concern that the nation seems to be making one step forward and three steps back due to a lack of effective leadership in policy execution. Speaking at an event …
President Tinubu returns to Nigeria after working leave
President Bola Tinubu has returned to the country after his two weeks of annual leave in the UK. Tinubu arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja yesterday’s evening after his working leave. “The eagle has landed,” presidential aide Dada Olusegun wrote on his X account on Saturday. “Welcome home, Mr President.” President Tinubu …
Minimum wage: Governor Fubara approves ₦85,000 for Rivers Workers
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved an increase in the minimum wage for civil servants in the state to N85,000, News 360 reports. This decision, aimed at easing the burden of current economic challenges, was reached during a closed-door meeting with representatives of the organized labour under the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council on …
VP Shettima Arrives Sweden for 2-Day Visit
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Sweden for a 2-day working visit. The visit, at the behest of President Bola Tinubu, will see VP Shettima engage in discussions with key government officials, including Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and the Swedish Prime Minister. Shettima is accompanied by a delegation, including Plateau State Governor, Barr. …
Ooni of Ife unveils golden statue in honor of Oluremi Tinubu
In a grand ceremony at Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, unveiled a golden statue of Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday, News360 Nigeria reports. The event also marked the inauguration of other projects, including the 2.7km Senator Oluremi Tinubu Way, a grand pavilion, and a monument on …
Presidency backs Tinubu’s trip from UK to France
President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has addressed fresh criticisms trailing his principal’s trip to France. Tinubu is currently on a two-week leave in the UK. On Friday, it emerged that the president had left the UK for France. This news led to mixed reactions on social media, with several people …
Gov. Eno appoints daughter as acting first lady
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has appointed his daughter, Helen Eno-Obareki, as the Acting First Lady of the state. This comes weeks after losing his wife, Pastor Patience Eno. The governor made the announcement during a condolence visit by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and other dignitaries in Uyo, the state capital …
Soludo has failed Anambra people, to be replace – Moghalu
Immediate past Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr George Moghalu has declared his intention to run for the governorship position in Anambra State. Moghalu who spoke with journalists at his home in Nnewi on Saturday morning, said the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has failed the people, hence …
Explosion rocks Rivers APC secretariat as LG poll holds
Buildings and other property were shattered in the early hours of Saturday as explosives suspected to be dynamite shattered the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. The explosion brought down the gate of the secretariat while doors, windows and other property were destroyed. This is the …
Gov Uzodinma appoints Emenalom Acting Head of Service
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has appointed the former chairperson of the National Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ of the State Council, Mrs Chikodi Emenalom, as the new Head of Service for the State Civil Service. A press release issued from the desk of the Chief Press Secretary and media adviser to the governor, Oguwike …