UN Human Rights Council Election
Nigeria was not snubbed in the 2024 UN Human Rights Council election, as some reports have claimed. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga who made the clarification in a statement yesterday, explained that Nigeria did not stand as a candidate for this cycle of elections, just like it did not stand for election in 2023 when a Nigerian medium reported that the country earned three votes. According to him, given Nigeria’s continued leadership in fostering African unity, the nation focused on supporting the endorsed candidates to promote collective African representation, thus the regional bloc endorsed Benin and Gambia, both members of ECOWAS, for the 2025-2027 term.
EFCC Declares Oil Mogul Bolaji Akinduro Wanted Over Alleged Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared an oil mogul, Bolaji Akinduro, wanted over alleged fraud. The commission’s Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, in a statement at the weekend, said the 51 year old Akinduro, an indigene of Ondo State, whose last known address was 272, Patience Coker Street, Ajose Adeogun, Victoria Island, Lagos State, allegedly obtained money under false pretence and committed stealing by conversion. The antigraft agency appealed to anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts to please contact the commission, through 08093322644; its e-mail info@efcc.gov.ng or the nearest Police Station and other security agencies.
VP Vows To Reverse Unemployment Rate In Nigeria
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has vowed that the President Bola Tinubu administration will reverse Nigeria’s growing unemployment rate and low labour force participation. This, he said, is the impression of an unfavourable society the Human Capital Development (HCD) Programme is designed to avert under the administration of President Tinubu. Senator Shettima who made the […]
FG Denies Responsibility for Petrol Price Hike
Federal Government says it is not responsible for the recent hike in the pump price of petrol, as it can no longer fix prices of petroleum products. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited had raised the pump price of petrol to over N1,000 across regions in the country, except for Lagos which is N998. Reacting […]
FG considers Zero VAT for Pharmaceutical Products
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has finalised the Executive Order Harmonised Implementation Framework that abolishes Value Added Tax (VAT), and Excise Duties on pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, told journalists in Abuja yesterday that the development, which has been cleared for gazetting, was […]
Senate condemns shoddy LGA elections Conducted Across Nigeria
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday, resolved to initiate an open national dialogue with stakeholders, particularly State governors, and to meet with President Bola Tinubu over the poorly conducted local government council elections in states across the country. The Upper Legislative chamber strongly condemned the worrying development across the 36 states where the political party in power […]
Senate Confirms Usman As Chairman of Hajj Commission
The Nigerian Senate has officially confirmed Professor Abdullahi Usman as the substantive Chairman of the Hajj Commission. The confirmation of Usman’s nomination followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, chaired by Senator Abubakar Bello on Thursday, stating that Usman merited being appointed to head the nation’s apex Hajj […]
Abuja High Court Affirms Abure As Labour Party National Chairman
A Federal High Court in Abuja has returned Julius Abure as Labour Party’s National chairman. Delivering the judgement yesterday, Justice Emeka Nwite declared the 2024 Labour Party national convention held in Nnewi, which re-elected Abure, as valid, stating that the convention was in line with all laid down laws in Nigeria. Announcing this in a statement, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, noted that Justice Nwite also ordered INEC to grant due recognition and all privileges to the Labour Party’s National Working Committee, as led by Abure. Abure, has offered the olive branch to Mr Peter Obi and other agitated members of the party, believing that the judgment became the foundation for other rulings, reflecting the strength and fairness of the country’s judicial system.
President Tinubu Decries Violence In Rivers State
President Bola Tinubu has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders and their supporters in Rivers State to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law. In response to recent tensions following last Saturday’s local government council election, the President expressed deep concern over reports of arson and explosions in the state. According to a statement […]
Made In China 2035: A New Era of Global Leadership
China is projected to overtake the United States in hi-tech and advanced military manufacturing by 2035, according to prominent Chinese strategist Lu Yongxiang. In a commentary published in the Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Lu, former vice-chairman of the National People’s Congress, highlights the irreversible decline of US manufacturing competitiveness and estimates that ‘Made in […]
