The push for special seats for women in the national and state assemblies gained momentum Monday at a national public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution, organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, women groups, the United Nations, the United Kingdom,…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has fired back at the Presidency over its recent assertion that President Bola Tinubu has no plans to extend his tenure beyond 2031, describing the remarks as presumptuous and patently undemocratic. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC asserts that the President’s mandate…
The office of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been unsealed by the authorities of the National Assembly. The Deputy Director, Sergeant At Arms Alabi Adedeji, unsealed the office on Sept 23. Mr Adedeji in a video obtained by News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, said: I hereby unseal the office of Sen. Natasha Akpoti -Uduaghan. This development…
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced the country’s benchmark interest rate to 27.00 per cent, the first cut in 2025 after three consecutive pauses. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced the decision at a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja following the conclusion of the 302nd MPC meeting held on…
The naira strengthened by 0.36 per cent or (N5.48) on Monday to N1,526.09 per dollar from N1,531.57 per dollar at the previous trading session, indicating a strong start to the new week and month. This is the strongest rate that the naira has traded in about six weeks on the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, according…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party risks self-destruction if it attempts to bring back former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, into its fold. Speaking during a media chat on Monday, Wike said the PDP had not learned from past mistakes that cost it dearly…
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has warned of possible flooding in 107 local government areas across 29 states and the FCT between September 1 and September 15. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the advisory, issued on Monday in Abuja, is based on projections in the 2025 Annual Flood Outlook. It is backed by…
The Federal Government has hailed the conviction of Biafran irredentist, Simon Ekpa, for terrorism-related crimes in Finland. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a post on his verified X handle, @HMMohammed, described the sentencing of Ekpa to six years imprisonment as a major victory for the Nigerian people in the collective…
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has announced modifications to the Church’s long-standing marriage rules, clarifying that they are not scriptural but administrative guidelines. Speaking during the 2025 Global Family and Marriage Conference on Sunday, Kumuyi said the ban, which prevented a lady from visiting a man she intended…
The All Progressives Congress has won 20 of the 23 local government areas in Saturday’s Chairmanship and Councillorship elections. The ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party, on the other hand, won only three LGAs in the poll conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission. Governor Siminalayi Fubara also lost his Opobo-Nkoro…
