Politics

The Lagos State House of Assembly has approved the 2024 state budget realignment of N2.27 trillion. The House gave its approval after the Chairman of the Committee on Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Lukman Olumoh, presented the committee’s report and recommendations at a plenary session on Thursday in Alausa, Ikeja. The recommendations were adopted by lawmakers. In his remarks, House …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has attributed the price fluctuations of premium petrol, commonly known as gasoline, to poor foreign exchange liquidity. This was disclosed by the Executive Vice President of Downstream at NNPC, Adedapo Segun, during his appearance on TVC News’ Journalists’ Hangout on Thursday. Segun explained that the deregulation of the petroleum sector, as per the Petroleum …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dissolved the party’s executive committees in Bauchi, Benue, Gombe, Oyo and Taraba States. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, said the dissolution affected the entire executive structure of the party from the district to state levels in the affected …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the recent increase in petrol prices by about N1,000 in various parts of the country. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited on Tuesday increased the price of its products across its retail outlets from ₦568 to ₦885 per litre. This follows denial by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, …

Senator Victor Umeh, who represents Anambra Central and is a leader of the Labour Party (LP), on Thursday said those urging the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to leave the LP and move to another party were pursuing a “futile pursuit.” Umeh made this statement during a Labour Party stakeholders meeting in Umuahia on Thursday. The former Chairman of …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged African leaders to demand a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, and denounced “historic injustices” against the continent. Speaking at the China-Africa forum, attended by more than 50 African leaders, Guterres stressed the need to correct long-standing omissions. “It is outrageous… that the African continent still does not have a permanent …

The Labour Party (LP) leadership crisis escalated after Callistus Okafor, another candidate for the national chairmanship, denounced a stakeholders meeting convened by Abia State Governor Alex Otti as illegal, unconstitutional and a mere “jamboree.” Okafor criticized the meeting that led to the appointment of Senator Nenadi Usman as the interim national chairman of the LP, asserting, “We wish to convey …

The Ekiti State Government has said plans are afoot to relocate the Iworoko Ekiti Central Market to Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area to permanently put an end to recurring road accidents and the resulting loss of lives and property. The Deputy Governor of the State, Mrs. Monisade Afuye, made this known on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti while receiving community stakeholders who …

Senator Athan Achonu, the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 Imo State governorship election, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) operates as an extension of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). Achonu’s comments came at a press conference in Owerri on Wednesday, reacting to the latest Supreme Court ruling confirming Governor Hope Uzodinma as the …

The National Productivity Centre, Abuja, has trained no fewer than 100 women and youths in Ondo State in digital marketing, in a bid to acquaint them with modern marketing systems through information and communication technologies. The program was facilitated and sponsored by the office of the Senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Jide Ipinsagba. In a statement issued on Wednesday …