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The Senate Thursday passed a resolution demanding increased funding for the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, FERMA, and ordered emergency rehabilitation of critical federal roads nationwide. This...
About 169 proposals from Nigerian institutions, including universities, polytechnics, and research institutes spread across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones have entered for the NASENI Research Commercialisation Grant...
The internal wrangling rocking Adamawa state chapter of the African Democratic Congr$ess ( ADC), has taken a new dimension on Wednesday, as party supporters under the auspices of ADC Christians Forum staged a peaceful protest kicking against the ongoing efforts by some party leaders to have the party gubernatorial candidate Amb. Omar Sulaiman replaced ahead of 2027 election. The protesters who trooped in to the street in their large number carrying placards with different inscriptions and messages of solidarity to the party candidate, went round the state capital and ended their protest at the ADC state secretariat Yola. Addressing the mamoth crowd at the state party secretariat, Modu Umar who spoke onbehalf of the protesters, said they were at the party secretariat to register their grievance over alleged plot to replace a duly elected governorship candidate. He accussed the state acting party chairman, Barrister Sadiq Dasin, and other party officials of collecting money from the ruling party and other enemies of progress to destabilise the party in the state in order to prevent the party from taking over the state and the country in 2027. They warned the party leaders at both the state and the national level, especially the national headquarters of the party against any attempt to change the party gubernatorial candidate Amb. Omar sulaiman. whom they elected at a validly conducted primaries as the party flagbearer stressing that,anything short of having him as the party candidate in the state, will spell doom and disaster to the party. Modu further called on the former vice president Atiku Abubakar, who is also the party’s presidential candidate to as a matter of urgency intervened to salvaged the party in the state. Also speaking, Mrs. Damaris Yalawa, said their decision to come out to the street on a peaceful protest was to show their support and solidarity to the party candidate.
The United States has imposed a 12.5 per cent additional tariff on most imports from Nigeria as part of new trade measures targeting countries it says...
Kogi state Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo carries along every part of the state in his development plan, Commissioner for Agriculture Timothy Ojoma has said. H spoke...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has officially unveiled two newly acquired Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses donated to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) by...
The SERVICOM Office of the Presidency Thursday called on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to place Nigerians at the centre of public service delivery as it...
After an emergency meeting that lasted for over one hour Thursday, the Interim National Chairman of the Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru...
The Presidency has said the reforms under the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration have achieved the right synergy between the federal government and the sub-nationals. This, it said,...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned African nations to carefully evaluate the conditions associated with foreign assistance. He warned that the wrong kind of aid can...