Author: Alade Adisa

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said the government will continue to deepen bilateral relations with other regions of the world to enhance development and foster economic growth for all residents.. The governor spoke during a courtesy visit by the Prime Minister of Grenada, Hon. Dickon Mitchell, at the Lagos House, Marina, on Friday. The prime minister was accompanied by members of his family and the Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote. Speaking during the visit, Governor Sanwo-Olu, who lauded the Grenada Prime Minister for his leadership skills, called for more African-Caribbean partnerships in the areas of arts,…

In line with the United Nations (UN) recommendation that its member states earmark four to six percent of their GDP or 15 to 20 percent of public expenditure (annual budget) to fund education, Nigerian state governors have committed to setting aside 15 percent of their annual budgets to fund the education sector. This is part of the decisions reached as the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) hosted its first international conference on girl child education on October 10 and 11, 2024. At the conference, 36 state governments committed to allocating at least 15 percent of their annual budgets to the education…

Nigerians on Friday woke to a dramatic video post by Isaac Fayose, a younger brother of a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, in which he declared himself the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In the video, which is trending virally, Isaac also announced the suspension of some senior chieftains of the party, notably the party’s presidential candidate in the last general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, his brother, Ayo Fayose, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, former governors Samuel Ortom, Ifeanyi Ugwuadu and Okezie Ikpeazu who, with Wike and Makinde,…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has clarified the circumstances surrounding the new minimum wage and why the congress accepted for the least-paid Nigerian to get N70,000, minimum. Speaking on Arise television on Friday, the president of the NLC, Joe Ajaero revealed the understanding that the organized labour had with President Bola Tinubu before accepting the amount (N70,000) during the national minimum wage talks at the President Villa, Abuja. Ajaero said the organized labour turned down the offer of an increase in the price of petroleum to accept N70,000 as the new minimum wage. He also disclosed that after the organized…

For illegally freezing its account during #EndBadGovernance protests The #TakeItBack Movement (TIB) has dragged the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to court over the freezing of its account in the aftermath of the October #EndBadGovernance protests. The TIB in a suit numbered FHC/L/CS/1846/2024 filed through its legal representatives led by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, said the suit was pursuant to sections 44, 46(1) & (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As amended); Article 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act LFN 2010; Order 2 Rule (1) of…

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a former Nigerian president has said that Africa will continue to collaborate with China for economic development. The former president spoke during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), at the 70th anniversary of the association in Beijing on Friday. Obasanjo represented the InterAction Council at the meeting. Obasanjo, in a statement by his media assistant, Kehinde Akinyemi, said Chinese cooperation with Africa has not only advanced infrastructural development but also facilitated the transfer of technology and the exchange of personnel. The ex-president said: “The development…

Human rights advocate and the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Nigerian Immigration Service of harassing him at the airport. In a post on his X page accompanied by a video on Friday, Sowore accused Immigration of attempting to prevent him from leaving Nigeria because his name is on their watchlist. He wrote: “The Nigerian Immigration Service #nigimmigration continues to subject me to unwarranted harassment and abuse. Violating my rights repeatedly. “Today, again, they stopped me on my way out of Nigeria, claiming I am placed on their WATCHLIST!” Sowore was arrested…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri has been suspended by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekeremor LGA of Bayelsa State for allegedly supporting the re-election bid of Governor Douye Diri, who is of the rival Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023. Chairman of the APC in Ekeremor, Mitin Eniekenemi at a press conference on Friday, also alleged that the minister has been fighting the party in the state since he was appointed minister. Eniekenemi said Lokpobiri’s close associate, Kharim Kumoko was appointed a commissioner by Diri after he was nominated by the minister. The state APC…

Immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been summoned to appear before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja over allegations of criminal breach of trust and possession of unlawfully acquired property. The former governor, according to the summons issued by Justice Maryann E. Anenih, was alleged to have committed the offences between 2016 and 2023. The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced the development on its from the X handle on Friday. According to the court documents, Bello is accused of violating Section 311 of the Penal Code Law, Cap. 89 Laws of Northern Nigeria 1963,…

The Federal Government has flagged off the sale of the subsidized 50kg rice at N40,000. The sale took off in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Thursday. Speaking at the ceremony to signify the flag-off of the sale, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, who was represented by Mrs. Toyin Ayo-Ajayi, the ministry’s State Director, said it was “one of the numerous programmes initiated to bring succour and relief to Nigerians.” The minister said the distribution was being monitored by several federal government agencies to ensure transparency, fairness and adequate security. Kyari stated that the government had…