A minute’s silence was observed to honour the victims of the recent Air India crash.
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President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has cancelled his planned nationwide broadcast for Nigeria’s 26th Democracy Day anniversary. Upon the cancellation, the president has opted to deliver his speech directly from the National Assembly. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations, who explained that the adjustment was due to his scheduled appearance at a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday. “Due to President Bola Tinubu’s scheduled attendance at the National Assembly Joint Session, the Presidential National Broadcast on June 12 has been cancelled. President Tinubu will deliver his address from the…
Nigeria recorded a trade surplus of N5.17 trillion in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 51.07% jump from the N3.42 trillion posted in the final quarter of 2024. The figures were contained in the Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics report released on Wednesday. “The merchandise trade balance for Q1 2025 remained positive at N5,172.31bn, indicating an increase of 51.07 per cent compared to the value recorded in the preceding quarter,” the report stated. The strong surplus was largely driven by steady export growth despite global headwinds and rising import costs. According to the report, total trade for the first…
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to address Nigerians at 7 am on Thursday as part of the events marking the 2025 Democracy Day celebrations. The announcement was made on Wednesday in a statement issued by Abdulhakeem Adeoye on behalf of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Democracy Day, chaired by the Director of Information and Public Relations. According to the statement, following his national broadcast, President Tinubu will proceed to the National Assembly complex for a special joint session scheduled at noon. However, Adeoye clarified that there will be no ceremonial parade this year. Later in the evening, a public lecture will…
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has struck out two motions filed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, ordering him to pay ₦100,000 in costs. The three-member panel, led by Justice Hamman Barka, delivered the ruling on May 21, 2025, after Akpabio applied to withdraw the motions. The motions, dated March 3 and March 25, 2025, with suit numbers CV/395/M1/2025 and CV/395/M2/2025, respectively, listed Akpabio as the appellant. His appeal was against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Clerk of the National Assembly, the Senate, and Senator Neda Imasuem, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions. Akpabio’s…
