Festus Osifo, President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has expressed concern that the optimism conveyed in President Bola Tinubu’s New Year speech does not align with the current state of Nigeria’s economy. Appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, January 1, evening, Osifo was critical of the President’s optimistic outlook, particularly the promises made to combat inflation, stabilise the naira, and foster economic growth. In his address, President Tinubu outlined ambitious plans for…

A Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, killing at least one person and injuring seven others. Authorities are investigating if the blast is linked to an earlier truck attack in New Orleans that killed 15. US President Joe Biden mentioned the ongoing investigation into any possible connections between the two incidents, though no links have been found so far. The FBI is treating the Las…

Two-time former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, visited President Bola Tinubu today at his Lagos residence. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga shared details of the meeting on his X page. He revealed that the Nigerian boxer gifted the President a signed boxing glove. The inscription on the glove read: “To the Great Asiwaju Jagaban Borgu of Africa, Bola A. Tinubu.” He wrote, “AJ visits President…

President Bola Tinubu’s wife, Oluremi, has reaffirmed her husband-led administration’s commitment to transformative reforms aimed at unlocking Nigeria’s economic potential.   The First Lady in her New Year message shared on her X page emphasised that her husband is already implementing impactful changes designed to drive national progress. She called on Nigerians to unite in support of these efforts by uplifting one another and ensuring no one is left behind. According…

President Bola Tinubu’s wife, Oluremi, today celebrated the arrival of Abuja’s first baby of the year at the Asokoro District Hospital.   In a statement released by Kwapchi Bataz, Special Assistant to the First Lady, it was revealed that the baby girl, Favour Stephen Odion, was born at exactly 12:27 a.m. to the family of Odion and Chioma Oyinbo. Baby Favour weighed 3.6kg at birth. Mrs Tinubu also extended her warm…

43-year-old son of Senator Kevin Cramer, Republican of North Dakota, was at the center of a high-speed highway pursuit that tragically resulted in the death of a sheriff’s deputy. Ian Cramer, the 43-year-old son of Senator Kevin Cramer, Republican of North Dakota, was sentenced on Monday to 28 years in prison following a high-speed chase that ended in a crash and the tragic death of a sheriff’s deputy. The incident…

The leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on President Bola Tinubu to investigate and recover the N25 trillion allegedly stolen byAll Progressive Congress leaders and government officials. Making the call in its New Year address titled ‘Address Insecurity, Fuel, Food Crisis,’ PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba on Tuesday, also urged the president to address the critical challenges of insecurity, food and fuel supplies to ease…

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to withdraw his controversial tax bills currently before the National Assembly. In a New Year message titled “In 2025, Hope Is in Our Collective Resolve” and signed by its President, Joe Ajaero, the NLC stressed that the withdrawal of these bills is necessary to safeguard the welfare of Nigerian workers. Ajaero emphasised the need for all key national stakeholders to…

In fulfilment of its promise, the government of Oyo State, led by the governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has paid a 13th-month salary to workers in the state civil service. NEW DAILY PRIME learnt that the workers received the payment alert on their phones on the evening of Monday, December 30, 2024. Confirming the payment, the state’s commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said this was despite the cumulative…

Armed bandits on Tuesday, attacked travellers on the Shinkafi road near Kwanar Jalaf village under the Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, abducting no fewer than six passengers. The assailants abducted six passengers travelling in a Golf car and set the vehicle ablaze, in the early morning of Tuesday,further heightening fears among residents and commuters in the area. The attack comes barely a week after notorious bandit leader Bello…

The Governing Council of the University of Abuja, under the chairmanship of Air Vice-Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita (retd), has approved the appointment of Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the 7th Substantive vice-chancellor of the university. The appointment was announced during the 77th Extraordinary Meeting of Council on Tuesday. According to a statement by Acting Director, Information and University Relations, Dr Habib Yakoob, the appointment, which takes effect on January 1,…

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, said on Tuesday that he would not retract his comments on the tax reform bills put in place by President Bola Tinubu. The presidency, had on Monday, asked the governor to withdraw some of the statements he made on the controversial tax reform bills. The governor condemned the tax reform initiatives during a visit of the Bauchi State Christian Community to the Government House…