Beyond the Headlines
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, said Delta State has never failed him in all his political career, from 1999 to date. Atiku stated this while addressing supporters on the PDP campaign trail in Asaba, the Delta State capital on Tuesday. He said, “[We are here] because of the […]
The National Assembly has eaten the humble pie by bowing to the 36 state governors over the refusal of autonomy for local government councils as proposed in the 44 constitution amendment bills forwarded to state houses of assembly for concurrence in March 2022. Meanwhile, the National Assembly has directed its Clerk, Sani Tambuwal, to […]
The Police Service Commission, PSC has said all police officers due for retirement must proceed, ahead of the February 25 presidential election. The PSC spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement on Tuesday, said the commission will not extend the tenures of the retiring senior police officers. According to him, all existing laws, the Police […]
The Nigerian Senate, Tuesday urged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to extend the mop-up of old Naira notes to 31st July 2023. The upper legislative Chamber through an adopted resolution arrived at the new deadline after a thorough debate. This was against the backdrop of the earlier resolution in December 2022 which […]
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday said the apex bank will not extend the deadline to halt the use of the old 200, 500 and 1000 Naira notes. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Emefiele said this during the CBN/Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) briefing in Abuja. “I don’t have good […]
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has promised to reopen Nigeria’s borders and fight insecurity if elected in the forthcoming elections. The LP presidential hopeful made the promises while speaking in Katsina, home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday. He said insecurity and bad governance had caused extreme hardship and […]
The federal government says all travellers arriving Nigeria must now provide evidence of COVID vaccination. Geoffrey Okatubo, director of port health services, said this on Monday during a media briefing at the ministry of health in Abuja. In December 2022, the federal government had relaxed COVID rules in the country. The federal government had […]
At least 39 Catholic priests were killed by gunmen and 30 others abducted in the year 2022, says a new report by SBM Intelligence. In the report titled “Attacks on Priests” released by the research outfit on Monday, 145 attacks on Catholic priests were recorded last year. SBM Intelligence, a research organisation, compiles and […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated the Lekki Deep Sea Port, Imota Rice Mill, and Bestaf Lubricant at MRS Holdings Company Limited all located in Lagos State. The projects are part of a series of facilities being commissioned by Buhari during a two-day visit to the state. The Lekki Deep Sea Port which encompasses […]
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) generated a record N10.1 trillion revenue in 2022, the agency said. This is the highest tax collection ever recorded in its history. The Service disclosed this in an “FIRS 2022 Performance Update,” report signed by its Executive Chairman, Mr. Muhammad Nami, and released to the public on Monday, […]
