President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday urged the Senate to consider and approve a fresh request of N1.15 trillion borrowing from the domestic debt market to finance the deficit in this year’s budget. The request was contained in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary. President Tinubu stated that the proposed borrowing was […]

The Federal Government has announced plans to empower at least 7 million youths with dual vocational training and digital skills development programmes. Youth Development Minister Ayodele Olawande announced this yesterday in Abuja when he hosted a delegation of the IHK Giessen-Friedberg Chambers of Commerce and Industry from Germany. In a statement by the ministry’s Director

The Senate yesterday launched a sweeping investigation into railway projects executed under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The Red Chamber said its action was informed by the persistent derailments, vandalism and mechanical failures along the Itakpe–Warri standard gauge corridor. The resolution followed a motion by Senator Ede Dafinone (APC, Delta Central), who raised

• TTT celebrates businessman on 63rd birthday President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to billionaire businessman and Chairman of Geregu Power Plc, Femi Otedola, as he marked his 63rd birthday yesterday. The President applauded his contributions to Nigeria’s economy and social development. In a statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Information

   

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has said the manipulation of religion to justify violence and intolerance is a distortion that must be challenged through knowledge, engagement, and moral leadership. Mrs. Tinubu said this yesterday at the maiden West Africa Islamic Conference on Security and Governance, with the theme: The Role of Islamic Organisation in

I commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his bold and decisive step in implementing a 15 per cent import tariff on petrol and diesel. This policy represents a crucial move towards safeguarding local industries that have made substantial investments in domestic production and refining capacity. For decades, Nigeria’s industrial base has suffered from the unchecked

• Damagum petitions INEC, IG over Anyanwu’s suspension, invasion of secretariat A High Court in Oyo State has granted an order to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to go ahead with its convention slated for November 15 and 16. The ex-parte order was granted yesterday by Justice Ladiran Akintola. The judge fixed Monday for hearing

• China, EU, ECOWAS: no religious colouration to country’s insecurity The Federal Government yesterday said the country would emerge stronger from diplomatic tensions with the United States after Washington designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). U.S. President Donald Trump followed up the designation with a threat of military action. Yesterday, the European Union