The United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has said she has not heard President Bola Ahmed Tinubu complain about the challenges he inherited from his predecessor since he assumed office as President. Mohammed said this at an award dinner at Nigeria House in New York to celebrate Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary and the Independence […]

The United Nations (UN) has invited Ondo South Senator Jimoh Ibrahim to its Global Parliamentary Conference on Counter-Terrorism and the Prevention of Violent Extremism. Ibrahim is a member of the African Parliamentary Union delegation. The conference will be held by the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Programme Office on Parliamentary Engagement in Preventing and

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State loyal to FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has elected executives in the state headed by Mr. Nosa Ogieva. The new factional executive was elected at a Congress in Benin City, Edo State capital. Five hundred and seventy-six delegates from the 192 wards participated in the

Security has been beefed up at local government secretariats across Osun State, as factional council workers will resume today after eight-month strike over control crisis between All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Nation recalls that members of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) embarked on strike since February 17, when

Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, has doled out N44.5million to 81 outstanding farmers across Ekiti State under the Afe Babalola Agric Expo and Youth Empowerment Programme (ABA-EX). Breakdown showed in each of the 16 local governments, top five farmers received N200,000, N150,000, N100,000, N75,000 and N50,000.  The best farmer

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lauded the infrastructural strides of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, particularly the ongoing building of the state’s first-ever flyover. He described it as a landmark intervention in easing urban traffic and modernising Edo’s transport system. The President extolled the governor’s foresight in embarking on the one-kilometre flyover project at Ikpoba

The Senate will begin a busy legislative quarter after an eight-week annual vacation tomorrow. Top of the agenda are the 2026 budget, constitution amendment and the Electoral Act. Among such legislation is the ongoing alteration process of the 1999 Constitution. The House of Representatives, last week, held its National Public Hearing on about 86 constitutional

The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, has surged sharply across Lagos and other parts of the country, forcing households and small businesses to adjust their budgets and consumption patterns. Checks by The Nation showed that the retail price of LPG has risen from about N1,000 per kilogram to N1,500