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The Senate spokesman,  YEMI ADARAMODU says the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN remains suspended till the red chamber resume from recess in two months’ time.  ADARAMODU, stated this yesterday during a televised interview, just few hours after the Senate prevented AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN from resuming legislative duties at the National Assembly in Abuja.  Recall that the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker, who relied on a recent judgment delivered by Justice BINTA NYAKO of the Federal High Court, Abuja, […]

The Presidency has refuted claims that MUHAMMED BABANGIDA, son of ex-military Head of State, IBRAHIM BABANGIDA, IBB, rejected his recent appointment by President BOLA TINUBU as Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture.  A  letter was shared yesterday by a former chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP,  DELE MOMODU insinuating that MUHAMMED rejected the appointment. However, in a post on X,  a presidential media aide, OLUSEGUN DADA said BABANGIDA dismissed the reports of the rejection as false and  malicious, describing such claims as […]

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has again reduced the ex-depot price per litre of petrol from ₦840 to ₦820, the second time in two weeks. In an update, a spokesman for the refinery, TONY CHIEJINA, confirmed the ₦20 marginal reduction, which occurred about one week after the refinery dropped ex-depot petrol price from ₦880 to ₦840 on June 30, 2025. The oil firm noted that the new price takes effect on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Similarly, Filling stations like […]

The United States Department of State says it has limited non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of Nigeria to a single-entry with a three-month validity period. The  US Mission in Nigeria made the announcement in a statement issued yesterday, saying the move aligned with president DONALD TRUMP administration’s reciprocal non-immigrant visa policy, impacting several countries, including Nigeria.  Meanwhile, the mission said US non-immigrant visas issued before July 8, 2025, would retain their […]

The Governor of Enugu State, PETER MBAH, yesterday unveiled the state-owned airline, Enugu Air, describing it as a major milestone for the state and a model example of collaboration between the government and the private sector.  Speaking at the launch of the inaugural flight of the state-owned airline which took off yesterday, MBAH said Enugu Air represented more than just an airline as it symbolises a bold step in creating the right enablers […]

Vice President KASHIM SHETTIMA has reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to the ban on nuclear weapon testing.  SHETTIMA, stated this during a meeting at the Presidential Villa with a delegation from the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) led by its Executive Secretary, ROBERT FLOYD.  SHETTIMA noted that Nigeria, like many countries in Africa, is facing numerous socio-economic challenges, including poverty and climate change, hence Africa’s priority, at the moment, is to address its existential challenges, not the […]

The Federal Government has fixed July 23 and 24, 2025, for a national stakeholder forum to address mounting concerns over petrol pricing and supply dynamics in the downstream sector, amid growing agitation by independent marketers for price regulation.  The planned summit, organised by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, is expected to bring together industry operators, marketers, refiners, and government officials to deliberate on petroleum pricing standards, feedstock […]

President BOLA TINUBU has lauded the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, NYESOM WIKE, for domesticating the Renewed Hope Agenda of his administration in the nation’s capital, stressing his government’s readiness to see more of such milestones replicated across the nation.  Speaking at the inauguration of the newly constructed access roads in Giri District in Abuja,the President represented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, TAJUDEEN ABBAS, expressed deep […]