By Esther Ososanya The federal government has bowed to pressure from organised labour by addressing two major demands of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), barely days after the union threatened to shut down the economy with a nationwide strike. At the centre of the dispute was the controversial deduction of workers’ contributions from the Nigeria …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party has praised a court ruling that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow it upload the names of its candidates. The ruling came from the Nasarawa State High Court. It directed INEC to give access codes to the Abure-led group to submit …
By Olufemi Soneye When a Canadian federal court recently declared Nigeria’s two largest political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as terrorist organisations under Canadian law, it wasn’t just an immigration decision. It was a political earthquake with consequences that could reverberate far beyond Canada’s borders. This …
The Federal Government (FG), through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi), has donated four 50-seater hybrid buses to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). FCT Minister Nyesom Wike received the handover on Thursday in Abuja. Presenting the vehicles, PCNGi Chief Executive Officer and Program Director Michael Oluwagbemi said the donation reflects President Bola Ahmed …
By Esther Ososanya Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has declared the country “open for business” and ready to welcome global and domestic investors, citing a combination of improved macroeconomic indicators, fiscal reforms, and targeted policy measures under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The declaration, made during a press …
By Esther Ososanya The United States has approved a $346 million sale of bombs, rockets, and precision-guided weapons to Nigeria. The move aims to strengthen the West African nation’s fight against rising terrorist violence. The U.S. State Department said in a statement on Wednesday that the deal would “support the foreign policy goals of …
By Esther Ososanya Ukraine’s trade deficit surged to $18.5 billion between January and June 2025, marking a sharp increase from the $12.4 billion recorded during the same period last year, according to fresh data released by the State Statistics Service on Thursday. The widening gap underscores the country’s ongoing struggle to balance imports and exports …
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has strengthened its engagement with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to improve the welfare of officers under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). PenCom’s Director General, Ms Omolola Oloworaran, on Wednesday led a high-level delegation to Force Headquarters in Abuja for a strategic meeting with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, says no politician, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, can defeat Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Bwala spoke on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He dismissed recent calls for Jonathan to contest, describing them as a plot …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Nigeria’s debate over prisoner voting has gained new urgency, with legal experts and political commentators backing the principle of inclusion but insisting that the country must first fix deep flaws in its electoral system and guard against the risk of prison votes being exploited for political advantage. The push for inmate voting …
