The Nigerian Government has attributed recent stampedes during food distribution events to organisational failures while dismissing allegations of fraud in its humanitarian efforts. Critics argue that most government charity programmes are a means to siphon public funds, with beneficiaries rarely visible. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Nentawe Yilwatda,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged President Bola Tinubu not to taint the new year with an address that will not proffer immediate and concrete steps to reduce the price of fuel, address “widespread hunger and provide clear-cut measures to guarantee security of lives and property in the country”. Hon. Debo Ologunagba, PDP…
President Bola Tinubu says for three straight months, he has fulfilled Nigeria’s financial obligations without touching remittance by Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, or exploring Ways and Means from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Donning his bragging hat on Monday during his first media chat, the president said he met Nigeria’s financial obligations…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said he has no intention to prune down the size of his cabinet. Tinubu disclosed this in his first Presidential Media Chat on Monday. This comes amid calls for the president to downsize his cabinet, which includes over 50 ministers. However, while fielding questions during the media chat, Tinubu explained…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN). The suit is over their failure to collaborate with the relevant anti-corruption agencies to investigate claims that over N57billion in public funds were missing, diverted,…
The Nigerian-British opposition Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has described Nigeria as a “very poor country” where people do anything including the police stealing from the helpless people. Badenoch, who had sparked a recent controversy with her comments on her Nigerian identity, said she trusts the British police more than the Nigerian police. Badenoch in…
Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has said that the President Bola Tinubu-led government through the fund has disbursed a total of N110 billion in loans to students enrolled in public institutions across Nigeria. Sawyerr made this disclosure on Tuesday during the inauguration and induction of members…
Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly killed 14 Nigerian fishermen in Niger’s Diffa district, an anti-jihadist militia leader reported on Tuesday. The victims, who had fled violence in northeast Nigeria, were ambushed while fishing on Sunday near Bosso, close to the Nigerian border. Babakura Kolo, leader of a vigilante group assisting Nigeria’s military,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero, has decried the challenges of compelling state governors to implement the N70,000 minimum wage amidst worsening economic conditions. Speaking on Tuesday at the 2024 delegates’ conference of the NLC Youth Council in Abuja, Ajaero highlighted the dire realities faced by Nigerians. “Comrades, let us speak…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos State has sentenced a schoolteacher, John Osifo, to life imprisonment for defiling a eight-year-old pupil under his care. Justice Rahman Oshodi, who delivered the judgment on Monday, stated that the prosecution had proven the case beyond reasonable doubt. The judge highlighted how Osifo had breached…
