Putin to attend Minsk peace summit

The Global Initiative for the Advancement of Africa (GIAA) has embarked on a four-day business delegation to Liberia, engaging key government officials and private sector leaders to explore investment opportunities. The delegation, comprising business leaders from Nigeria, met with senior Liberian officials, including Minister of Human Resources and Employee Relations Hon. Oretha Juah Bestman-Yates, Culture…

Youths and community leaders in Itasa, Iwajowa Local Council, Oke-Ogun, Oyo State, have staged a peaceful protest against the alleged exploitation of the area’s natural resources by Architype Industries Nigeria Limited.

No fewer than 10 people have been killed and others injured when bandits stormed a mining site at Karaga Village, Shiroro Local Council of Niger State.

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Wole Olanipekun (SAN), has berated the former Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), on the recent launch of his autobiography in which he expressed regret over the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election.

Chairman of Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), Lanre Suraj, has said it is incumbent of the National Assembly to redeem its image in the sexual harassment allegation on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Sen Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) rather than wait for Nigerians to do that for it.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has announced that it will refund customers who purchase Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at rates higher than the advertised prices from any of its key partners – AP (Ardova Plc), Heyden, or MRS – across Nigeria.

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts is commencing a series of investigative hearings to ensure payment of monies owed the Federal Government by oil companies to the Federation Account.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, to suspend the planned increase in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees, pending the hearing and determination of the lawsuit before the Federal High Court, Lagos challenging the legality of the increase.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has issued an ultimatum to the governments of Bauchi, Katsina, Kano, and Kebbi states, demanding reversal of their directives mandating a five-week closure of schools for Ramadan fast.

Except the country significantly doubles down on its revenue mobilisation capacity, perhaps well above 100 per cent, this year, the expanded 2025 budget revenue target could weaken the already fragile fiscal position of the Federal Government.