ABUJA – During Tuesday’s plenary session, Senate Majority Leader Michael Opeyemi Bamidele announced the defection of Senator Onyewuchi from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Similarly, Salman Idris, a member of the House of Representatives, declared his defection from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the APC. Idris, who represents the…
ABUJA – Following the 296th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held on Tuesday, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced key decisions aimed at addressing the country’s economic challenges. The MPC has adjusted the asymmetric corridor around the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from +100/-300 basis points to +500/-100 basis points. Additionally, the committee…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised alarms over a recent decree issued on July 16 in the region housing Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde. The decree grants authorities the power to expel “anyone who dangerously insults the [state] institutions or the person who embodies them.” On July 18, the communications ministry followed up with a press release,…
By Ayomide Otitoju ABUJA – On Tuesday, Mele Kyari, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), urged Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, to publicly identify any NNPC personnel allegedly operating a blending plant in Malta. Over the weekend, Dangote, Africa’s richest man and owner of a $20 billion refinery in Lagos, accused some NNPC…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor John Obafunwa as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), succeeding Professor Babatunde Salako, whose tenure expires on July 23, 2024. The appointment, effective from July 24, 2024, was announced in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media &…
During a public hearing by the Senate Committee on Employment, Labour, and Productivity, discussions focused on a bill aimed at the domestication and registration of domestic workers and their employers in Nigeria. Senator Osita Izunaso, representing Imo West, and Geraldeen Etuk, Acting National President of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), advocated for incorporating…
The ongoing dispute between Aliko Dangote and Nigerian regulatory authorities regarding the Dangote Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, has intensified. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) recently declared that the refinery is still awaiting government licensing to commence operations. To address the conflict, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, convened…
By Ayomide Otitoju In Edo State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been derogatorily dubbed “Another Problem Coming” (APC), reflecting widespread discontent. The party, along with its candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has been criticized across the country. Many perceive the party and its candidate as deeply flawed and unworthy of support, likening them to a…
By Ayomide Otitoju Disillusioned Nigerian citizens, facing economic hardship due to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s contentious economic policies and the removal of fuel subsidies, are preparing for a hunger protest from August 1st to 10th. This impending protest raises pressing questions: Can President Tinubu manage the crisis, having been forewarned of its potential impact? Will…
