President Bola Tinubu has directed a reduction in the size of Nigeria’s official delegation to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, meetings in New York, United States. Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, disclosed this during a one-day retreat organised by the State House management for heads of government agencies under its supervision in Abuja. He explained that the decision was part of the administration’s commitment to ensure prudent management of resources...

Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd, a Chinese company, has agreed to release one of the three presidential jets seized over a contract dispute with the Ogun State government. According to a spokesperson for the company, “Zhongshan has consistently sought to act reasonably and fairly in the course of a legal dispute with Nigeria which was not of its making.” The company’s gesture comes after a French court ordered the seizure of the jets as...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn the Counter Subversion Bill, which sparked widespread outrage and opposition due to its draconian provisions. The bill, introduced on 23 July 2024, proposed severe penalties, including fines and prison sentences, for various offences such as refusing to recite the national anthem, destroying national symbols, and undermining the Federal Government. According to the bill, “anyone found guilty of destroying national symbols, refusing to recite the...