FG Set To Review 2025 Budget Assumptions 

BusinessNewsNigeriaPoliticsFG Set To Review 2025 Budget Assumptions 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 8, 2025

Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy has said that the federal Government would take a second look at the 2025 budget assumptions. Edun’s statement is coming after US President Donald Trump slapped a 14 per cent tariff on non-mineral exports. This was disclosed at the corporate governance forum on Monday in Abuja, where a performance scorecard for State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) was also launched. In the 2025 Appropriation Act,...

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Oyebanji Expresses Condolences To Olunloyo’s Family, Oyo Govt On Ex-Gov’s Passing

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOyebanji Expresses Condolences To Olunloyo’s Family, Oyo Govt On Ex-Gov’s Passing

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 7, 2025

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has expressed condolences to the government and people of Oyo State as well as the Olunloyo family on the passing of a former Governor of old Oyo State, Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo. Olunloyo who died on Sunday at the age of 89 years, served as Oyo State Governor in the Second Republic. The Governor, in a statement on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, said the...

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In Search of Opposition —the Rocky Trends of Nigerian Politics

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsIn Search of Opposition —the Rocky Trends of Nigerian Politics

PilotnewsApril 7, 2025

“Are politicians giving up on opposition politics which is a critical democratic content in a struggling country?” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Since the All Progressives Congress – APC, took over Governance in Nigeria in 2015, there has been a near-total collapse of opposition to the National Government. The major opposition which is the Peoples’ Democratic Party – PDP, has been so decimated that it is now an image of its former self. With twelve states, the PDP...

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Minister Proposes 2-Year NYSC, Wants Focus on Job Creation

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsMinister Proposes 2-Year NYSC, Wants Focus on Job Creation

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 7, 2025

In a move that could reshape the future of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), the Minister of State for Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, has suggested that the one-year national service be extended to two years. Dr Alausa proposed on Friday during a visit to the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed. According to a post on NYSC’s official Facebook page, the Minister believes the extension would give young graduates more time to gain...

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US Raises Concerns Over Edo Governorship Tribunal, Flags Flaws in Election Process

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUS Raises Concerns Over Edo Governorship Tribunal, Flags Flaws in Election Process

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 7, 2025

The United States has expressed serious concerns over handling the Edo State governorship election, saying it is paying close attention to how the legal tussle is unfolding. This comes just days after the Edo Election Petitions Tribunal dismissed the case filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, and upheld the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the September 2024 election. But the US Mission in Nigeria says...

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NBA Intervenes as Patience Jonathan’s Ex-Domestic Workers Mark 6 Years Behind Bars

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNBA Intervenes as Patience Jonathan’s Ex-Domestic Workers Mark 6 Years Behind Bars

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 7, 2025

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has stepped into the prolonged detention saga involving 15 former domestic staff of Nigeria’s ex-First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, who have now spent six years behind bars without trial. Held at the Okaka Custodial Centre in Bayelsa State since 2019, the former aides were arrested and charged for allegedly stealing items valued at ₦200 million from Mrs Jonathan’s apartment in Otuoke, Bayelsa. The charges range from burglary, conspiracy to commit...

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An Essay: One Morning, When Mary Woke Up

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionAn Essay: One Morning, When Mary Woke Up

PilotnewsApril 4, 20254

Most mornings, when I wake up, the rays of the risen sun have passed through the six-inch crack up in the wall to rest where they should be…at the very edge of my sleeping mat. If the sharp, tiny rods of illumination were there, I’d trace the gleams of energy through the fissure to reach the rounded star in its most benign form. The one-room house I shared with my parents, Anne and Joachim, served...

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Nigeria Climbs to 43rd in FIFA Rankings, Now 6th in Africa

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsNigeria Climbs to 43rd in FIFA Rankings, Now 6th in Africa

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 3, 2025

Nigeria’s national football team the Super Eagles has risen one spot to 43rd in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday, placing sixth in Africa. Argentina remains the world’s top-ranked team, with Spain moving up to second place, overtaking France, which drops to third. England and Brazil retain their fourth and fifth positions, respectively. The Netherlands has risen to sixth, pushing Portugal to seventh, while Belgium, Italy, and Germany are in the top ten. In...

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Brigadier-General Tsiga Regains Freedom After 56 Days in Captivity

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBrigadier-General Tsiga Regains Freedom After 56 Days in Captivity

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 3, 2025

Former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd.), has regained his freedom after spending 56 harrowing days in captivity. The retired military officer was kidnapped alongside nine others from his hometown in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State on 5 February 2025. Tsiga’s release came after his family paid a hefty ransom. While initial reports suggested that ₦60 million was handed over to the kidnappers, fresh findings indicate that...

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Nnamdi Kanu Hopeful for Release by April, Says Igbo Community Leader

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNnamdi Kanu Hopeful for Release by April, Says Igbo Community Leader

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 3, 2025

Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is optimistic that he will regain his freedom by April 2025, according to Engr. Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, the President-General of the Igbo Community Association (ICA) in the Federal Capital Territory. Ezenekwe made this revelation after meeting with Kanu at the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters in Abuja. Despite his prolonged detention, Kanu is said to be in good health, has gained weight, and...

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