The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has urged the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and other student leaders to mobilize 10 million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Alausa made the call on Thursday in Abuja when the leadership of NANS and other student associations paid him a familiarisation visit. He said Nigerian students had a direct stake in the 2027 election because the outcome would influence policies on...

… Slams Tinubu Over CNG Promise  Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has insisted that his targeted subsidy plan would ensure the production of cheaper fuel, which will lead to cheaper transport fares. Recall that President Bola Tinubu, in a statement on Thursday, said that because “cheaper fuel must mean cheaper transport fares,” he had reached an agreement with state governors to “cut transport fares...

Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, has accused FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of obtaining loans for Abuja without the approval of the National Assembly. Kingibe made the allegation on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm, where she discussed the administration of the FCT, the Abuja master plan and the oversight responsibilities of the National Assembly. The senator said she became aware of the alleged borrowings after examining records from the...

The government of the United States of America has awarded a $125,000 grant to preserve the Lejja iron-smelting site in the Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, South East of Nigeria. The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation grant will be implemented by the Center for Memories-Ncheta Ndigbo under the Nchekwaba projects, to support digital documentation, conservation, and physical preservation of the historic iron-smelting site in Lejja. The Enugu State Government, at the award...

Governor Ademola Adeleke has hailed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Bola Oyebamiji over his call for peace in Osun State after his visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A statement on Friday by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, noted that Adeleke described the peace advocacy as a positive tone after weeks of heated campaigning and the election season. The governor who also met with President Tinubu on Thursday, stressed...