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Saint Lucia has conferred its highest national honour, Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia (KCOSL), on President Bola Tinubu, in recognition of his efforts to strengthen the historical and cultural bonds between Africa and the Caribbean. The formal investiture was performed…

The Federal Government has called on the international community to rebalance global financial systems to better capture the economic realities and development needs of countries like Nigeria and other emerging economies. Speaking at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in…

President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, sign into law four key tax reform bills aimed at overhauling Nigeria's fiscal and revenue structure. The Presidency confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday evening by the Special Adviser to the President on Information…

Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, has pledged his full support for President Bola Tinubu’s decisions concerning the 2027 general elections, including any consideration of him as running mate. Barau made this known on Wednesday during a press briefing in Abuja, where he addressed…

The Federal Government has emphasized the need for the civil service to take the lead in addressing 21st-century challenges facing public administration. This was the charge from the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, during her opening address at the…

A joint assessment team from the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Universities Commission (NUC) has identified critical infrastructure and resources needed for the successful launch of the newly approved Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences in Iyin-Ekiti. This was revealed…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended Umar Ajiya Isa, a former Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited, in connection with a massive financial scandal. The arrest is tied to an ongoing investigation into the alleged…

Power sector experts and operators have voiced a mix of concerns, caution, and optimism following the shift in regulatory control of electricity markets to individual states. This development comes in the wake of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission's (NERC) recent announcement on the…

President Bola Tinubu has pledged to confront the issue of land-grabbing in Benue State if investigations confirm it as the root cause of the recurring attacks by armed herdsmen. He emphasized that such criminal acts will not be tolerated under his administration. As…

Members of the Osun State Caucus in the House of Representatives have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently order the release of the withheld federal allocations meant for the 30 Local Government Councils in Osun State. They described the delay as unconstitutional…