President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly to seek the approval of a fresh $2.2bn as a new external borrowing plan in the 2024 Appropriation Act. The President’s request was contained in a letter read by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary on Tuesday. If approved, the loan will be used to part-finance …

President Bola Tinubu has sent the name of Ondo Resident Electoral Commissioner, Feyisinmi Ibiyemi, to the Senate for approval. He also submitted the names of two Federal commissioners: Tukur AbdulRazak (Northwest) and Professor Sunday Ajah (Southeast). The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read the correspondence during Tuesday’s plenary session. The request has been referred to the Committee on the Independent National …

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, is uncontested in seeking another term, the group’s chair announced on Saturday. The 70-year-old director-general of the WTO — whose first mandate was blocked for months by US president-elect Donald Trump during his first stint in office — announced in September that she was running for …

A housewife, Kafilat AbdulLateef, on Tuesday asked the Area Court, Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, Kwara State, to dissolve her one-year-old marriage to Bukoye Abdullateef. The wife living at 101, Abisam Area, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara, told the court that she was no longer interested in the marriage, due to lack of love and care. She, therefore, wants a divorce, custody …

The Delta State government said it is taking steps to tackle the issue of human trafficking in the state in efforts to reduce the activities to the barest minimum if not totally eliminated. The Delta State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole, SAN, stated this when the Zonal Commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in …

Major energy reforms introduced in Nigeria since June 2023 have focused on improving energy security, attracting investment and deepening collaboration with key partners like the United States government. Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen stated this in remarks delivered on 12 September 2024 at a luncheon organised as part of the inaugural United States-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue, …

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has called on the members of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State to work harder and return the party to government in the next governorship election. Oyetola spoke in Ikirun, Osun State, on Sunday, where he received the 2015 House of Representatives candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the …

A legal practitioner, Rex Erameh has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to intervene in an ongoing land dispute in Imo State involving Chelsea Group Limited and a church, Zion Gate Ministries. At a news conference in Abuja, the lawyer said that the disputed parcel of land was meant to build the Imo-Chelsea Industrial Park Limited, under …

The leadership of the Labour Party has headed for the Supreme Court to seek the nullification of the November 11 Imo Governorship poll after its appeal for a fresh election was thrown out by the appeal court. The opposition party said it perceived bias in the judgments despite presenting evidence to back its claim of over-voting in the election that …

The Ondo State Oil-Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC) has called on the residents of riverine communities in the state to assist the government in preventing floods. The state is among those predicted to experience flooding this year. OSOPADEC’s Secretary, Princess Abike Bayo-Ilawole told the media in Akure, the state capital, on Saturday that the commission had begun clearing and removing …