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Transition: Buhari Takes Tinubu On Presidential Villa Tour
On Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari gave President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu a comprehensive tour of the State House. The purpose of the tour was to acquaint Tinubu with the location of the nation's seat of power.
Following their…
Court slams N40m fine on ex-presidential candidate for seeking to stop Tinubu’s inauguration
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has fined a former presidential candidate, Ambrose Owuru, N40 million for filing a frivolous suit seeking to prevent President-elect Bola Tinubu's inauguration on May 29.
Owuru was ordered by the Court to pay…
Rename second Niger bridge after Igbo, not Buhari – IPOB tells Southeast govs
The Indigenous People of Biafra, also known as IPOB, have stated that it is inadmissible to honour President Muhammadu Buhari by naming the Second Niger Bridge after him.
IPOB argued that the second Niger Bridge should not be named after…
Buhari: With opening of the Dangote Refinery, Nigeria will be self-sufficient in refined goods, have…
On Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated Nigeria's first indigenous refinery, the $18.5 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
According to President Buhari, the modern refinery will enable the country to…
Inauguration: Buhari Relocates to Glass House
President Muhammadu Buhari has moved into the Glass House at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, and preparations for Bola Tinubu's inauguration are well underway.
During the transition period, it is understood that the outgoing president and…
Debt servicing hits $112.35m monthly – CBN
According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Federal Government spent $112.35 million in January 2023 to service external debt.
According to data from the CBN's Weekly International Payments, the amount spent in January was 146.17…
Protesters ask Supreme Court to halt Tinubu’s inauguration
Protesters stormed the Abuja Appeal Court on Monday, petitioning the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) to halt the inauguration of President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The protesters, who claim to be a coalition of…
APC chooses Akpabio as Senate President, Abass as House Speaker
After consulting with President-elect Bola Tinubu, the APC National Working Committee has selected Godswill (Akwa Ibom) Akpabio and Tajudeen Abass (Kaduna) as the next Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th…
Northern CSOs tell APC that Zone Senate President’s office should be moved to South-South.
The Northern Nigeria Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the Senate Presidency of the 10th Assembly to the South.
According to the Northern coalition, a southern minority…
FG approves N180m for PSTT to fight corruption at Nigerian seaports
The Federal Ministry of Transportation has announced that N180 million has been allocated to the Port Standing Task Team (PSTT), which will be used to combat bribery and other forms of maritime crime across the country's seaports.
This was…