The National Assembly has received a formal request from President Bola Tinubu seeking approval for a $21.5 billion external loan and a ₦758 billion domestic bond to settle outstanding pension liabilities. According to reports, the loan will finance critical projects across various sectors, including infrastructure development, pension liabilities, and economic growth. The proposed projects include…
Abuja, Nigeria – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vehemently condemned the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for sealing its national headquarters in Abuja. The party’s Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, described the action as a “brazen abuse of power” and a “reckless attempt to undermine democracy”. According to reports, the FCTA sealed…
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Nigerian Islamic scholar, has been barred from performing the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia and deported back to Nigeria. According to reports, Sheikh Gumi was stopped by Saudi immigration officials at the Medina airport, despite having a valid visa granted by the Saudi authorities. The reason behind this decision…
Amid speculations that President Bola Tinubu would carry out a cabinet reshuffle when his administration clocks two years on May 29, 2025, the North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum has expressed concerns over the performance of Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda. Yilwatda, from Plateau State in the North-Central, was appointed…
The Christian community in Nigeria is in mourning following the sudden death of Rev. Azzaman David, a respected cleric and Christian faith advocate, in a ghastly motor accident on Saturday. Rev. Azzaman, the leading pastor of The King Worship Chapel and Ministry, Inc. in Kaduna, Kaduna State, was on his way back from Makurdi, Benue…
