Edun urges First Abu Dhabi Bank to invest in Nigeria
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has urged the First Abu Dhabi Bank to invest in Nigeria. The minister met officials of the bank to advance strategic financial cooperation aimed at expanding Nigeria’s access to international capital markets, according to a statement by the Ministry of Finance on…
2027: Majority of senators want real-time results transmission — Abaribe, Ningi, Umeh, others
The Senate was divided, yesterday, as 13 frontline opposition senators kicked against reports that the upper chamber of the National Assembly rejected mandatory electronic transmission of election results in its Wednesday’s passage of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Amendment Bill 2026. As outrage trailed the Senate’s reported decision, Senators Enyinnaya Abaribe, Victor Umeh…
US President acknowledges Nigeria’s First Lady as respected woman
United States, US, President, Donald Trump, yesterday, at the 74th Annual National Prayer Breakfast on Capitol Hill, acknowledged Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, as a very respected woman. This is even as the first lady dismissed the global concern about persecution of Christians in the country, saying that it was based on propaganda. Speaking during…
Aspiring Nigerian singer dies after being bitten by a snake
There has been an outpouring of grief in Nigeria following the death of an aspiring singer who died on Saturday after being bitten by a snake in the capital, Abuja. Ifunanya Nwangene, 26, rose to prominence after appearing on The Voice Nigeria, the local version of the international TV singing competition, in 2021. She was…
No cause for alarm – Turaki-led PDP assures members over INEC invite
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has downplayed concerns over a meeting called by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying there is no cause for alarm despite what it described as a controversial invitation. This was stated in a post on the official Facebook page of the PDP, signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary,…