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Nigeria’s electricity subsidy has witnessed a staggering surge, jumping by over 219% within one year, rising from ₦610.06 billion in 2023 to an estimated ₦1.95 trillion in 2024. This sharp escalation highlights growing fiscal pressure on the Federal Government and the mounting cost of sustaining power subsidies amid broader economic reforms. Despite […]
The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Iliya Damagum, has downplayed the recent resignation of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar from the party, describing it as neither surprising nor unprecedented. Speaking to journalists on Friday in Bauchi, Damagum said Atiku’s latest exit fits a familiar pattern within the PDP’s political […]
The Plateau State Government has voiced deep frustration over what it describes as the Nigerian Army’s failure to apprehend or neutralise armed assailants who brutally killed 27 farmers in Tahoss community, Riyom Local Government Area, on Monday. Speaking on Channels Television’s “The Morning Brief” on Friday, the state’s Commissioner for Information, Joyce Ramnap, criticised the […]
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE We are compelled to respond to a publication by ThisDay Newspaper of July 17, 2025, and Arise TV suggesting that 25% of First Bank Holdings (First Holdco) shares were transferred to the Federal Government of Nigeria’s (FGN) trustee. The report is inaccurate, misleading, resentful and malicious. Neither the Federal Government of […]
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has defended the burial process of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, describing it as a victory for the dignity of Yoruba traditional institutions and a break from outdated and inhumane burial practices. In a strongly worded video message, Oba Akanbi praised the family of the […]
Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has dismissed claims that loyalists of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari feel politically orphaned within the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is now the undisputed leader of the party. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa shortly after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) […]
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE President Bola Tinubu has described the late Alhaji Aminu Dantata as a titan of integrity, humility, and generosity, whose life was dedicated to service, philanthropy, and devotion to others. During a condolence visit to the family of the late business mogul in Kano on Friday, President Tinubu said Alhaji Dantata embodied the […]
A senior lecturer at Prince Abubakar Audu University (formerly Kogi State University), Anyigba, Dr. Olabode Abimbola Ibikunle, has died in controversial circumstances while reportedly in the company of a 200-level female student. The incident, which occurred inside a hotel in Anyigba, has sparked outrage, speculation, and debate both online and within academic circles. Dr. Ibikunle, […]
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has assured workers in the state that the long-awaited Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) will officially take effect from July 2025, marking a significant shift in the state’s pension administration. The governor gave the assurance during a crucial meeting with organized labour leaders at the Governor’s Office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, […]
Burkina Faso’s military government, led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has dissolved the country’s independent National Electoral Commission, citing high operational costs and alleged foreign influence. The commission, which oversaw national elections, was subsidized with nearly half a billion CFA francs ($870,000) annually. The dissolution of the electoral body is seen as a move to […]
