Author: Amina Mohammed

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum, Friday, called on the Federal Government to revisit or rejig its macro-economic policies to ameliorate the hardship/pains that they have inflicted on Nigerians. It stated that no meaningful or impactful achievements in the states would be achieved until the harsh policies are addressed. It also reaffirmed its support for the Court of Appeal judgment on the position of National Secretary position of the party, and advised the National Working Committee, NWC of the party to set up machinery for the effective implementation of the court judgment. The PDP forum, in a communique issued…

The Police Service Commission has ordered the immediate retirement of all senior police officers who have either exceeded 35 years in service or are above the age of 60. The directive follows controversy over the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun after he clocked 60 years. The Police and the Attorney General of the Federation have, however, said his continued stay in office is lawful. A statement on Friday by the PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, noted that the commission reviewed its earlier stance from the 24th plenary meeting in September 2017, which…

Twelve governors from the Peoples Democratic Party are currently holding a closed-door meeting in Asaba, the capital of Delta State. The meeting, which began last night, is not related to any party crisis. Journalists are awaiting updates from the Government House on the outcome of the meeting.

Grammy award-winning singer Tems announced on Thursday she was cancelling an upcoming concert in Kigali over Rwanda’s support of the M23 armed group waging an offensive in eastern DR Congo. The announcement came amid international condemnation of Rwanda’s backing of the M23 group, which seized control of the city of Goma this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich east. Tems, whose real name is Temilade Openiyi, revealed in a post on X that she was cancelling a concert at BK Arena in the Rwandan capital on March 22. “So I recently promoted my show in Rwanda without realising…

Music’s biggest stars including Beyonce and Taylor Swift will vie for top awards at Sunday’s Grammys gala, a glitzy ceremony proceeding despite devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. The shell-shocked entertainment capital is still reeling after the deadly blazes razed entire neighborhoods, leaving the music and film industries — vital to the city’s economy — grappling with how to navigate the coming awards season. Many annual Grammy week functions were scrapped, including prominent parties organized by top labels and companies like Spotify. But Harvey Mason Jr, the head of the Recording Academy behind the Grammys, said the gala would go on…

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has ordered the immediate release of the sum of N548 million to the Nigerian Union of Teachers  Endwell scheme which was withheld by the past administration. The release of the fund has therefore resolved the long-standing industrial dispute between the union and the Kaduna State Government. The acting Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board, Mubarak Mohammed who announced the development at a news conference in Kaduna,  explained that the dispute was resolved following a series of negotiations between NUT and the Kaduna State Government. He announced that going forward,  the…

A surge in Premium Motor Spirit sales has pushed MRS Oil Nigeria Plc’s pre-tax profit to N403.5 million for Q4 2024 in its recent financial statement, published on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on January 29, 2025. This marks a 60.67% decline from last year’s Q4 pre-tax profit of N1 billion. In contrast, the full-year pre-tax profit rose by 63.39% to N9.7 billion, compared to N5.9 billion the previous year. In terms of revenue, the quarterly figure decreased to N63.5 billion, down from N81.4 billion reported in the previous year. However, the total revenue for FY 2024 surged to N312.2 billion,…

The Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, on Thursday defended the continuous stay of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in office, saying it is legal and lawful. Fagbemi, who is also the Minister of justice, disclosed this in a statement he personally signed. He said Egbetokun’s appointment which took effect from October 31, 2023 would have come to an end on his attainment of 60 years of age on September 4, 2024. “However, before his retirement age, the Police  Act was amended to allow the occupant of the office to remain and complete the original four year…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has said inflation would have risen to 42.81 per cent by December 2024 if not for the bank’s policy interventions. Cardoso who spoke at the 2025 Monetary Policy Forum, also projected that diaspora remittances would rise to N31.79tn when fourth-quarter figures for 2024 are released. The forum also brought together ministers, heads of economic agencies, and private sector players. The apex bank’s boss further pledged to stick to orthodox monetary policies to tame inflation in 2025. He stated that counterfactual estimates suggest that without decisive policy interventions, inflation could have…

Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has accused former Kaduna Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, of pursuing a “vengeance mission” rather than acting out of patriotism in his recent criticisms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Bwala made the assertion in a response to El-Rufai’s earlier post on his verified X handle, @BwalaDaniel, on Thursday. Bwala, while expressing admiration for El-Rufai, questioned the motive behind the former Governor’s statements and actions. “With respect, I am not a latter-day Asiwaju supporter. We both played our roles in his emergence as the candidate of the party ahead of the…