September 2025 – Page 42

Bayelsa Govt To Launch Policy For Active Youth Devt

24.09.2025

Bayelsa State Commissioner for Youth Development, Alfred Kemepado has disclosed that the State Government will soon launch a comprehensive youth policy, designed to encourage active youth participation in community development, governance, and decision-making in the state. He therefore advised youths of Niger Delta region, to shun violence and embrace peace, and remain focused as they...

APC Praises Wamakko’s Leadership, Party’s Stability In Sokoto

24.09.2025

Alhaji Isa Sadiq Achida, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State, has paid a glowing tribute to Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, describing him as the pillar of Sokoto State politics and the soul of the APC in the state. Speaking in an interview, Achida emphasized that Wamakko’s open-door leadership style, selfless...

Why Akpabio Backed Down On My Suspension–Natasha

24.09.2025

The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha AkpotiUduaghan, has broken her silence on the unsealing of her office at the National Assembly, describing it as the triumph of the collective voices of Nigerians against the injustice done her in the past six months. Akpoti-Uduaghan who spoke shortly after her office at the National Assembly...

14 Banks Meet New Capital Thresholds, Says Cardoso

24.09.2025

…CBN cuts interest rate first time since 2020 …slashes MPR to 27%, CRR to 45% Decision marks significant shift for growth –OPS The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has said 14 banks have so far met the new capital thresholds set by the apex bank. He disclosed this yesterday in Abuja...

Oluremi Tinubu Debunks Re-Election Link To N20.4bn

24.09.2025

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday refuted the claims making rounds on some media outlets that her 65th birthday fundraiser was linked to President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign. Debunking the speculations during an interactive session with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Remi Tinubu said the drive is solely aimed at...

Ogun Gov Calls On Churches, Organizations To Assist Govt

24.09.2025

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday declared that tackling poverty and driving national development must be a shared responsibility between the government and it’s people. This was as he urged faith-based organisations, private sector, and individuals to complement government efforts at all levels. Governor Abiodin made this remark while speaking at the 12th...

Report: Nigerian Doctors May Be Exempted From Trump’s $100k H-1B Visa Fee Order

24.09.2025

Nigerian doctors, according to reports, are amongst a select few from the country who could be exempted from the new $100,000 fee for high-skilled US H-1B Visa applications imposed by the Donald Trump administration. The executive order, which was released penultimate Friday, noted that the application fees can be waived if the Secretary of Homeland...

Our Struggle Not In Vain, Tyranny Won’t Stand – Atiku

23.09.2025

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that the unsealing of the office of Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, by the management of the National Assembly, is proof that Nigerians can collectively triumph over tyranny. In a statement on Tuesday, Atiku noted that although the people of Kogi Central could never recover the...

Nigerians Won’t Extend Your Tenure Beyond 2027, ADC Tells Tinubu

23.09.2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared that Nigerians will not extend President Bola Tinubu’s tenure beyond 2027, citing worsening insecurity, economic hardship, and widespread suffering under his administration. In a statement by its interim National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party advised the president to begin preparing his handover notes, stressing that his...

NPA Unveils Plans for Globally Competitive Port System To Boost Trade, FDI

23.09.2025

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced plans to build a globally competitive port system aimed at enhancing trade facilitation, attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and strengthening investor confidence in Nigeria’s economy. Managing Director of the authority, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, disclosed this while presenting a paper titled “Optimising Nigeria’s Port Infrastructure, Enhancing Trade Facilitation and...