Former Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has criticised recent remarks by Bola Ahmed Tinubu comparing Nigeria’s economic situation to that of Kenya, warning that such comparisons risk downplaying the severity of hardship facing Nigerians. In a post shared on X, Obi titled his message “From Pharisee to Tax Collector: Rethinking...
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Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to remain hopeful and resilient despite current economic and governance challenges, saying Easter offers renewed faith in a better Nigeria. In a message shared on his X handle on Sunday to mark the Easter celebration, Obi encouraged citizens...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has attributed Nigeria’s current economic difficulties to global geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran, while defending his administration’s economic reforms as necessary steps toward long-term prosperity. Speaking on Friday at the 4th Elective National Convention of the All...
Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) has urged the Federal Government to make 2026 a decisive break from years of insecurity, economic hardship and declining public trust, insisting that the protection of lives and property must remain the state’s primary constitutional responsibility. In a New Year message to Nigerians, the party...
President Bola Tinubu has come under intense public scrutiny following his appearance at the Lagos Eyo Festival, where he was photographed wearing a luxury rose-gold Patek Philippe Nautilus wristwatch reportedly valued at over ₦400 million (approximately $271,000). The Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph, reference number 5980/1R-001, is listed on the...
The 2025 edition of Christmas celebrations are over. But the echoes are still around with celebrators still sharing their experiences. In this report, our correspondent who went round town a few days before the Christmas day, paints vivid pictures of the ambience, narratives and scenarios of the celebration in...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint sitting of the National Assembly, describing it as a “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity.” While the President insisted that the economy is stabilising, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sharply disagreed,...
Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised the alleged distribution of luxury vehicles by the Tinubu led administration as part of early mobilisation for the 2027 elections, describing the action as a reckless display of insensitivity at a time Nigerians are battling severe economic hardship. In a strongly worded...
House of Representatives has demanded the immediate transfer of more than ₦30 billion recovered from investigations into alleged financial misconduct at the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) into the Treasury Single Account (TSA). The resolution followed a motion of urgent national importance raised on Tuesday by Rep. Saidu...
The Baba-Aladura and Prelate of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church (ESOCS) Worldwide, His Most Eminence Dr. David Dabaye Lamjose Bob-Manuel, has called on Nigeria’s political leaders to rise to the challenges of economic hardship currently confronting the citizens with a view to ameliorating the...
Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has said Nigerians will soon experience a reduction in the cost of living, as the effects of the administration’s economic reforms start to materialise Speaking to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday, Onanuga stated that the...
The President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Joe Ajaero, on Wednesday called for renewed unity among Nigerian workers in the face of economic hardship and policy challenges. Ajaero made the appeal during the 2025 Workers’ Day celebration in Abuja, while addressing the workers on the state of the labour...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has weighed in on the controversy surrounding a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member who faced threats from NYSC officials for criticizing President Bola Tinubu led administration. TUC President Festus Osifo, speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, argued that the corps member, Ushie Uguamaye,...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- Amnesty International and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have strongly condemned threats and intimidation directed at a lady (a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps), who posted TikTok video lamenting the current escalating economic hardship. The lady, identified as Ms Ushie...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that he fully understands what Nigerians are going through but that the present economic reform is necessary to build a resilient country and guarantee our children’s future. The President said this Friday in Abuja when he received a...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- A spate of tragic incidents has shaken Nigeria, as scores of people, including children, have lost their lives in desperate searches for food. The latest incidents bring to the fore the harsh realities of economic hardship and the systemic failures that plague the country. In...
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has urged President Bola Tinubu to reduce the price of petrol to N300 per litre to make things easy for Nigerians during the festive season. George, the Atona Oodua of Yorubaland, made this plea at...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said that the cost of food items in the country was becoming worrisome and unaffordable for the masses. Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said this while speaking with newsmen...
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun says President Bola Tinubu is charting a way to move a lot of Nigerians out of poverty. He stated this in Bauchi on Monday, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 National Council on Finance and...
A 91-year-old man, Pa Adesanoye Eghaegbemi has appealed to the Federal Government to assist the masses by taking steps to alleviate the current economic hardship in the country. Eghaegbemi made the appeal on Saturday shortly after casting his vote at the Unit 5, Ward 6, Ikoya Igbinsin-Oloto in Okitipupa...