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Taiwo Oyedele Meets Tinubu After Nomination As Deputy Finance Minister

NewsDeskNgMar 10, 2026March 10, 20260

President Tinubu meets Minister of State for Finance nominee Taiwo Oyedele to discuss fiscal reforms and revenue strategy. President Bola Tinubu on Monday received the Minister of State for Finance nominee, Taiwo Oyedele, at the State House in Abuja. The meeting marked Oyedele’s first official audience with the President since...

Tinubu: No Agent of Instability Will Undermine Nigeria’s Peace, Unity

NewsDeskNgMar 10, 2026March 10, 20260

President Tinubu assures Nigerians the country will defeat terrorism and protect its unity and sovereignty amid rising security challenges. President Bola Tinubu on Monday evening assured Nigerians that the country will not allow agents of instability to undermine its peace, unity and sovereignty. Tinubu gave the assurance while hosting religious...

Spain To Legalise Up To 500,000 Migrants In Residency Amnesty As Workers Welcome Plan

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Spain moves to grant legal status to hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants, promising jobs, stability and economic gains. Undocumented migrants in Spain have welcomed a government plan to grant legal status to hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals, saying the move could transform their lives and offer long-awaited stability....

Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye: Women Must Fight For Their Rights Instead Of Waiting To Be Called Upon

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Former Nigerian women affairs minister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye urges women to actively participate in matters of the country. Former women affairs minister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has said that women must fight for their rights to be included, instead of waiting to be called upon. “We have been pursuing it. Women have been…...

Tony Nyiam: State Police Must Be Accountable To Citizens To Fix Nigeria’s Compromised Security System

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Tony Nyiam stresses the need for state police accountable to citizens, warning that Nigeria’s current national security system is compromised. Security Analyst, Tony Nyiam says deeper reforms are required to address corruption and failures of the national security architecture, regarding President Bola Tinubu’s initiative to introduce state police in Nigeria...

Oil Tops $100/Barrel For First Time Since 2022 As Iran War Unsettles Global Markets

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Oil surpasses $100 per barrel for first time since 2022 as US-Israel-Iran conflict continues to unsettle global markets. The global benchmark oil price has climbed above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 as the escalating conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States continues to unsettle global...

Asake Reigns Over Nigeria’s Streaming Era With Three Albums In All-Time Top 10

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Asake tops Nigeria’s most-streamed albums list since 2020, with three projects dominating rankings released by TurnTable Charts. Afrobeats star Asake has cemented his dominance in Nigeria’s digital music landscape after emerging as the leading artist on the list of the most streamed albums in the country since 2020. The ranking,...

Court of Appeal Affirms Ruling Halting PDP Ibadan National Convention, Restraining INEC Validation

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Court of Appeal affirms ruling halting PDP Ibadan convention, citing constitutional breaches and protecting excluded delegates’ rights. The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the decision of Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, restraining the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its controversial National Convention in Ibadan...

Dangote Refinery Pledges Abundant Fuel For Nigeria After Oil Prices Near $120/barrel

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Dangote Refinery says it will maintain abundant fuel supply to Nigeria despite crude surging past $100/barrel for the first time since 2022. Managing Director of Dangote Refinery, David Bird, has assured Nigerians that the country will continue to enjoy steady fuel supply despite the sharp rise in global crude oil...

IWD 2026: Mothers Caring for Sick Relatives in Hospitals Are Unsung Heroes — Fasawe

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Women who spend days and nights in hospital wards caring for sick relatives have been described as unsung heroes whose sacrifices often go unnoticed. Speaking during a visit to patients at Kuje General Hospital to mark International Women’s Day 2026, the Mandate Secretary for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)...