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4 days ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Abdul Gafar Alabelewe |Alao Abiodun
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has said no other government has invested in agriculture like that of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has done in the last two years. Sani spoke during the distribution of presidential palliative relief materials at the Umaru Yar’adua Conference Centre yesterday in Kaduna. The governor noted that President Tinubu’s interventions have reduced the level of poverty in the North.
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1 week ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Abdul Gafar Alabelewe |Alao Abiodun
No fewer than 300 opposition leaders and members from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), in Kawo Ward, Kaduna North LGA, have defected to the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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4 weeks ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bolaji Ogundele |Sunny Nwankwo |Abdul Gafar Alabelewe |Gbenga Omokhunu
Why Nigerians must remain hopeful, by President Tinubu, greatest asset to North’s security, says Matawalle Police beef up security in states From President Bola Tinubu yesterday came a directive for the Armed Forces and other security agencies to end insecurity across the country “decisively and without delay.” Tinubu, in his Easter message to Nigerians, said the tide was already turning against the brains behind the security challenge while “steady progress in reclaiming peace and stability”...
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Abdul Gafar Alabelewe |Gbenga Omokhunu
Coalition is needless distraction – Uzodinma Sokoto chair: PDP has capacity to stand aloneThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has lashed out at opposition politicians mobilising for a coalition against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. National Chairman of the APC, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, dismissed the coalition moves as a doomed joint venture.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Abdul Gafar Alabelewe |Alao Abiodun
Establishment of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs) is part of efforts by the Federal Government to stimulate growth in the economy and create jobs, Vice President Kashim Shettima has said.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Bolaji Ogundele |Abdul Gafar Alabelewe |Chris Njoku |Sanni Onogu
Appreciates Nigerians for birthday well wishesI’m proud of my association with Tinubu, says BuhariBabangida, govs, CDS, others laud President @ 73President Bola Tinubu last night revealed how the economic crisis triggered by the naira redesign policy nearly forced him to quit the 2023 presidential race. Speaking at a special Iftar at the State House in Abuja, the President recounted how a conversation with a close relative almost made him reconsider his ambition.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Gbenga Omokhunu |Sanni Onogu |Abdul Gafar Alabelewe |Bisi Olaniyi
NEF demands apology, compensation for families of victimsMore condemnation yesterday trailed last Thursday killing of 16 travelling hunters by vigilance group members in Uromi, Edo State. Various northern groups, state governments, lawmakers, among others, in separate statements frowned at the incident which they described as barbaric and cowardly.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Mike Odiegwu |Gbenga Omokhunu |Abdul Gafar Alabelewe |Alao Abiodun
Rivers State Sole Administrator Vice-Admiral Ibok Ibas (rtd) yesterday confirmed that the federal government had released the withheld revenue allocations of local governments and the state. He accordingly directed the immediate payment of outstanding salaries of councils’ employees.
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1 month ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Abdul Gafar Alabelewe |Daniel Essiet
Southwest spends over N800b monthly on red meatThe Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has said Nigeria imports about $4 billion worth of steel annually, stressing the need for import substitution to reduce pressure on foreign exchange (forex). Speaking during a visit to the National Steel Raw Materials Exploration Agency (NSRMEA) in Kaduna, Audu described the agency as a cornerstone in the Federal Government’s plan to grow Nigeria’s economy to $1 trillion by 2030.
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2 months ago | 
thenationonlineng.net | Abdul Gafar Alabelewe |Augustine Okezie |Toba Adedeji |Alao Abiodun
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai who last week defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is driven by emotion and not by the general well-being of the people, Alhaji Sule Lamido has said. “We should not fight (President Bola Ahmed) Tinubu just because we are angry at him or seek revenge.
