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1 month ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Kayode Tokede |Adeyinka Salami |Hammed Shittu |James Emejo
•Urges N’Assembly to shun division, partisanship •House donates N705m representing 50% of members six months salaries to support govt’s humanitarian effortsDeji Elumoye in AbujaVice-President Kashim Shettima, last night, boasted that the nation’s economy has turned the corner and on the path of sustained growth.
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1 month ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Adedayo Akinwale |Hammed Shittu |Juliet Akoje
Adedayo Akinwale in AbujaSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has distributed Ramadan palliatives to 1,833 primary school teachers in his Zaria Federal Constituency, Kaduna State. The Speaker also gave out a total of 116 motorcycles to headmasters/headmistresses from primary schools within the constituency to ease their transportation to work.
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2 months ago | 
thisdaylive.com | Hammed Shittu |Adibe Emenyonu |Onuminya Innocent |Adedayo Akinwale
•Bagudu says president has been fair to all •Party adopts Gov Nasir Idris for second termEmmanuel Addeh in AbujaPresident Bola Tinubu strengthened his political base in the North yesterday, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi state declaring its support for him, amid divergence of opinions in the region as to whether to back the Nigerian leader in the 2027 presidential polls.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Hammed Shittu |Sunday Aborisade |Emmanuel Addeh |Ndubuisi Francis
•NNPCL remitted N10trn to CRF last year, Says Kyari •NASS jerks up NPA 2025 revenue to N1.75trn •Panel summons Edun, Bagudu, over NEMA fundingSunday Aborisade in AbujaThe National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance yesterday commended the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for surpassing its target last year. The FIRS got a N19.4 trillion revenue target in 2024 but succeeded in generating N21.6 trillion.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Hammed Shittu |Adedayo Akinwale |Juliet Akoje |Adeyinka Salami
•Says inflation pressing concern despite GDP growth •Hints at the passage of tax reform bills•FG’s non-release of 2024 capital vote fueling economic hardship, group insistsAdedayo Akinwale and Oghenevwede Ohwovoriole in AbujaThe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Hammed Shittu
Hammed Shittu in IlorinGovernor Babangana Zulum of Borno State yesterday urged Nigerian youth to imbibe the culture of humility and hardwork. Zulum also challenged faith-based institutions in the country to produce graduates trained in spirituality and morality in order to bail Nigeria out of its current moral decadence of corruption and social vices.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Ima Ekanem |Hammed Shittu
Hammed Shittu in IlorinThere was controversy yesterday in Kwara State over the purported sacking of seven lecturers at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The state government announced the recruitment of 1,811 teachers for primary schools across the state to boost education of primary schools’ pupils.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
thisdaylive.com | Hammed Shittu
Hammed Shittu in IlorinKwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has said the support of the people of the State assisted his administration in achieving giant strides in the preceding years. In a new year message issued in Ilorin by the Governor, which was signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye, he congratulated the people of the State on the dawn of 2025 calendar year, wishing everyone a brighter and more prosperous year ahead.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Hammed Shittu
Hammed Shittu in IlorinA former presidential candidate, and founder of Gbenga Hashim Foundation, Hon. Gbenga Hashim, yesterday, reaffirmed his commitment to grassroots development with the disbursement of over N100 million to boost small businesses across Kwara State. Hashim disclosed the disbursement on Monday in Ilorin, while distributing N12.5 million to small businesses in the state.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
thisdaylive.com | Hammed Shittu
Hammed Shittu in IlorinSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, yesterday underscored the urgent need to harness Nigeria’s abundant natural resources, fertile agricultural lands, burgeoning creative industries, and vibrant technology sector to build a resilient economy. Abbas said that, such move would ensure diversification of the nation’s economy and providing long-term growth and sustainability.
