Tag: North
Presidency to northern governors: Tax reform bills not against north
The Presidency says the tax reform bills before the National Assembly are not targeted at the 19 northern states in the country.
Northern governors under...
FG restores electricity in North
The Federal Government has restored electricity to the northern part of the country, which has been in darkness for more than ten days.
The restoration...
Tinubu expresses concern over power outage in North, orders restoration
President Bola Tinubu has expressed concern over the blackout in the northern region of Nigeria in the last week.
Tinubu is now leading efforts to...
‘Efforts to blackmail me’: Obi denies declaring war on northerners
The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has denied declaring war on northerners.
Obi, a two-term former governor of Anambra...
‘It’ll be counterproductive’: ACF warns northerners against planned protest
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has disassociated itself from the planned nationwide protest scheduled to commence on August 1 to 10, 2024, over economic...
‘Burden to Northerners’: Minister slams NEF over comments against Tinubu
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has berated the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) over its recent comment that it regretted supporting President...
Governors: How we’ll end kidnapping in North
The Northern Governors’ Forum has agreed on new options at a meeting with service chiefs to address the recent spate of kidnappings in the...
Yuletide: 128 north-bound travellers get 50% discount on transport fares in...
128 travellers from Abuja to Gombe, Bauchi, Yola, and Maiduguri for Christmas celebration were freighted to their destinations by paying only half of the...
Cabinet: North gets Justice, Education, Defence, Health, Housing, Agric, Foreign Affairs
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, unveiled the portfolios of his ministers, with the North getting no fewer than 25 positions.
Ten ministers...
Wike: Obi, the hero, stopped North from retaining power
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, stopped the North from retaining presidential power after...
