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Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja, to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, holding in New York, United States of America. Shettima is representing President Bola Tinubu at the global summit and will deliver Nigeria’s national statement during the General Debate scheduled for Wednesday, September 24, 2025 between 3:00 pm and 9:00 pm New York time. NewsQuest reports that this Shettima first participated and addressed world leaders at the 79th session of the UNGA in September 2024 Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity Stanley Nkowcha in a statement said, Shettima…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has publicly recognized the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike as leader after the lifting of the six-month emergency rule in the State by President Bola Tinubu. Minister Wike on his part recently also confirmed speaking with Governor Fubara ahead of Fubara’s return to Rivers State after the suspension of the emergency rule. “Our Leader, His Excellency, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, CON, all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and I, as your Governor, have all accepted to bury the hatchet and embrace peace and reconciliation in the best interest…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo on Wednesday announced that Nigeria is set to receive a dry-leased aircraft on October 6, marking a milestone after 20 years, achieved through his significant personal risk and sacrifice. The Minister stated this during the groundbreaking ceremony of Air Peace’s maintenance hangar at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. NewsQuest reports that this dry lease is expected to reduce operating costs significantly compared to the previously common wet leases, benefiting consumers through lower ticket prices and overheads. Minister Keyamo said that the first dry lease will arrive in Nigeria by virtue…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday ended the six Months emergency rule in oil rich Rivers state, declaring that democratic leadership in the state will official resume midnight of today.  NewsQuest  reports that the President declared a state of emergency in Rivers State on March 18, 2025, as a result of ongoing political turmoil and governance paralysis in the state, which suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and all members of the state House of Assembly for six months, placing the state under the administration of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) to restore order and governance continuity. “It therefore gives me…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have renewed commitment of closer collaboration for strengthening Nigeria’s tax compliance framework and safeguarding public revenue. Executive Chairman of the FIRS Dr Zacch Adedeji, while on a visit to the headquarters of the EFCC said inter-agency cooperation was critical to sustaining financial stability and building trust in the country’s revenue system. NewsQuest reports that the partnership is part of President Bola Tinubu’s renewed effort to boost non-oil revenue, enhance fiscal discipline, and build public trust in tax administration by combining enforcement with preventive measures to reduce…

Chairman of the  Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Professor Taiwo Oyedele on Wednesday insisted that President Bola Tinubu has not introduced any new taxes despite reforms by the government carefully reeled out to overhaul the nation’s tax landscape, which have yet to take effect. Oyedele stated this at a one-day training workshop organized by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on the Nigerian Tax Act (2025), for the State House Press Corps (SHPC), journalists accredited to cover the presidential villa. “I am not aware of any new tax that this Tinubu’s administration has introduced. I am serious,…

The newly sworn-in Commissioner for Marine and Blue Economy in Benue State, Denis Ter Iyaghigba has begun the inspection of strategic operational sites along the River Benue, in a move to facilitate effective planning and implementation of critical projects in the sector. Iyaghigba is among 17 commissioners recently inaugurated by Governor Hyacinth Alia and has been charged to drive the newly created Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, as a deliberate step by the government to harness the economic potential of Benue’s waterways and promote sustainable development. NewsQuest reports that Iyaghigba’s inspections is expected to serve as a guide in…

A Non-Governmental Organization, NGO, Citizens for Equality and Good Governance Nigeria, CEGGN, has appealed to  President Bola Tinubu to end the incessant attacks on the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL) Engineer Bashir Bayo  Ojulari, by those it described as  unpatriotic individuals who are bent on truncating the positive reforms being implemented by the current NNPCL leadership. The group said the renewed agitation demanding the removal of the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL is targeted at sabotaging the nation’s economy, thereby derailing the steady recovery of Nigeria’s economy under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Leader…

By Terhemen Oraduen This post has been made in line with the saying that if you don’t tell the world what you’re doing, nobody will know. There is so much the Honourable Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation Engr Prof Joseph Terlumun Utsev has been doing silently , with the support of our dear President Bola Tinubu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Senator George Akume to enhance the progress of Benue State without beating the drums to draw attention. This is simply because he is a humble man who prefers that his efforts should speak for…

The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Ahmed Alkali, and the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Kayode Opeifa, have ruled out the possibility of sabotage in last week’s Abuja-Kaduna train accident, which left over a dozen of persons injured. Last Tuesday train derailment is coming three years after the rail line was attacked  in March 2022 by armed bandits in Katari, Kaduna State. The 2022 attack witnessed the bombing the train, the  kidnapping of 62 passengers, with multiple deaths and injuries. Briefing State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, both the Transportation Minister and the Director General…