Wale Ponnle, Author at Wakenews Nigeria

September 21, 2024

Our Inflation rate is better in Nigeria than most African nations- CBN

August 9, 2023 Wale Ponnle

According to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the country’s inflation rate is still lower than that of the majority of African countries. The acting governor of the CBN, on Tuesday in Lagos at the 2023 Zenith Bank International Trade Seminar, Folashodun Shonubi revealed it. He claimed that a number […]

Hajara Wanka, PDP Deputy National Women Leader Resigns

August 8, 2023 Wale Ponnle

Hajiya Hajara Yakubu Wanka, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) deputy national women’s leader, left her position to take a position as commissioner in Bauchi State. Wanka stated in her resignation letter, copies of which were provided to journalists in Bauchi, that she was leaving the position as a result of […]

Ministerial Nomination: criticize South-East leaders, not President Tinubu, says Okechukwu

August 6, 2023 Wale Ponnle

Five people from the area were chosen to serve in President Tinubu’s cabinet, but a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has cleared Tinubu of any misconduct in the selection process. Some South-East MPs have criticized President Tinubu for underestimating the region […]

Senators Warn Tinubu Over Military Intervention in Niger

August 5, 2023 Wale Ponnle

Senators from the North in the 10th National Assembly have cautioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to utilize military intervention to end the situation in Niger. Sen. Suleiman Sumaila, a member of the Northern Senators Forum, confirmed this in a statement he issued on Friday. The senators urged the president […]

Zamfara State House Assembly Confirms 18 New Nominees for the positions of commissioner

August 4, 2023 Wale Ponnle

The Zamfara State House of Assembly has evaluated and accepted the 18 commissioner nominees Governor Dauda Lawal submitted. According to a statement made on Thursday by Malam Nasiru Biyabiki, the Public Relations Officer for the House, the Assembly has received the governor’s list of 18 nominees for confirmation. According to […]

Breaking: NLC Commences Protests in Lagos

August 2, 2023 Wale Ponnle

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has launched a state-wide protest over the withdrawal of the petrol subsidy. Protesters have gathered at Lagos’s Ikeja under-bridge. Last Wednesday, the NLC gave the federal government a seven-day deadline to remove all “anti-poor” and “insensitive” measures. The union also urged civil society organizations (CSOs) […]

APC Celebrates 10 Years Anniversary, Calls for Patience and Understanding from Nigerians

August 1, 2023 Wale Ponnle

As it marks its tenth anniversary and President Bola Tinubu lays out his administration’s “Renewed Hope” agenda, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to have patient and understanding. The party’s national publicity secretary, Mr. Felix Morka, revealed it in a statement on Monday in Abuja. His “Renewed Hope” […]