By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– The Minster of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar Badaru, has described the resurgence of Boko Haram in the North-East, particularly in Borno State, as part of the insurgents’ renewed vigour to destabilize the Sahel states of Nigeria, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Niger Republic. He however assured that,...
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The Gates Foundation has agreed to support the President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government with $7.5 million for Nigeria’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scaling Hub, a new initiative. This would accelerate the development and scale-up AI-driven solutions to improve lives and expand opportunities across key sectors such as health, agriculture,...
Chairman of the National Task Force on Cervical Cancer Elimination (NTF-CCE), Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said Nigeria will require N2.2 trillion to implement comprehensive cervical cancer interventions between 2026 and 2030. Adewole, a former Minister of Health, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during the launch of the...
The Presidency on Tuesday said the statement by a factional Afenifere group on the mid-term performance of the President Bola Tinubu administration was deceitful. Mr Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, said the Afenifere statement raised serious concerns about a penchant and deliberate...
Super Falcons of Nigeria on Tuesday defeated the Lioness of Cameroon 2-0 in an international friendly played at the MKO Abiola Sports Arena, Abeokuta. Captain Rasheedat Ajibade opened the scoreline in the 28th minute from the penalty spot after being brought down by a Cameroonian defender. In the 43rd...
Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), on Tuesday, said policy inconsistency, currency woes must be tackled to achieve the Federal Government’s proposed $1 trillion economy. The NGX Chairman, Dr Umaru Kwairanga made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said these were challenges that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fired back at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Governor of Kaduna State Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, dismissing their criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration as “self-serving” and “desperate.” According to the APC,...
A Nigerian pilgrim from Plateau State, Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, has died in Makkah. The Executive Secretary of the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mr Daiyabu Dauda, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Jos. Dauda said that the pilgrim died on Monday at the King...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria is pursuing a $25 billion undersea gas pipeline project aimed at supplying natural gas to Europe through the West African coastline. Shettima disclosed this on Monday during a meeting with Vitol Group, the world’s largest independent commodity trader, at the Presidential Villa in...
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGI) has said the CNG sector has attracted over 500 million dollars investments and created over 10,000 direct jobs. The P-CNGI said that 255 new conversion centers that did not exist in 2024 and 53 daughter stations existed currently. Programme Director/Chief Executive Officer,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Federal Government has declared Friday 6th, and Monday 9th June, 2025 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Muslim Ummah both at home...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has advised pilgrims to stay in their tents from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to soaring daytime temperatures during the pilgrimage. The Chairman of NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh, gave the advice while speaking to newsmen in Makkah on Sunday. The News...
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged morning thunderstorms on Monday with rains over parts of Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa and Kano States in the northern region....
Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has said Nigerians will soon experience a reduction in the cost of living, as the effects of the administration’s economic reforms start to materialise Speaking to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday, Onanuga stated that the...
Mr Babatunde Ogala, the Senior Legal Counsel to President Bola Tinubu and Grand Patron of Renewed Hope Global, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has “weaponised poverty” in Nigeria as disconnected from reality. Ogala made the remarks on Saturday during a dinner in Abuja organised by Nigerians...
The Presidency says Nigeria’s 209 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves have been positioned as the nation’s key asset for energy transition and economy diversification. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Mrs Olu Verheijen, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of Livestock Development, Prof. Eustace Iyayi, has revealed that Nigeria requires 1.7 million metric tonnes of milk annually but currently produces only about 600,000 to 700,000 metric tonnes. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja...
Former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi has said that Nigerian leaders and elites are not the country’s problem; rather, the problem lies with the followers. Amaechi made the remarks at a public lecture themed: “Weaponisation of Poverty as a Means of Underdevelopment: A Case Study of Nigeria,” held to...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi; a Prelate, Catholic Church Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, and others have called for urgent action against poverty for sustenance of democracy. They made the call at a public lecture to commemorate former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi’s...
Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Jamaica 5-4 on penalties to win the Unity Cup in London on Saturday. Moses Simon and Samuel Chukwueze scored for Nigeria in each half, as the match ended in a 2–2 draw before proceeding to a penalty shootout. The Super Eagles scored all five...