A witness and an operative of Department of State Services (DSS), identified as BBB, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that his office was not involved in the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu in Kenya. BBB, who was the 2nd prosecution witness (PW-2) in the ongoing trial...
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President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday returned to Abuja after attending the inauguration of the 267th Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, in Rome, Italy. The President who arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 6.50 p.m. was received by senior government officials. The President had...
TMinister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the President Bola Tinubu-led administration has attracted over $450 million into the development of Nigeria’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) value chain. Idris stated this during his remarks at the Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW 2025) on Tuesday in...
President Bola Tinubu did not create the economic challenges currently affecting Nigeria. Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno stated on Tuesday while speaking to State House correspondents after meeting Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governor praised Tinubu’s ongoing efforts to revive Nigeria’s economy and improve...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining stable petrol prices, even as global crude oil prices continue to fluctuate. The affirmation is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Lagos, the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of the company, Mr Anthony Chiejina. Chiejina...
Noble laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has stressed the need to promote Nigeria’s local languages and culture in order to drive national development. Soyinka made the call on Monday while answering questions from newsmen after his visit to the Centre for Cultural Studies and Creative Arts, University of Iloirn, as...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reassured the public, depositors, and stakeholders that the Nigerian banking sector remains resilient, safe, and sound. The CBN said this in a statement issued by its Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali According to Sidi-Ali, the attention of the CBN...
Amid growing rumours of a possible coalition among opposition leaders to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said that the only coalition he is interested in is the one against hunger, poverty, and the terrible...
The Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun, has emphasised the crucial role of the capital market in achieving the nation’s ambitious goal of becoming a one-trillion dollar economy. Speaking at the Capital Market Committee (CMC) meeting, the minister highlighted the market’s transformation since 2015. He said that with improvements...
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna has kept Africa’s hopes alive at the 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha, Qatar, following a hard-fought victory on Monday in the Men’s Singles event. On a day when most African contenders bowed out on Day 3 of the global table tennis showpiece, Aruna pressed on...
Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), on Monday said it would set up anti-corruption committee in all its 130 branches in the country to address corruption related issues. The Chairman, NBA National Anti-Corruption Committee, Prof. Babafemi Badejo, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria...
Nigeria claimed third place at the 2025 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a dramatic 4-1 penalty shootout victory over tournament hosts Egypt on Sunday. The third-place playoff at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo ended 1-1 after 90 minutes, before Nigeria kept their nerve in the...
South Africa won their maiden CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations title with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Morocco in Sunday night’s final at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo. Gomolemo Kekana’s stunning second-half strike proved decisive, as the, Southern Africans claimed the trophy and rewrote history by overcoming...
The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has revealed that plans are underway to establish electric vehicle factories and other manufacturing ventures in Nigeria. Dunhai disclosed this to the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Dele Alake at a recent bilateral meeting. This is contained in a statement by Alake’s...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu, the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi and former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi met at Pope Leo XIV’s installation mass on Sunday in Rome. The presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement issued via his X (formerly Twitter)...
An elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has stressed the need for politicians and political office holders to be guided by ideologies rather than personal interests. Yakasai stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, also said that political parties were supposed...
An elder statesman and prominent northern politician, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, says one of the aims of Nigeria’s founding fathers was for the country to remain united and indivisible. Yakasai stated this in an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said that...
The author of ‘Juju Eye’, Sam Omatseye, has said that his book addressed political corruption and futility as well as the vulnerability of women in Nigeria. Omatseye, who is also the Chairman of The Nation Editorial Board, disclosed this on Saturday at the book reading event held at The...