Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Davos, Switzerland to participate in the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, Office of the Vice-President, made this known in a statement on Monday. Nkwocha explained that...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent Nigeria at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) scheduled to hold in Davos, Switzerland. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications Office of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, made...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for increased support and encouragement for agro-investors in Nigeria to strengthen the country’s food security. Jonathan made the call on Saturday during the inauguration of a Soybean Plant and Refinery by the Called Servant to Service (CSS) Global Integrated Farms, located along the...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday that Nigeria has accepted the invitation to join BRICS as a partner country. The ministry disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja by Kimiebi Ebienfa, Acting Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the statement, the partnership will...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Presidency has debunked some fake news on social media about an arbitration proceeding in Paris to which the Nigerian Government is a party. The presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement on Saturday, that the private proceeding, which should not have been reported...
The Brazilian government has announced the formal admission of Nigeria as a partner country in the multinational bloc known as BRICS. This was contained in a statement by the Brazil Foreign Ministry on Friday. According to Brazil, BRICS and Nigeria share common interests, as both actively strive to enhance...
The Rotary International Foundation has committed over 300 million dollars to polio eradication in Nigeria. Its Chairman, Board of Trustees, Mark Maloney, disclosed this on Thursday while conducting polio immunisation at a Primary Healthcare Centre in Jahi, Abuja. According to him, polio eradication is Rotary’s number one priority worldwide...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has responded to Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II’s recent remarks on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms, stating that they don’t need his stamp of approval. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that Emir Sanusi II has announced that he will no longer provide advice...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – United Arab Emirates President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has accepted Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s invitation to visit Nigeria this year. The Nigerian leader invited him Wednesday night during their bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025. Special...
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has announced that he would no longer offer advice to President Bola Tinubu led administration on how to tackle the country’s economic challenges. He stated that he had initially tried to help the government but had now resolved not to do so...
Nigeria have been drawn alongside Senegal, Sudan and Congo Brazzaville in Group D of the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament has now been moved to August 2025, but with Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda still to jointly host. At the...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 34.80 per cent in December 2024. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for December 2024, which was released in Abuja on Wednesday. According to the report, the...
The Lassa Coalition Governing Entity (LGE) will convene its inaugural meeting on January 16, 2025, to make a significant step towards addressing the recurring threat of Lassa fever in the West Africa region. The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in collaboration with the West African Health Organisation...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assured a global audience in the United Arab Emirates that Nigeria is ready to work with other nations to build a resilient, equitable and sustainable world for all. Tinubu said this while speaking on the topic, “From Climate Imperatives into Economic Prosperity: Bridging Africa...
A former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner for Southwest, Prof. Layi Olurode, has said the electorate must be determined to shun money politics for the Nigerian democracy to succeed. Olurode made the remark on Tuesday in Osogbo while delivering a lecture at the annual get-together organised by...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday said Africa has what it takes to develop itself and should look inward to improve intra-African trade in the interest of the people and the continent. The President said this on his official X account on Monday, adding that he had successful conversations with...
Award winning film editor, Valentine Chukwuma has emerged the highest grossing Nollywood film editor in 2024, alongside Israel Odunsi. This is for the film “Everybody Loves Jennifer”. Filmone, a film distribution company revealed this through its instagram page @filmoneng, on Monday. Sanjo Adegoke came as the second highest...
The new Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Éric Chelle, has said football is about scoring and he will introduce an attacking mentality to the senior men’s football national team. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Chelle made the remarks during his official unveiling at a colourful...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the recurring collapse of Nigeria’s national grid, stating that it is a systemic failure that reflects the country’s deeper problems. In a tweet on Saturday, Mr. Obi noted that the grid collapse, which...
The Federal Government and the U.S. Government on Friday signed an agreement for the repatriation of 52.88 million dollars being proceeds from the forfeiture of the Galactica assets, linked to the former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and her associates. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,...