Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, has said continued over-reliance on oil by the country will only lead to inequality, greater poverty among Nigerians and mass unemployment. Abbas, while delivering the 14th convocation lecture of the Al-Hikmah University in Ilorin on Monday, said Nigeria should harness...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the government and people of the United States of America over the death of former President Jimmy Carter at the age of 100. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the presidential spokesman,...
The Chairman, National Sports Commission (NSC), Malam Shehu Dikko, has fulfilled a personal promise of N10 million donation to the Super Eagles B team for qualifying for the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN). The home-based Eagles defeated Ghana’s Black Galaxies 3-1 on Saturday in Uyo to secure qualification for...
The accusations made by Niger Republic’s military junta chief, General Abdourahamane Tchiani against France for its alleged role in fueling insurgencies in Nigeria and the Sahel region are not without merit. Historical evidence and geopolitical realities provide compelling support for such accusations, particularly in the context of France’s track...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has categorically denied accusations that Nigeria intended to sabotage or destabilise Niger Republic, as alleged by its leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani. Ribadu made this statement in an interview with BBC Hausa, which was provided to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has refuted claims by Niger Republic that Nigeria and some ECOWAS member states were colluding with France to sponsor terrorism against the country. ECOWAS made this known in a statement issued by its spokesman, Joël Ahofodji, describing the allegations by Niger...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said Nigeria will not allow its borders to be used as a base to attack any foreign country. Musa made the declaration in Sokoto on Thursday while addressing troops of “Operation Fansan Yamma” during a Christmas luncheon. He also...
Pastor Lazarus Muoka of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement (a.k.a. Chosen) says God has not failed the church in the past 22 years of its inception. Muoka testified on Thursday at a thanksgiving service at the church’s headquarters, Ijesha, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly rejected allegations made in a viral video by the military leader of Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, claiming non-existent collusion between Nigeria and France to destabilize his country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who...
A former presidential spokesman Dr Doyin Okupe, has said opponents of the proposed Tax Reform Bills are enemies of the country, saying the bills are pro-poor and pro-development. Okupe, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said that no right thinking person would stand...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has extended Christmas greetings to Nigerians, urging them to keep hope alive as the year 2025 promises brighter days. Mr. Durosinmi Meseko, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC made the call in a Christmas message he issued on Tuesday in Lokoja. Meseko...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged Nigerians not to lose hope in the country, though confronted with the harsh realities of corruption, inequality and other challenges. The Chairman of CAN in Ondo State, Reverend Father Anselm Ologunwa, stated this in his 2024 Christmas message on Tuesday in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, Thursday and Jan.1, 2025 as public holidays. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani, announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. According to Ajani, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said that the...
Hosts Ghana lifted the inaugural WAFU B U17 Girls’ Cup on Sunday, but only after a 5-4 penalty shootout defeat of resilient Nigeria at the Ghanaian Centre of Excellence in Prampram, outside Accra. Both sides earlier scored two goals apiece in regulation time but need a penalty shootout to...
The Nigeria, Ghana final qualifying fixture in the race to next year’s African Nations Championship ends a goalless draw in the first leg played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. Super Eagles B held their Ghanaian counterparts to a goalless draw on Sunday at the final qualifying fixture...
The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement on Sunday prayed for Nigeria, declaring 2025 a year of dominion for the country. The church made the intercession and declaration at its 22nd anniversary celebration. The anniversary celebration coincided with its 2024 National Retreat, at its headquarters at Ijesha, Lagos State. The...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the attack on a Christmas market on Friday Dec. 20 in Magdeburg, Germany. The ministry disclosed this in a statement issued by Kimiebi Ebienfa, Acting Spokesperson of the Ministry on Sunday in Abuja. The statement expressed shock and sadness over the attack,...
Without prejudice to the recent endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tax reform initiative by the Christian Awareness Initiative of Nigeria (CHAIN) in Kaduna, the act nevertheless highlights an unfortunate persistent reliance on religious identity in Nigeria’s political landscape. At this gathering, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, former Speaker of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja– Vice-President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after performing the lesser hajj (Umrah) at the Holy Mosque of Makkah (Masjid al-Haram) in Saudi Arabia. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, Office of the Vice President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has said the country needs to invest 20 billion dollars to achieve the economic targets by 2027. Edun said this during the citizens and stakeholders engagement on the implementation of presidential priorities and ministerial deliverables for...