Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Sunday returned to Abuja after successfully representing President Bola Tinubu at the just concluded 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held in New York. The spokesperson of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, who made this known in a statement, said Shettima during...
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By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh, has expressed gratitude to Nigeria’s Vice President, Mr. Kashim Shettima, for his support of Palestine’s independence and freedom at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). “I am grateful to the government and people of Nigeria...
Sen. Ali Ndume (APC-Borno) has decried the level of corruption in Nigeria, saying the trend is a major challenge facing the nation. Ndume stated this during an interactive session with newsmen in Kano on Saturday. “Our major challenge in this country is corruption. Up till now, we have no...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is confident that it can increase crude oil production from 1.7 million barrels per day to 3 million, says Chief Corporate Communications Officer Olufemi Soneye. Speaking in Abuja on Saturday, at a Stakeholders Engagement Session with National Assembly journalists, Soneye emphasised that...
Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, says security challenges bedeviling Africa are directly linked to poverty, with over 50 per cent of the population multi-dimensionally poor. The former governor of Anambra was speaking on Saturday in Athens, Greece’s capital, at an international dialogue...
Food System/Nutrition Specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Mr Ibrahim Ishaka, has revealed that Nigeria loses around 50% of its agricultural products along the food supply chain. Ishaka disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1st, as a public holiday to commemorate the nation’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani, on Saturday in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo...
President Bola Tinubu says Africa holds a significant portion of the world’s mineral reserves, including 92 per cent of global platinum, 56 per cent of cobalt, and 54 per cent of manganese, yet underdeveloped. The president attributed the continent’s underdevelopment to the fact that, the resources were primarily extracted...
Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, has said foreigners earning income in Nigeria will henceforth pay taxes under a proposed amendment to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Bill, 2024. Onanuga said this while briefing State House correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja. He said...
President Bola Tinubu has called for debt forgiveness for Nigeria and other developing countries from creditors and multilateral financial institutions. Tinubu made the call while addressing world leaders during the General Debate of the ongoing 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the unemployment rate in Nigeria stood at 5.4 per cent in 2023. At the state level, Abia recorded the highest unemployment rate at 18.7 per cent, while Nasarawa had the lowest rate at 0.5 per cent. The NBS said this in...
Nigeria’s Vice-President Kashim Shettima is among the world leaders slated to address the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) at the UN headquarters in New York. UNGA 79 opened on Sept. 10, while the General Debate opens on Tuesday, Sept. 24, through Sept. Monday, Sept....
The European Union (EU) has said that it supported Nigeria and five other Sahel countries affected by flood with 5.4 million Euros. In a statement issued by the bloc and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday, the other countries that benefitted are Chad, Niger, Cameroon, Mali and...
Libya will host the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium, in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying Matchday4 encounter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Libya who are bottom of Group D will host the clash in the facility located in...
Nigeria U19 Women’s team, on Monday, made history by beating a test-playing nation Zimbabwe by one wicket at the Ongoing Africa U19 World Cup Qualifiers in Rwanda. The victory will be the first time the women’s cricket team will beat any of the International Cricket Council (ICC) 10 test...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York to represent Nigeria at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President), Mr Stanley Nkwocha, made this known in a statement on Monday. According to Nkwocha, Shettima...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Member Representing Ajaokuta Federal Constituency in the green chamber of the National Assembly, Hon. Sanni Egidi Abdulraheem, has commended President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, over the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU), for the rehabilitation of Ajaokuta Steel company and National Iron Ore...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for the United States to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the behest of President Bola Tinubu. Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media and Communications (Office of The Vice President), Mr Stanley Nkwocha, made this...
The Federal Government has condemned the terrorist attack on the military airport in Bamako, Mali. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, disclosed the Nigerian government’s position in a statement on Saturday. Eche said, “The Federal Republic of Nigeria strongly condemns the abominable terrorist attack that...
The British High Commissioner, Dr Richard Montgomery, has announced a United Kingdom (UK)- sponsored five million dollars investment to establish the first battery recycling facility in Nigeria. This is according to a statement by Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, Senior Communications and Public Diplomacy Officer at the British High Commission on Friday...