President Muhammadu Buhari and some Nigerian political leaders were among world leaders that attended the opening of the General Debate of the 77th UN General Assembly on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari was accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama and...
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Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar played a major role in pushing millions of Nigerians into the unemployment market and into poverty as Vice President between 1999 and 2007. This, according to the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), is contrary to the impression Atiku sold in...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to present the 2023 budget to the National Assembly in October. Gbajabiamila said this when he addressed newsmen shortly after inspecting hearing rooms 028 and 234 of the House, which were expected to serve as...
UK-based Pastor of SPAC Nation, Tobi Adegboyega, sat with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude and founder of Joy, Inc., to discuss controversies surrounding his lifestyle as a pastor and people’s perceptions of him. Pastor Tobi Adegboyega’s name has been in the news for dining with popular stars like Tiwa...
The Senate will reduce the import duties waivers proposed for the N19.76trillion 2023 budget with attendant deficit of N12.4trillion. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Solomon Adeola made this known in Abuja on Tuesday, at an interactive session on the says it will reduce the N6 trillion proposed...
Angola and Libya have overtaken Nigeria as Africa’s highest crude oil producer, says a report by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). OPEC made this known in its Oil Market Report for September 2022, which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Tuesday...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in Nairobi, to represent Nigeria at the Kenyan presidential inauguration. The event, which comes up on Tuesday at Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi, will be Kenya’s fifth presidential inauguration. Osinbajo was received at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, by former Governor of Kwale County, Salim...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, has ordered a manhunt of a trafficking suspect identified as Nkiru. NAPTIP’s spokesperson, Mr Vincent Adekoye, made this known in a statement he issued on Monday in...
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing says King Charles III will continue to maintain and strengthen the relationship between the UK and Nigeria as her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II did. Laing made this known on Monday during a news conference following the death of Queen Elizabeth II who...
Mr. Adzegeh. You look too serious in the picture. Smile, it is well. Whilst it’s true that in your scenario the North comes out with the short end of the stick, the reality is that separation, unless agreed, will be violent. Once separation is achieved, then there will be...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 21 more cases of monkey pox in the country within the past seven days. The NCDC via its official website announced on Sunday that the disease could be spread by close contact and exposure to an infected person’s respiratory droplets,...
The Federal Government said late Queen Elizabeth II of England was not only a monarch to her country home but also a representative of other nations of the world. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha stated this when he signed the condolence register before the...
Dr Leo Zekeng, Country Director, UN Joints Action Against HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), says the intervention of Global Fund has helped to reduce new HIV infections globally by 45 per cent. Zekeng said during the 7th replenishment preconference on Saturday in Abuja that Global Fund was indispensable in the fight against...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Lagos – Two American Coaches, Marvin Menzies (Head Coach, University of Missouri) and Ricky John (Coach, Iona University) will storm Nigeria this weekend for a training programme for Nigerian basketball coaches. The training will hold at the Indoor Sports Hall, National Stadium, Lagos on the 12...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has ordered that all flags in the country and missions abroad be flown at half-mast on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12, to honour the death of Queen Elizabeth 11. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in a statement...
The World Health Organization has said that Nigeria has the highest death toll and confirmed cases of monkeypox in Africa. This was disclosed by WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, during a virtual press briefing tagged, ‘Road to defeating Meningitis by 2030’. Moeti said Nigeria recorded half...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says he received with immense sadness news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom. The Nigerian leader made his feelings known in a condolence message issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Thursday in Abuja. He...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria is committed to promoting peace and harmony among ECOWAS countries. The President spoke on Wednesday at State House, Abuja, as he received updates from former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, on the face-off between Mali and Cote D’Ivoire...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – PROMAD Foundation, a civic tech non-profit organisation championing community needs assessment for participatory budgeting, has launched its Strategic Operational Policy (SOP). According to the organisation, the SOP will guide its operations and help the organisation to make substantial contributions to accountable and participatory governance...
The Federal Government, in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), has inaugurated a National Roadmap on Hand Hygiene for All. The roadmap gives direction for collaborative efforts to implement the Sanitation and Hygiene programmes under the UN Sustainable Development Goal six....