Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on Nigerians to actively support President Bola Tinubu in addressing the country’s security challenges, insisting that no government can win the fight alone. Mohammed made the appeal on Friday after delivering the 15th convocation lecture at Achievers University,...
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Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has congratulated elder statesman and former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd), on his 87th birthday, describing his life of service as a beacon that continues to illuminate Nigeria’s path to progress. In a congratulatory letter signed by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof...
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has flagged off the Aliko Dangote Foundation Education Scholarship Initiative, with a call for stakeholders to recommit to building a future where every Nigerian child can become the best version of themselves. This is just as the President of the Foundation, Alhaji Aliko...
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Kabiru Turaki, has urged national ex-officio members of the PDP to embrace sacrifice as an imperative in the collective effort to move Nigeria forward. Dr Turaki stated this during an interactive meeting with the National Ex-Officio members, held on Wednesday, December...
Office of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has pushed back strongly against what it describes as a wave of “false, misleading and baseless” allegations linking him to terrorism financing and claims that he maintains 46 bank accounts. In a statement issued on...
When the Benin Republic political crisis began, Nigerians woke up to a Nigerian army deployment that appeared out of nowhere – jets, troops, machinery, rapid response, zero bureaucracy. Less than 24 hours. Compare that with years of massacres, kidnappings, mass abductions, villages burnt, clergy murdered, schools emptied, highways captured,...
An international education consultancy, UNIPASS, has formally commenced operations in Nigeria, unveiling plans to expand access to quality higher education for young Nigerians seeking to study abroad and to attract foreign students into the country. The Chief Executive Officer, UNIPASS, Alvin Atsegwasi, who disclosed this during a press briefing...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a new security and economic framework aimed at unlocking Nigeria’s vast marine and aquatic resources under the blue economy as one of the country’s most critical sectors for national transformation. Accordingly, he directed all relevant ministries, departments, and agencies to immediately review and...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the immediate training and arming of more forest guards as Nigeria battles rising cases of kidnapping, banditry, and terror attacks across several states. The directive, which underscores the administration’s growing concern over the escalating insecurity, was revealed on Wednesday by presidential aide Sunday...
Nigeria has been plunged into yet another wave of sorrow as a string of violent incidents across Adamawa, Anambra and Sokoto States claimed dozens of innocent lives, drawing renewed calls for firm and compassionate leadership. In a painfully reflective statement, former presidential candidate Peter Obi lamented the country’s recurring...
Nigeria’s education budget has jumped to ₦3.52 trillion in 2025 under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, which is a significant increase from ₦1.54 trillion in 2023. Vice President Kashim Shettima @officialSKSM , who stated this in Tuesday in Abuja, said that the number of out-of-school children in the country...
On December 1st, 2025, NNPC E&P Limited (NEPL), the flagship upstream subsidiary of NNPC Limited, achieved a record production level of 355,000 barrels of oil per day, its highest daily output since 1989. The milestone marks a significant step forward for Nigeria’s upstream sector and reflects the company’s ongoing...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to expanding learning opportunities for indigent students from Borno and Nigerian refugees in Cameroon. The Governor stated this during a visit to the University of Maroua in Far North Region of Cameroon Republic as part of his...
Nigeria’s much-anticipated pre-AFCON friendly against Egypt has been pushed back by two days following a new FIFA regulation on player release dates. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed the adjustment in a statement issued on Monday by its Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire. The encounter, earlier slated for December...
Nigerian Afrobeats star, Crown Uzama—better known to millions as Shallipopi—has clinched TikTok’s 2025 Artiste of the Year, marking another major milestone in his fast-rising career. TikTok announced the win in a statement released in Lagos, noting that Shallipopi’s chart-topping hit “Laho” didn’t just dominate playlists—it set off viral waves...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday witnessed the inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of President Alassane Ouattara, for another term in office as President of Côte d’Ivoire in Abidjan, where he reaffirmed Nigeria’s continued commitment to regional peace and stability. This is just as the World Bank has applauded the...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to restoring the dignity of victims of insurgency, including Nigerian refugees in the neighbouring countries of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger Republic. Governor Zulum gave this assurance while addressing refugees at the Minawao camp in Cameroon’s Far North...
Nigeria’s external reserves have surged past the $45 billion threshold for the first time in over six years, fresh data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reveals. The reserves now stand at $45.04 billion, a level last achieved on July 23, 2019, The CBN reports revealed that this...
As the raging insecurity crisis in Nigeria festers, France has assured of a huge support with a view to solving the problem through collaboration in different areas. The President, Emmanuel Macron, gave the assurance on Sunday when he and President Bola Tinubu held talks on Sunday via a telephone...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the gallantry of Nigeria’s military on Sunday for responding swiftly to the request by the Government of Benin Republic to save its 35-year-old democracy from coup plotters who struck at dawn today. Acting on two separate requests from the Government of Benin, President...