The Federal Government on Wednesday signed a financing agreement for the Value Chain Programme in Northern Nigeria (VCN), as part of ongoing efforts to revolutionise the nation’s agriculture sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that with the signing of the agreement, the implementation of the 158.15 million...
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Tinubu is committed to unlocking Nigeria’s full potential and position the country as a leading force on the African continent. Shettima stated this when he hosted a delegation from the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, led by its Senior Fellow, Dr Rolf...
President Bola Tinubu has described the mass movement of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori and the entire Delta chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a political tsunami. The president made the observation in Asaba, Delta capital at a formal ceremony organised to...
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, was among state governors attending the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. Ibas made his debut appearance at the NEC meeting after his appointment as Sole Administrator for Rivers State by President...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the establishment of Cotton, Textile and Garment Development Board. Gov. Hope Uzodima of Imo said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the 149th NEC meeting chaired by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Thursday at Presidential Villa, Abuja. He...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday said that unmanaged natural disasters can exacerbate insecurity, enable displacement, disrupt critical infrastructure, and deepen societal fragilities. Ribadu stated this at the Validation Workshop for the Anticipatory Action Framework for Nigeria, on Wednesday in Abuja. The workshop was organised...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Presidency has disowned the increasing number of billboards promoting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s 2027 campaign, saying premature campaigning undermines the electoral process. In a statement issued on Sunday by the presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency expressed dismay...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– In a show of unity and solidarity, the Borno State All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders Meeting has reaffirmed its support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration and Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s leadership. The meeting, held on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the Government House’s Multi-Purpose...
The African Development Bank’s President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said implementation of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs) in Nigeria would reduce food imports, strengthen the Naira, and generate millions of jobs. Adesina stated this on Thursday in Calabar, Cross River, at the groundbreaking of the SAPZ project on...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said President Bola Tinubu is working diligently to reposition the nation’s health sector, through enhanced financing, workforce training, and digital integration. Shettima made these remarks on Saturday during the inauguration of the Sulaiman Adegunwa Trauma Centre at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital. The ceremony,...
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, joined others for prayers at the National Eid ground in Abuja, as Nigerian Muslims mark the Eid-El-Fitr celebrations together with millions of others around the world. Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu and some...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – As part of measures to ensure food security in the country, Nigeria and Brazil have signed the commercial phase of the $1.1 billion Green Imperative Project to boost agriculture productivity and enhance private-sector investment in Nigeria. GIP, the largest agricultural project in Africa that...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday said he inherited N8.98 billion debt in legal liabilities. He said this in Abuja at the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party held at its national secretariat. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has described the passing of Chief Edwin Clark as a profound loss to Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Pan Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF) leader, died on Monday at the age of 97 years. Shettima, in a condolence message on Wednesday...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has expressed his heartfelt condolences over the passing of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, a renowned leader of the Afenifere group, who died on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, at the age of 96. In a condolence message issued on Monday in Abuja, Shettima described Pa Adebanjo as a...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged the North East Development Commission (NEDC) and the Federal Ministry of Regional Development to tackle poverty in the North East through investments in education. Shettima made the call during a meeting with NEDC management at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where they briefed him on...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has observed that Nigeria is witnessing a surge in reverse medical tourism, with patients from the United States and other countries thronging the nation’s hospitals to seek affordable and high-quality kidney transplants. The Vice President attributed the choice of Nigeria for treatment to affordability and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja– Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the Supervisory Board of the Debt Management Office as part of efforts by the Federal Government to strengthen fiscal and monetary policy coordination and ensure long-term debt sustainability in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Personal Assistant Domestic (Northeast), office of the Vice -President Kashim Shettima, Comrade Mahmud Muhammad, has expressed commendation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for graciously approving the sum of N80 billion for the immediate reconstruction and expansion of the Alau Dam, Konduga local government...