Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed Nigeria’s resolve to promote and protect human rights through constitutional guarantees and embedding the rights into security operations. According to him, the nation is fully committed to international cooperation and to the universal application of International Humanitarian Law in every theatre of...
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Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT remains determined to reform and strengthen Nigeria’s power sector. He noted that while the promise of every nation rests on its abundance, Nigeria cannot afford to gamble with energy security. The Vice President, who...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has applauded the Gates Foundation for sustaining investments and humanitarian aid in Nigeria, saying the Foundation remains the nation’s strategic partner in the drive to change the Nigerian narrative. Accordingly, he pledged support for the Foundation’s request to deepen and broaden its partnership with...
National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has called on party leaders to unite and reposition the party as a credible alternative to the ruling government, warning that Nigeria’s worsening insecurity demands urgent and decisive action. Speaking at the party’s 2nd National Executive Committee (NEC)...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has positioned himself as a rallying point for unity within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), using the party’s North-West Zonal Congress in Kaduna to reaffirm internal democracy, welcome new entrants, and strongly defend the reform agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Addressing party...
Nigeria has taken a decisive step toward health sector independence, announcing a major shift to domestic financing alongside the rollout of a breakthrough HIV prevention tool positioning the country at the forefront of global efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. Backed by the President Tinubu led Administration, the...
Federal Government of Nigeria has intensified efforts to mobilise private sector and global investment to accelerate education reform as a driver of productivity, innovation and inclusive growth. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, reaffirmed this under the Renewed Hope Agenda of Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the CEO Breakfast Roundtable in...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has said the end to insecurity in Nigeria is in sight, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is working hard to ensure that peace is sustained in all parts of the country. He prayed for more unity, progress and peaceful coexistence under the Tinubu administration,...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on authorities to release former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai and other individuals he described as political detainees, warning against the use of state power to suppress dissent. Atiku made this known in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account...
A youth-based political mobilisation platform, the All Kanuri Youths Renewed Hope Agenda (AKYRHA), has been officially launched in Maiduguri, with organisers setting an ambitious target of delivering 10 million votes for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election. The group, inaugurated on Sunday, said it had...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, on Sunday, visited Ngoshe which is about 40 kilometres away from Gwoza to see for himself the level of damage. Zulum, who has embarked on a two-day confidence and resilience-building tour to victims of recent Boko Haram attacks in Ngoshe and Pulka, disbursed...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Maiduguri, Borno State, en route to Lagos, after representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in paying the Federal Government’s condolences to victims of the tragic incidents that happened in the state. Senator Shettima also observed the Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticised the £746 million agreement between the United Kingdom and the Federal Government of Nigeria, describing it as lopsided and tilted in favour of British economic interests. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party argued that the...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sharply criticised the Federal Government following Nigeria’s ranking in the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026, accusing the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of failing to protect citizens amid worsening insecurity. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed confidence that the long-standing relationship between Nigeria and the United Kingdom will continue to flourish, as he delivered a landmark speech at a state banquet held in his honour at Windsor Castle. Speaking on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, the Nigerian leader described the...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged King Charles III to use the state visit by President Bola Tinubu “to raise concerns about the serious and continuing violations of human rights and the shrinking civic space in Nigeria.” President Tinubu’s visit to the United Kingdom is expected to...
King Charles III and Queen Camilla welcomed President Tinubu and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu at Datchet Road in Windsor on March 18, 2026, marking the start of his two-day state visit to the United Kingdom.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has directed all political appointees under his administration who intend to contest elective offices in the forthcoming 2027 general elections to resign their appointments on or before March 31, 2026. The directive is pursuant to the provisions of Section 88(1) of the Electoral Act,...
Nigeria’s Minister for Mines prides himself on his recent re-election as Chairman of the newly formed Africa Minerals Strategy Group, established by African Ministers of Minerals and Mining to foster cooperation among African nations in the development of critical minerals. Minister Alake is a former journalist and close friend of...
The recent multiple bombings in Maiduguri, resulting in at least 23 deaths and injuring more than 100 people, are another incontrovertible piece of evidence of the inability of the APC-led federal government to curb the growing insecurity in the country. National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Comrade Ini Ememobong, stated...