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President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed release of kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, describing their safe return as a big relief to their families, the entire country and international community. In a short remark shortly after their release was announced, President Buhari expressed the nation’s appreciation...
The call for the restructuring of Nigeria has been yet reinforced by prominent political leaders, including the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu; Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi. The political stalwarts, who on Wednesday canvassed for the restructuring and devolution of more powers to the...
The Nigerian Government has reopened four land borders after 16 months of closure that halted economic activities with neighbouring nations along these routes. This decision was taken at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting Wednesday in Abuja following the recommendation of a committee that four of the nation’s land borders...
Nigerian senators have on Tuesday threatened to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari and suspend the passing of Budget 2021 if the nation's number one man and Commander in Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces fail to address the insecurity in the country. Similarly on Tuesday, the Nigeria House of Representatives asked...
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that improvement in relations between Nigeria and South Africa will speed up the process of development on the African continent. Speaking in concurrence with the Chairman of the African National Congress (ANC) and South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, who...
The United States' government has aborted its immigration policy that required payment of reciprocity fees by Nigerian citizens seeking a visa to the United States. The cancelled reciprocity fees for Nigerian citizens, which was made known in a statement by the Spokesperson in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ferdinand Nwoye,...
Accused Ex-Pension Boss Re-arrested in Niger, Slammed in Abuja Prison Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Abuja has again ordered that the former Chairman of defunct Pension Reform Task Team PRTT Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, be remanded in Correctional Service for the continuation of his trial on the 8th of...
A Nigerian billionaire, founder and Chairman of Akande International Corporation (AIC), Harry Akande is dead. Akande, who was 77 and until his death a Chief conferred on the title of Agba Oye of Ibadanland passed away on Saturday. According to the family of the business mogul, Akande died due to complications...
The Nigerian Presidency has dismissed a document that purportedly reveals a sum of ₦12,500,000 was transferred to President Muhammadu Buhari from the coffers of the Ogun State Government. In a statement on Thursday, hours after the said document emerged and circulated online, Special Assistant to the President on Media and...
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has declared that selling of prepaid electricity metres by Distributing Companies (DisCos) is exploitation of customers. At a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the FGN/Nigeria Labour Congress-Trade Union Congress Ad-hoc Committee on Wednesday December 2, Special Adviser to the president on infrastructure, Ahmed Zakari threatened...