With presidential election results from all but one of Nigeria’s 36 states counted, and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, clearly in unassailable lead, President Jonathan had telephoned Mr. Buhari to concede defeat. At the time the call was made, the Independent National Electoral Commission was...
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A team of Nigerian Medical Doctors has successfully conducted free open heart surgeries in Sokoto. Members of the team were drawn from Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State and Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. The surgeries were conducted at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, (UDUTHS) Sokoto,...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to completely remove fuel and electricity subsidies early next year. In its preliminary findings at the end of its official staff visit to the country under the Artile IV Mission, IMF also called for reforms in...
Some Nigerian stakeholders in the North-East have identified obsolete environmental and forestry laws as a trigger for the continuous plundering of forests for firewood and charcoal in the zone. Others say that acute scarcity of kerosene and high cost of gas are major obstacles to effective conservation of forest...
The Nigeria`s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, will on Monday convene the General Assembly of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) in Abuja. This is contained in statement by Mr Aliyu Abdullahi, Special Assistant on Media to the first Lady on Saturday in Abuja, According to Abdullahi, Mrs Buhari...
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello making a remark at Goodluck Jonathan Foundation’s Democracy Dialogue on Friday in Abuja Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has described political stability and social security for the people as major factors needed to thrive a united Nigeria. Governor Yahaya stated this while...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership has steadily showed that the party is the most organised, well-structured and fully motivated platform for bringing development to the country. Buhari said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja while felicitating Gov....
US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, and Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, on Thursday, signed a new $2.17 billion Development Objectives Assistance Agreement (DOAG) to promote health, education, economic growth, stable government, and security in Nigeria. According to a statement by the US Mission in Nigeria, the...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – An international organization, Network For Africa Congregational Theology (NetACT) made up of pastors and lecturers from theological seminaries has resolved to change the backward nature of Nigeria and Africa in general through the gospel of unity and progress engendered by good political leadership. The...
The removal of Nigeria from the religious violators watch list by the Biden-led US administration in the run-up to the visit of Anthony Blinken, the Secretary of State is a triumph of diplomacy and sagacity over hate-driven foreign policy, itself founded on false propaganda. President Muhammadu Buhari is truly...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on Nigerian governments and community stakeholders to build toilets in both public and private schools, markets, motor parks, office complexes, public places, business and other commercial places to promote behavioural change among the people in the society....
Nigeria has been given the mandate to host the 2022 Global Information Literacy Week of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The decision was reached at the UNESCO headquarters on Thursday in Paris, France, during a meeting of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai...
The Federal Government has called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to use its global platform in fighting fake news. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the call at the ongoing 41st UNESCO General Conference in Paris, France. Alhaji Mohammed, at...
As the world marks the 2021 World Toilet Day (WTD) on Friday, UNICEF has said the states of Abia, Zamfara, and Akwa-Ibom rank least while Kwara, Plateau, and Ebonyi rank highest in open defecation in Nigeria. According to it, there has been limited progress over the last two years...
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Federal Government would allocate $200 million for the creation of 780 Agricultural Service Centres to serve as catalysts for training and equipment sharing, under the Nigeria-Brazil bilateral development programme. The Vice president, who was represented of the Federation, Mr Boss...
Nigeria’s population growth that is adversely averse with the economic growth has been identified as not just a problem but the cause of poverty. Prof Jibrin Ibrahim, Senior Fellow, Centre for Democracy and Development, Abuja, and the lecturer on the theme: “Population, Rights and Peace, Mitigating Insecurity and Gender-Based...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is taking a decisive regulatory move to ensure sustainability, profitability and fair competition in the Special Numbering Service (SNS) segment of the nation’s telecommunications sector. This move informed the decision of the Commission to hold a Stakeholders’ Forum on...
The just concluded 2021 Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS21) has created the opportunities for participants to explore the business and sponsorship opportunities in Nigeria’s 36 states, according to NiDCOM Chairman/CEO, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa. The NiDCOM chair told NAN that the objective of the two-day summit which had 33 businesses in...
Ike Shorunmu, a former number one goalkeeper of the Super Eagles, on Wednesday said in spite of the not so impressive performance of the Super Eagles at the ongoing World Cup qualifiers, qualifying for the play-off was important. Shorunmu said this in an interview with the News Agency of...
The Federal Government has solicited for more support from the German government to tackle irregular labour migration in the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige made the appeal in Lagos while commissioning the Nigerian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (NGC). He also commissioned, the...