Federal Government of Nigeria has commended the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for offering fully funded scholarships to 50 Nigerian students in petroleum and mineral studies, describing the gesture as a strategic investment in Nigeria’s human capital development and a testament to the enduring bilateral relationship between both nations. Minister...
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI
Outrage has gripped parts of Southern Kaduna following the abduction of no fewer than 166 worshippers during church services in Kurmin Wali village, Afogo Ward of Kajuru Local Government Area, an incident the Adara community has described as one of the most brazen mass kidnappings in recent times. The...
Nigeria’s quest for continental glory faces its sternest examination yet as the Super Eagles lock horns with Algeria in a high-stakes quarter-final clash at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). With a place in the semi-finals on the line, Saturday’s encounter is a win-or-go-home battle for both African...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Monday, received the new Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Patrick Egloff, at the Government House in Maiduguri. During the meeting, Governor Zulum expressed gratitude to the government of Switzerland for its humanitarian support, particularly the aid provided during...
Bashir Bayo Ojulari, a mechanical engineer versed in the ecosystem of oil and gas, has spent roughly four months on the beat as Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). And if morning shows the day, as ideally it should, then the nation’s oil...
In commemoration of the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, A New Thing International Foundation held the grand finale of its School Outreach for Better Education (SOBE) Inter-School Quiz Competition on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Jefla Event Centre, Minna, Niger State. The event marked the...
President, Dangote Group Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Wednesday advised governments at all levels to encourage domestic investors, nothing that only local investors can attract foreign investors in Nigeria. Dangote gave the advice at the Taraba International Investment Summit (TARAVEST) 2025 held in Jalingo. The News Agency of Nigeria reports...
In a significant stride towards community empowerment, Hon. High Chief Canice Moore Nwachukwu, the Member representing Orlu, Orsu, and Oru East Federal Constituency, initiated a four-day Skill-Up Bootcamp from January 29 to February 1, 2025, in Orlu Local Government Area, Imo State. This zonal intervention project successfully trained over...
The crisis in the Edo State local government councils took a different dimension on Thursday. Several persons were wounded as gunmen allegedly invaded the Uhunmwode Local Government Council headquarters in Egor. The chairman of the council, Kenneth Adodo, alleged that the people involved in the shooting were policemen from...
High Chief Michael Bishop Ayogu, HPNA, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, others Headline Honorees at the 5th Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Annual Award Lecture 2024 in Abuja The 5th edition of the prestigious Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Annual Award Lecture 2024 was a momentous celebration of excellence, philanthropy, and societal impact. Held in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and beyond on this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration, charging them to live by the teachings of Prophet Muhammad. The President, in a statement on Tuesday, said beyond celebrating the day marking the birthday...
Abba Kyari, CFR, OON! Remember him? Kyari was the Chief of Staff (CoS) to former President Muhammadu Buhari. Born on September 23, 1952, he served in that prestigious position between August 2015 and April 2020. While in office, little was actually known about Kyari in the public realm....
Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s assets did not increase during his eight-year administration, according to his former spokesman, Garba Shehu. In a post on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday, Shehu disclosed that the former President submitted his assets declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in line...
The immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has departed the Eagle Square, Abuja for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, enroute his home town, Daura, Kastina State. Buhari left immediately Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima were sworn-in as President and Vice President on Monday. Before his departure, Buhari...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nominations submitted to him for approval as Executive Directors for the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA following the departure of the holders of the positions, whose tenure ended on 31st March. The outgoing presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, who...
Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renaming of 15 airports after some prominent Nigerians. The approval, according to a statement from the Ministry of Aviation signed by the Head of Press and Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi, was given on Friday. The airports include Akure International Airport named after...
Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the 2023 general elections gave power back to the Nigerian electorate. He spoke at a gala and dinner held on Sunday in Abuja. While praising the outcome of the elections, Buhari congratulated fellow Nigerians for realising that they had power in their votes and that...
President Muhammadu Buhari and President-Elect Bola Tinubu on Sunday eulogised the maturing and uninterrupted democratic journey of Nigeria since 1999. Buhari was speaking while addressing African heads of state, members of the diplomat corps and other participants in a Gala Night to mark the 2023 Presidential Inauguration at the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated President Racep Erdogan on his victory in the Presidential election upon defeating the opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the second round of voting. Buhari, in a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu on Sunday night in Abuja, said...
President Muhammad Buhari has directed that the control of Obalende Eid prayer ground be returned to the Jama’atul Muslimeen Council of the Lagos Central Mosque. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman confirmed this development in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Shehu stated that the president’s approval was in...