President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu as Special Adviser and Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity. He also sanctioned the re-appointment of Laolu Akande as Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Vice President ...
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Immigrants, traders, others groan as Nigeria closes borders over insecurity
The closure of Nigeria’s land borders to check banditry, terrorism, smuggling, proliferation of small arms and light weapons and related criminal activities may have begun taking toll in earnest on immigrants, traders, commuters, customs agents, forwarders and other maritime stakeholders, ...
Read More »Nigerian Navy seeks closer military ties with Bangladesh
Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas has advocated closer military cooperation between Nigeria and Bangladesh. He made this call while receiving the Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Nigeria, Shameem Ahsan, in his office today. Admiral Ibas stressed that Nigeria ...
Read More »Court summons DSS, police over Sowore, others’ detention
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to appear before it on September 4 over Omoyele Sowore’s arrest and detention. Sowore and other persons have been detained in ...
Read More »Ihedioha launches state security outfit, distributes vehicles to councils
Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has said that security of lives and property in the state remains one of the cardinal agenda of his administration. He disclosed that his government continues to make deliberate efforts to deliver on his campaign ...
Read More »Kwara assembly approves dissolution of commissions, probes property sales
The Kwara State House of Assembly has approved the dissolution of three statutory commissions inaugurated in May this year by the immediate past administration. Specifically, the affected commissions are Kwara State House of Assembly Service Commission, Kwara State Civil Service ...
Read More »Omo-Agege commends Belema Oil Limited for relocating to Niger Delta
Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege has commended Belema Oil Producing Limited for heeding Federal Government’s directive for Nigerian and multinational oil and gas companies to relocate their operational headquarters to the Niger Delta. In a letter addressed to the company, ...
Read More »Consult Abdulahi, Yakasai, other northerners on quest for presidency, Sani tells Igbo
Former representative of Kaduna Central in the Eighth Senate, Shehu Sani, has advised the Igbo to consult Northern Elders Forum scribe, Professor Ango Abdulahi, Tanko Yakasai and other northern elites to realize their quest for the nation’s presidency in 2023. ...
Read More »Government considers evaluation mechanism for incoming ministers
The Federal Government is to institute a monitoring and evaluation framework to track the performance of every ministry with a view to ensuring delivery on the administration’s programmes. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, dropped the ...
Read More »Delta State government reassures residents on speedy completion of projects
Delta State government has reiterated its commitment to the completion of all road projects as scheduled. This came on the heel of complaints from across the state over the deplorable condition of the projects. Commissioner for Works, Chief James Augoye, ...
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