Vice president-elect Senator Kashim Shettima arrived in Minna, the Niger State capital yesterday and held closed door meetings with former military president General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and ex-head of state General Abdulsalami Abubakar. Immediately he left IBB and Abdulsalami’s houses, Shettima visited the Emir of Minna, Alhaji Umar Farouk Bahago....
The President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has petitioned the National Broadcasting Commission NBC, urging it to sanction Channels Television for allegedly breaching the Nigerian Broadcasting Code. “In line with Section 14.0.1 of the Nigerian Broadcasting Code 6th edition stating the duty of the National Broadcasting Commission to accept complaints from aggrieved...
The Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Yusuf, has advised individuals and organisations to discontinue ongoing private developments within and around public buildings across the state. There is outrage over selling of portions of school, hospital, mosques, among others by the outgoing Governor Abdullahi Ganduje-led administration. A statement by the spokesman for the...
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State says those advocating an interim government after the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari are daydreaming. He made the comment after a meeting with the President on Thursday at the State House in Abuja. In a chat with State House correspondents, he asserted that the support...
Says Buhari is my greatest pillar 28 members-elect also get certs Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has received his Certificate of Return as the elected governor of the state for a second term. The certificate was presented to him on Thursday in Maiduguri by the Independent National Electoral Commission...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at its meeting today, Thursday, March 30, 2023 extensively discussed recent developments in the Party. The NWC recognized the imperativeness of a total reconciliation among Party leaders and critical stakeholders for a more cohesive Party in the overall interest...
The House of Representatives at its sitting on Thursday, passed seven new bills. The plenary of the House was presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Ahmed Idris Wase. A bill is considered passed when it is read for the third time on the floor by the Clerk of the House. The...
Dangote Industries Ltd. plans to ensure that Nigeria becomes self-sufficient in cement, agriculture, mining and petroleum products. The Regional Sales Director, Southeast Dangote Cement, Dr Abayomi Shittu stated this in Enugu on Thursday during Dangote Special Day at the on-going 34th Enugu International Trade Fair. Dangote Industries Ltd. is into cement,...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared that the discovery and drilling of oil in Nasarawa State will lead to greater prosperity for Nigerians as well as enhance overall energy security for the country. In his virtual message to the official spud-in of the Ebenyi-A Well located in the Middle Benue...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has conducted a regional training for six West African countries on how to dismantle clandestine laboratories with a view to strengthen regional action against drug cartels. The training, which took place in Abidjan, Côte DIvoire, from March 27 to 29, involving six other...