President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Abuja, expressed his appreciation to France for the return of $150 million stolen from Nigeria by former Head of State, General Sani Abacha.
In addition to the recovery of another tranche of Abacha loot, the President acknowledged the signing of a €100 million agreement...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has launched an empowerment package worth N1,000,000,000 targeting thousands of young residents, mostly GSM repairers and technicians.
The initiative targets 1,050 youths who will be trained on phone repairs and maintenance; about 3,000 other apprentices will receive cash.
Each of them will receive a...
Healthcare delivery to all children in Nigeria may become free soon.
A bill to achieve this has just passed the second reading stage at the House of Representatives.
Wednesday's plenary of the House, where the bill scaled second reading, was presided over by the Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila.
The long title of...
Nigeria’s former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was named by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as its Special Envoy for the newly inaugurated Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator.
Newsmen report that she is to serve alongside British business executive, Sir Andrew Witty, in the same capacity, to mobilise international...
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has said that his administration will continue to recover and extract value from all moribund government assets and abandoned projects in the state.
A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted as saying this at the official flag-off...
The Lagos State Government has discharged four coronavirus patients, bringing the total number of discharged persons in the state to 23.
Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this at a news conference on Friday.
The state had earlier discharged 19 patients.
The total number of discharged COVID-19 patients in Nigeria has...
to employ 5,000 workers
The investment drive and economic development plans of the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration in Ogun State has received a boon as a steel conglomerate, African Industries Group, is set to invest over $500m into the state economy.
The chairman of the group, Mr Raj Gupta made...
President Bola Tinubu emphasized the urgency of global cooperation in combating terrorism and violent extremism during a meeting with envoys from Pakistan, Greece, and Egypt at the State House in Abuja on Friday.
Tinubu stressed Nigeria’s pivotal role as a bastion of peace in Africa, reaffirming the nation's commitment to...
Presidents of West African countries under the aegis of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government have appointed President Muhammadu Buhari Champion of the COVID-19 response.
The appointment took place Thursday at the Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit on COVID-19 which was held via teleconferencing under the Chairmanship of His Excellency,...
On Thursday morning, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, warmly welcomed Prince Shaibu Audu Abubakar, the ministerial nominee from Kogi State.
During the meeting, Governor Bello acknowledged that Shaibu Audu's nomination as a minister-designate was a result of his loyalty, patience, and patriotism towards both the state and the nation.
He praised...
