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A delegation of the United States Judicial Committee of the Congress on Tuesday met with the officials of the Federal Ministry of Defence and the service chiefs as part of US efforts to enhance cooperation between the two countries in tackling Boko Haram insurgency. According to the ministry, the meeting is as a follow up […]

Col. Rabe Abubakar, has taken over from Major General Chris Olukolade as the Director of Information at the Nigerian Defence Headquarters. Chris Olukolade left the seat after attaining 35 years of meritorious service in the military and is therefore preparing for his retirement which is due in September.   Olukolade’s era as military spokesman came […]

After several hours of close-door screening, the Senate on Tuesday confirmed the service chiefs who were on 13th July appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in acting capacity. The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, congratulated them on behalf of the National Assembly.   Saraki also urged them to make the fight against Boko Haram and oil theft […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The appointment was announced in a statement released by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.   Kachikwu, who was the Executive Vice Chairman and General Counsel of Exxon-Mobil (Africa), is to […]

Mojeed Jamiu is cutting jobs and raising prices to prevent his furniture and clothing store in Lagos from closing after Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele restricted foreign currency supply for some imports. Emefiele in June banned importers from using official foreign-currency channels leaving many to use illegal markets for about 40 categories of […]

The government of the United States of America  has said that it would soon relax or completely lift the restriction on military assistance imposed on Nigeria under Leahy Law. Leahy Law is a U.S. human rights law that prohibits the U.S. Department of State and Department of Defence from providing military assistance to foreign military […]

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned Ikenna Okwukwe, Somina Wokomo and Boma Morgan Ezekiel before Justice S.C. Amadi of the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt, on a 14-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing to the tune of N60,427,000,00. Okwukwe, account officer to O.B Lulu Briggs Foundation allegedly […]Read More

The recent ban of some Nigerian food items by the European Union is caused by exporters who fail to comply with regulatory requirements for export, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said. The agency made the explanation in its Facebook page on Monday.   In the short explanation, the […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the appointment of 19 new Permanent Secretaries in the State Public Service. Some of them will be replacing the 15 Permanent Secretaries that have also been retired from the civil service. In a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna, the appointments […]

Immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, has again revealed that the Nigerian military he headed was starved of the necessary equipment to make its tasks easier. In a revelation that is bound to generate serious controversies in the coming days, Badeh, who has been facing heavy criticisms over his speech at his pulling […]

Dr. Paul Orhii, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday became the latest guest of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of corruption in office. Orhii took over from the late Professor Dora Akunyili, whose tenure at the agency has remained a focal […]

After weeks of intrigues, and consultations over the leadership crisis in the National Assembly, it seems the rift is coming to a peaceful end following events in both chambers as lawmakers resume work last Tuesday. Before resumption, APC factions in both Chambers had refused to shift ground, hell bent on outwitting one another. But President […]