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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday renewed his commitment to deploy resources to deal decisively with the security challenges bedeviling the country. Buhari spoke at an extraordinary meeting of the National Security Council which held yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The highest security body in the country is chaired by the President and sits once every […]

There was mouth-gaping surprise in Ondo State as N4.3 billion was secretly stashed in a bank account for the past 10 years without following a due process as the Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu-led government clears air on the fund.   Immediately the money was discovered by the state Accountant-General and the Commissioner for Finance, the state […]

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has warned promoters of Oduduwa Republic to leave the lands and territories belonging to the fourth-largest ethnic group in Nigeria out of the agitation. In a statement by the chairman of IYC Transition Implementation Committee, Kennedy Olorogun, the tribe clarified that it had not been and would not be part […]

The federal government has directed stranded Nigerians in Thailand to pay the sum of N297,600 ($765) for their quarantine, isolation, and accommodation centers or hotels before their departure and arrival in Nigeria. The federal government, through the Nigerian Embassy in Thailand stated this in a memo dated May 14, 2020, which was sent to the […]

The newly appointed Chief of Staff to the President (CoS), Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, yesterday declared he was picked for the job because President Muhammadu Buhari needs his competence and loyalty to succeed. Asked what Nigerians should expect from him as Chief of Staff, Gambari told reporters at the Presidential Villa in Abuja: “We have not […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that despite Nigeria’s earnest search for a cure for COVID-19, it is yet to receive any pharmaceutical or herbal drugs for analysis of their efficacy as a prelude to their approval for treatment of the disease.   The virus, however, infected 184 […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered immediate resumption of activities in its Edo and Ondo states offices due to the governorship polls coming up later this year. It, however, said reopening of the offices must be done in consultation with the state governments for issuance of necessary permits.   The directives were contained […]

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday approved the revised Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the 2020 budget, slashing the original budget signed into law from N10.594 trillion to N10.523 trillion, translating to a difference of N71.5 billion.   The council also approved N47.235 billion for the provision of additional power grid infrastructure to aid […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has resumed issuance of international passports following the relaxation of the COVID-19 lockdown by the Federal Government.   Its public relations officer, Sunday James, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said the distribution is subject to invitations from passport officers.   To clear the backlog for improved service delivery, the […]

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, has been appointed the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. With his appointment, he replaces Malam Abba Kyari, who died last month of COVID-19. The appointment has not been officially announced by the president, but the Emir in Ilorin, Gambari’s hometown, in a statement […]

The anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) said its Sokoto zonal office has arrested two Chinese national; Meng Wei Kun and Xu Koi for offering a sum of N50 million as bribe to its zonal head, Abdullahi Lawal. EFCC in a statement yesterday in Abuja by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale disclosed that […]

The House of Representatives has called on northern states governors to immediately halt the evacuation of the Almajirai from their respective states. Adopting a motion sponsored by Dr. Aishatu Jibril Dukku at the plenary presided by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, the House urged the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 to enforce the inter-state travel ban order […]