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The Federal Government has declared Monday, 29th May 2023 as work-free for all workers in the country. According to the federal government, the decision is to allow Nigerians to commemorate the inauguration of the nation’s 16th democratically elected President. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuiab Belgore in a statement on Friday noted […]

Mallam Adamu Adamu, has confessed that he was novice in education sector when President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him Minister of Education in 2015. Adamu, who is the longest serving minister, stated this at a valedictory session with officials and heads of parastatals of  the Ministry on Thursday. He said he was forced to apply wisdom […]

The President-elect Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, in Abuja, said he will not disappoint the trust conferred upon him by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and millions of Nigerians. He also affirmed that he understands the magnitude of the honour conferred upon him and the corresponding task ahead. Tinubu made the promise in his […]

The national carrier, Nigeria Air, is yet to begin operations 96 hours to the end of the present administration, Daily Trust reports. The eight-year tenure of President Muhammadu, which commenced on May 29, 2015, comes to an end on Monday, May 29, 2023. Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation, had insisted that Nigeria Air will fly […]

The planet should be ready for a disease even deadlier than Covid, the head of the World Health Organisation warned on Monday. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the World Health Assembly forum that the threat of another public health crisis could not be kicked ‘down the road’. He also claimed that, despite the darkest days of the […]

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Tony Blair arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday and met with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Tinubu, on his official Twitter account (@OfficialBAT), revealed the purpose of the visitation. He said the visit was to discuss mutual interests between Nigeria and the Tony Blair Institute for Good Governance, an institute owned by […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the newly inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals will help Nigeria generate more power for its electricity sector.  Speaking at the inauguration in Lagos State, Governor of the apex bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said the Dangote Refinery is expected to generate 12,000 megawatts of electricity. He […]

The leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its one-week warning strike which it embarked upon on Wednesday, May 17. President of the association, Dr. Emeka Orji, told Channels Television via a telephone conversation that the association suspended the action for two weeks after reaching some agreement with the government on […]

Worried by the high influx of migrants, the United Kingdom is set to announce new restrictions that will stop Nigerian students and other nationalities studying in the UK from travelling with their families. According to a report by The Sun UK, the crack down, which will see all masters students and many other post graduates […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein as the substantive Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). This was contained in a circular by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esin, dated 19th May, 2023, and signed by the Director, Communications in her office, Mallam Mohammed Abdullahi […]

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has said he did not have an encounter with evil spirits during his eight-year sojourn at the Presidential Villa. In an article titled ‘The spiritual side of Aso Rock’, Reuben Abati, who occupied Adesina’s office under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, had claimed that there […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, May 25 confer national honours on President-elect Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, the vice-president-elect. Tinubu will be conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) while Shettima will be honoured with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON). Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential transition […]

The United Kingdom has warned its citizens in Nigeria from travelling to Anambra State. The warning came two days after an attack on the convoy of United State consulate workers in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state by yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Tuesday. It would be recalled that the convoy carried nine Nigerian nationals: […]

The Federal Government says the Federal Ministry of Aviation has been renamed as the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace of Nigeria. The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, made the announcement in Abuja on Wednesday, moments after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Sirika explained that the alteration became […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday expressed disbelief, over US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s call to the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Earlier on Wednesday, the United States Diplomatic mission in Nigeria announced that Blinken spoke to Tinubu on topics relating to Nigeria’s relationship with the U.S. as the […]