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Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has advised Nigerians to vote for credible leaders who have the country at heart and would see Nigeria as their project. He gave the advice during an interview with newsmen in Minna, Niger State on Thursday after a visit to the former Head of State, General Abduisalam Abubakar, who recently […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred Nigerian citizenship on 286 foreign nationals. The conferment of citizenship on beneficiaries from the United States, Europe, the Americas, Asia, Middle East, Oceania and Africa was done Thursday at a ceremony held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Addressing the new Nigerians, President Buhari urged them to […]

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said that the protesting members of the National Association of Nigerian students, NANS, that blocked a traffic-laden section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway are “violating” the country’s law. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, stated this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal […]

A 24-year-old Nigerian identified as Annastasia Micheal has declared her intention to give one of her kidneys to Ekweremadu’s daughter. On Monday, Ekweremadu’s daughter had publicly appealed for kidney donation to save her life. Annastasia made a public post on Facebook when she said she had made up her mind to assist Sonia in a […]

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday expressed his view on the call for the resignation of Senator Iyorchia Ayu as the National Chairman of the party. Atiku, who led other leaders of the party to Ibadan on an interactive session with stakeholders of the PDP, said that the call […]

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Basic Education and Services on Tuesday warned governors in the country to prioritize basic education or be ready to face the consequences. The chairman of the committee, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, said this in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, at the end of a two-day oversight visit to inspect completed […]

“More Nigerians are poorer and more miserable today than in 2015,” said Mr Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming general elections. He accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government of worsening the nation’s economy since it took over power at the centre in the last […]

President Buhari on Tuesday, said his regime has done “extremely well” considering the limited resources available to it. The President, spoke during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Imo State Government House in Owerri, the state capital, after inaugurating the Owerri-Orlu Road, phase one of the Owerri-Okigwe Road and the state House of Assembly complex rebuilt […]

The Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said next year’s Presidential election is not based on ethnicity or religion, hence it is nobody’s turn. Speaking at the Labour Party Leadership Retreat in Abuja on Monday, Mr. Obi promised to sign a performance agreement with the Nigerian Labour Congress to make sure that […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress on Monday vowed to mobilise its members across the 774 local government areas in Nigeria to achieve victory for Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in next year’s presidential election. NLC National President, Ayuba Wabba, said this on Monday at the National Retreat of the party in Abuja. “One issue that […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students, South-West zone, on Monday, said it would commence protests on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Sagamu Interchange) over the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. According to the association, the protest was organised as a result of the lingering ASUU strike. The association’s position was contained in a […]

The number of passports issued by the Nigeria Immigration Service rose by 38 per cent between 2020 and 2021, Punch observed. This is an increase from 767,164 to 1,059,607 passports issued in 2020 and 2021 respectively. According to data obtained from the NIS, the passport types ranged from standard, official, diplomatic, emergency travel certificates and refugee passports […]

Sonia, the daughter of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Monday begged members of the public to donate kidney to her. The young woman, whose parents are currently facing charges of organ harvesting in the United Kingdom made the plea on her Instagram page on Monday. In the statement, Sonia noted that she had […]

President Buhari on Saturday said the United Kingdom under the late Queen Elizabeth stood by Nigeria during torrid times. He said the UK during the Civil War between 1967 and 1970 supported the unity of Nigeria, adding that the Queen visited the country twice before her demise. The President spoke during a condolence visit to […]

Taiwo Obindo, president of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), says more than 60 million Nigerians are suffering from mental illnesses.  Obindo said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.  He said some factors hindering the management of mental illness in Nigeria include myths and traditional beliefs, inadequate mental […]

Some police officers were on Sunday killed when gunmen attacked the convoy of Ifeanyi Ubah, the senator representing Anambra South District in the Nigerian Senate. The senator’s convoy was attacked in Enugwu-Ukwu, a community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria’s south-east. The gunmen were said to have ambushed and opened fire on […]

The Federal Government has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (AUU) to the National Industrial Court over the union’s ongoing strike which is in its seventh month. In a statement on Sunday, the Head of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, said the Federal Government took the […]

Usman Abubakar-Rimi, a final year Medicine and Surgery student of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, UDUS, has turned to a street food vendor due to prolonged industrial action by University lecturers. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday, September 9,  Abubakar-Rimi said he conceived the initiative in order to engage in productive living […]