The president’s aircraft touched down at the Galeão Air Force Base at 8:45 p.m. on Friday, where he was received by the commander of the base, Brazil’s deputy minister for Africa and the Middle East, Ambassador Carlos Sergio Sobral Duarte, and the deputy minister for trade promotion, science, technology, innovation, and culture. President Tinubu is […]
President Bola Tinubu has said that former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai wrote his name in gold in the sporting annals of Nigeria and the African continent. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on June 3, 2025, the President paid tribute to the football icon, fondly remembered […]
After taking arguments from lawyers to parties, a five-member panel of the apex court, presided over by Justice Mohammed Garba, said the date for judgment would be communicated to them. The appeal was filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate in the election held on September 21, 2024, Asue Ighodalo, SAN. Respondents […]
It was reported that the bill proposes granting the NDLEA the authority to retain a portion of the proceeds derived from drug-related crimes, contrary to the current legal framework. This communication was conveyed to the House of Representatives during the plenary session by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas. President Tinubu, who cited Section […]
On arrival at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the delegation was received by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia and Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole. Other government officials that received the delegation are the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, Minister of Agriculture, […]
Makinde stated this at the ‘Midterm Retreat’ organised for political appointees in his government, held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA. The governor, who said his administration was not focusing on short-term visibility, explained that it was laying down critical infrastructure that would speak for itself many years after his tenure. Reacting to […]
He described the gesture as a modest effort to assist the bereaved families during this difficult time.The government expressed its condolences to the people of Tadurga, Zuru Local Government Area and Kyebu in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area, both within the Zuru Emirate. Umar Abubakar Tafida, who conveyed the government’s sympathy during his visit to […]
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, made this known in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday in Akure. According to the statement, the nomination is in addition to the 12 nominees appointed last week by the governor and currently being screened for confirmation by the House of Assembly The nominees […]
The President gave the assurance while commissioning the newly constructed Arterial Road N5, Obafemi Awolowo Way, from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road III in the heart of the Federal Capital City, FCC, after the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. He stated that the arterial road N5 represents what we can achieve when vision meets action, […]
The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, announced this during an inter-ministerial press briefing held in Ibadan, the state capital. He said more than 58 cows have been arrested in the last two years, while many erring herdsmen were charged in court for violating the law. It was reported that the State […]