President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, in a post on his official X handle, said that the poverty figures must be “properly contextualised” within the limits of global poverty measurement models. “While Nigeria values its partnership with the World Bank and appreciates its contributions to policy analysis, the figure […]
Bode Oyetunde, the representative of Nigeria and São Tomé and Príncipe on the AfDB board, disclosed this on the sidelines of the 31st Nigeria Economic Summit (NES). He said the loan could be approved before the end of the year. He said the AfDB has been working strongly to support Nigeria’s “very bold and aggressive” […]
The resumption, earlier postponed by two weeks, stalled progress on several national priorities, including the proposed National Security Summit, amendments to the Electoral Act, the Constitution Alteration Bill, and the long-pending National Assembly Budget and Research Office Bill aimed at strengthening fiscal oversight. An internal memo from the Senate leadership confirmed the new resumption date, […]
Acting on intelligence about criminal groups terrorising communities and destroying farmlands, the troops launched simultaneous clearance missions around Tarhembe, Tornyi, TY Farm, and Kando in Takum, as well as parts of Ussa. During the operation, troops engaged the terrorists in a brief gun battle, forcing them to flee. They recovered four rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, […]
In his new book, Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum, Irabor argued that the absence of political will had hindered Nigeria’s response to the insurgency. He said a state of emergency backed by the National Assembly would mobilise all elements of national power, economic, political, social, diplomatic, and military, to end the war. […]
Obasanjo disclosed this at the public presentation of Scars, Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum, a book authored by former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Lucky Irabor (retd.). Obasanjo said, “Boko Haram is now virtually becoming part of our life. Should we accept that? If we should not accept it, what should we do? […]
In a statement released to journalists, security chiefs in Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo states confirmed this to journalists, saying that they had activated various containment plans to prevent the infiltration of their states by bandits fleeing the ongoing military operations in Kwara. This came as the Federal Government uncovered the movement of the bandits […]
The Golden Eaglets missed out on a place at the next edition after losing to Ghana in the WAFU B semi-final, ruling them out of both the AFCON and the FIFA U-17 World Cup. It is the second consecutive failure after also missing the last tournament. Garba argued that WAFU B, home to some of […]
Jackson Udom, special assistant on media to the senate president, said in a statement that Akpabio spoke while delivering a goodwill message in Owerri, the capital of Imo state. The occasion was the launch of “Ten Years of Impactful Leadership of the APC Administration in Nigeria”, a book authored by Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo. […]
Fellow Nigerians, Today marks the 65th anniversary of our great nation’s Independence. As we reflect on the significance of this day and our journey of nationhood since October 1, 1960, when our founding fathers accepted the instruments of self-government from colonial rule, let us remember their sacrifice, devotion, and grand dream of a strong, prosperous, […]