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Tinubu convenes first Council of State meeting August 13

President Bola Tinubu will today, August 13, at noon, convene the inaugural Council of State meeting under his administration. The council, which comprises...

Breaking: Tinubu swears in Mrs. Esther Walson-Jack as new Head of Civil Service

President Bola Tinubu has formally inaugurated Mrs. Esther Walson-Jack as the new Head of the Federation’s Civil Service. Walson-Jack took the oath of...

Breaking: Dynamite shatters Rivers State APP’s secretariat

Dynamite struck the Action People’s Party (APP) secretariat in Port Harcourt on Monday morning, sending shockwaves through the area. According to reports, the...

Horror, grief as factory worker commits suicide, jumps into iron melting pot in Lagos

Company staff and family members have been overcome with grief as a worker committed suicide, jumping into an iron melting pot at the...

Gov. Abiodun Visits Naval Chief, Donates 100 Hectares for Naval Base, Dockyard in Ogun

Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun has allocated 100 hectares to the Nigerian Navy to build a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in the state. Abiodun...

Breaking: Plane with 62 passengers onboard crashes in Brazil

theAn ATR-72 aircraft, operated by Voepass Linhas Aéreas, was en route from Cascavel, in the state of Paraná, to Guarulhos in São Paulo...

Kano Govt files fresh charges against ex-Gov. Ganduje, three others in alleged N57.4bn fraud case

The Kano State Government has slammed fresh fraud charges against former Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, his former Commissioner for Local Government, Murtala Garo, and...

Tinubu appoints governing councils for Nigerian Army University, other varsities, institutions

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerians to the governing councils of these federal universities and tertiary institutions of...

FG rejects external interference, launches investigation into protest-related violence

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has restated Nigeria’s opposition to external meddling in its affairs, harping on the value of...

Tinubu appoints commissioners for RMAFC, board members for TETFund

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 21 Nigerians as federal commissioners of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The...

Pres. Tinubu appoints 7 heads of FG agencies

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday appointed new heads for strategic agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management...

Amid protests, Tinubu, security chiefs in closed-door emergency meeting

President Bola Tinubu is currently holding a closed-door meeting with the National Security Council, comprising top officials of security chiefs and heads of...

Breaking: NNPC Ltd. Launches Utapate Crude Oil Grade

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has announced the introduction of Utapate crude oil blend, a new crude oil grade, into...

FCT paralysed as joint security operation causes gridlock, leaving commuters stranded

Commuters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), including workers and traders, experienced significant difficulties accessing their workplaces on Monday due to a joint...

Tinubu seeks end to bloodshed, lists administration’s successes

President Bola Tinubu has urged an immediate halt to the widespread hunger protests and a peaceful resolution of the issues raised by Nigerians....

Protests: Pres. Tinubu addresses the nation on Sunday morning

President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am. A statement by Chief Ajuri...