Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria has the potential to be one of the world’s greatest nations if its citizens learn to live together in tolerance and peace. Shettima made the remarks on Wednesday in Jos, Plateau State, during a visit to the palace of Gbong Gwom Jos and Chairman of the Plateau State Council…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring a peaceful conduct of the forthcoming Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory, as its FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, charged personnel to uphold professionalism and neutrality. Speaking on Wednesday at a strategic meeting with senior officers at the corps’ FCT…
President Bola Tinubu has sent a message of sympathy to Nigerian football star and Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi following the death of his father, Mr Sunday Ndidi. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the Presidency, Mr Ndidi died in a road accident on Tuesday in Umunede, close to Agbor in Delta State….
The Delta State Football Association (DSFA) has condoled with Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi following the death of his father, Pa Ndidi. Pa Ndidi was involved in a fatal road accident early on Tuesday in Umunede, Delta State. He was taken to a hospital in Agbor, where he was later pronounced dead. He was a…
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Justice Oyewole Kayode as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, read the letter during plenary on Tuesday. In the letter, Tinubu cited Section 231(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Nigerian Senate to amend existing legislation to allow for an increase in the number of judges at the Federal High Court from the current 70 to 90. The proposal was submitted through a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and was presented to lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary…
President Bola Tinubu is strongly committed to delivering durable and high-quality road infrastructure for Nigerians, the Minister of State for Works, Mr Bello Goronyo, has said. Speaking during an inspection of the Zaria–Gusau–Sokoto dual carriageway in Gusau on Sunday, Mr Goronyo said the Federal Government remained resolute in its efforts to improve road networks nationwide….
Explosive materials kept inside a warehouse triggered the fire that engulfed sections of the Amuwo-Odofin Industrial Estate in Mile 2, Lagos, on Saturday night, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed. The Controller General of the agency, Mrs Margaret Adeseye, said firefighters received a distress call at 9:29 p.m. and were on site…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, has named Mr Sani Daura as his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol Matters. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the minister’s spokesman, Mr Lere Olayinka, said Daura brings more than three decades of experience in protocol and ceremonial duties within the FCT Administration….
Annalena Baerbock, President of the UN General Assembly, has brushed aside speculation that US President Donald Trump intends to undermine the United Nations by creating a rival international body. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Baerbock said the United Nations existed to safeguard global peace and security, and that its inclusive structure was…
