The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration has freed up resources for national development. Idris stated this in Minna on Wednesday during the Tinubu Administration Mid-Term Sensitisation Campaign. He was represented by Dr Asabe Sule-Garba, Head of the Federal Information Resource…
Saint Lucia has conferred its highest national honour, the Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia (KCOSL), on President Bola Tinubu. The honour was awarded in recognition of President Tinubu’s efforts to strengthen historical and cultural ties between Africa and the Caribbean region. Mr Errol Charles, Governor-General of Saint Lucia, performed the formal investiture…
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called on Israel and Hamas to ensure that all people they are holding are treated humanely. OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan, in a statement, stated that images of emaciated Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees released as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement had been deeply…
The Peoples Democratic Party says it has zoned its party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections to the Southern Nigeria and the national chairman to the North. The resolution was reached during the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) 102nd convention held at the PDP’s national headquarters in Abuja on Monday. The party’s National Publicity…
Guinness Nigeria Plc says it is prioritising increased connection, purpose and impact, especially following the recent change in majority shareholding and as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. Its Managing Director, Mr Girish Sharma, who disclosed the focus in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, said that this promises greater local agility and innovation for the…
Nigeria’s MSM Group says its expansion in the oil and gas sector, which has unlocked reserves valued at more than $15 billion, would not have been possible without the support of President Bola Tinubu. Chairman Muazzam Mairawani told journalists in Abuja that the president’s endorsement emboldened the company to push forward with ambitious projects and…
The Premier League transfer window opened on Wednesday, giving clubs the opportunity to improve their squads for the remainder of the 2024-25 season and beyond. Teams will be able to sign players until the window closes at 11 p.m. GMT (6 p.m. ET) on Feb. 3, 2025. ESPN reports that the transfer window also applies…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday paid private visit to two former Heads of State, Retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, in Minna, Niger. Tinubu told newsmen that the visit was a demonstration of respect for the two former leaders whom she described as ‘fathers of our nation’. “I have…
Arab leaders are meeting in Cairo on Tuesday with Egypt to present a plan for Gaza that would sideline Hamas and create interim bodies run by Arab, Muslim and Western states. This would be in contrast to U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea of a “Middle East Riviera.’’ Who will run Gaza is the big unanswered…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that multi-dimensional approach beyond military intervention is needed to address insecurity in the Sahel. Gen. Musa made this statement while delivering a message during the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Inaugural Annual International Lecture on Thursday in Abuja. The Lecture with theme, ““Insecurity in…
