The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has called on Japan to join Africa in advocating for reform of the UN Security Council to ensure fair and equitable representation for the continent. Tuggar disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by Alkasim Abdulkadir, Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy to the…
The Benue State House of Assembly has recalled seven members who were suspended earlier in February. This followed the reading of a joint letter by the suspended members, presented by the Majority Leader, Mr Saater Tiseer, during plenary on Tuesday in Makurdi. After reading the letter, Mr Tiseer moved a motion for their recall, noting…
Five communities in Sokoto’s Sabon Birni Local Government Area have been submerged by floods from the River Rima, leaving residents stranded and key roads impassable. Lawmakers on Wednesday pressed for urgent action after Al-Mustapha Aminu (APC–Sabon Birni North) told the House that the downpour had displaced families and severed the Goronyo–Sabon Birni road at Gajit…
The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has arrested suspected kidnappers involved in the abduction and killing of Miss Favour Francis, a resident of Ombi Anzaku community in Lafia Local Government Area. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Lafia, describing the arrests as part of…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will on May 28, arraign Mr Karl Toriola, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc. Toriola, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and others will be arraigned over alleged failure to produce documents and information required by the commission in compliance with a…
Gov Babagana Zulum of Borno has directed the 27 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen to take immediate steps towards implementing the new N70,000 minimum wage for council workers. Zulum gave the directive on Sunday during a high-level meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Nigeria Union…
Sen Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) has described the late leader of PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, as a fiercely loyal and courageous person who stood for what the region believed in and never wavered. Pan Niger Delta Development Forum (PANDEF) is the umbrella body of the traditional rulers, leaders, and stakeholders in the coastal states of the…
Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s foreign intelligence service has reiterated Russia’s conditions for ending the war in Ukraine. Russian state news agency, TASS quoted Naryshkin as saying that Ukraine must renounce its ambitions to join NATO and give up territories annexed by Moscow if the Ukraine war was to end. “The conditions of the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, after detaining him on Monday over alleged fraudulent withdrawals totalling N189 billion during his tenure. A source in the EFCC said Tambuwal was granted administrative bail on Tuesday and would be allowed to leave the commission’s headquarters after fulfilling his…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the start of the 2025 Licensing Round, effective Dec. 1, 2025, following approval from President Bola Tinubu, who also serves as Minister of Petroleum Resources. NUPRC Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe, made the announcement at the Project One Million Barrels Per Day (1MMBOPD) Additional Production Investment Forum…
