Nigeria

Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, is celebrating Yemi Osinbajo at 63. Omo-Agege believes the Vice President is one of the prime figures driving the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari’s change agenda. According to him, the robust stature of Yemi, his intellectual presence and his pragmatic actions in the ...

Director-General, National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has urged Nigerian youths to develop entrepreneurial skills to decrease unemployment in the country. In a recent statement by the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday, Prof. Mojisola revealed this at the 4th Annual Lecture and Matriculation ...

50 years after his government ended a brutal civil war with the Igbo, ex-Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has come out to say that the Igbo nation has been marginalized in Nigeria’s polity. Yakubu, who spoke at a public event organized by Igbo Leadership Development Foundation, wants the right ...

Ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo has come out to say he was forced to adjust his 83rd birthday programme because of the Coronavirus. He revealed this in Abeokuta as he spoke at a symposium organized to celebrate his 83rd birthday. According to him, his ceremony was supposed to hold between Tuesday and ...

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle has urged the Federal Government to adopt modern technology to battle insecurity in Nigeria. Rev. Samson revealed this at the yearly Christian Fellowship Thanksgiving organized by Independent Newspapers Limited held in Lagos. According to him, the Federal Government has ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo on his 83rd birthday. The President congratulated the Ogun State politician for his life of courage, dedication and service to Nigeria, Africa, and humanity in general. According to him, OBJ’s commitment to the country’s nationhood will always be outstanding and commendable. He ...

Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has urged the Federal Government to set up more standard isolation centres across Nigeria to check the likely spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. He revealed this recently at a meeting with the Health Minister and officials of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control ...

Stakeholders from the Civil Society organizations have said the corruption in our electoral system is because of the desperation of Nigerian politicians. They believe the presence of military personnel in elections is an aberration to democracy. The group which met under the auspices Focus Group Discussion (FGD), disclosed that the ...

A Consultant Virologist, Dr Adeola Fowotade, has come out to say that the hot tropical climate in Nigeria can reduce the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 in the country. Dr. Adetola of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, revealed this as he spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recently. According ...

Ex Vice Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Peter Obi has praised the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, for doing their bit to draw national and global attention to the terrible security situation in the country. Peter Obi, who shared this at the sideline of an international ...

Hollywood actress, Lupita Nyong’o is definitely enjoying her time in Lagos. The movie star recently flaunted amazing pictures of herself wearing a Nigerian aso-ebi to a Lagos party and it was a beautiful sight to behold. The color of the attire definitely blended well with her skin. See what she ...

President Muhammadu Buhari is celebrating Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, at 78. In a recent statement by his spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina Buhari hailed Adeboye’s dedication to God, focus on the welfare of the church and his persistency in preaching and living the ...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has reflected on his high school days at his alma mater, Keffi Boys High School, Nasarawa State. He revealed this at the 70th anniversary and Annual General Meeting of the college and the launch of N350 million Umaru Musa Yar’Adua e-library. ...

The President of Commonwealth Medical Association, CMA. Enabulele has come out to talk about how Nigeria can prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Enabulele disclosed that even if several papers have said the country is fully prepared for the deadly virus, he is not very sure because more work needs ...

After the recent confirmed case of Coronavirus in Nigeria, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said the FG is intensifying its public sensitization and enlightenment campaign on the disease. Lai, who revealed this in a statement today said media agencies under the ministry like the NTA, FRCN, ...

The Federal Government has said Boko Haram insurgents and their ISWAP partners are now targetting Christians and Christian villages to initiate a religious war in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed revealed this at a media briefing today in Abuja. According to him, the deadly group ...

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Architect Olamilekan Adegbite, has said the Federal Government is set to ban barite importation in Nigeria. He revealed this at a 1-day Stakeholders Forum on Local Barite Development in Nigeria’ held in Abuja. According to him, the repeated importation of barite has led ...

Police PRO, Dolapo Badmus has urged the citizens to not be intimidated by any law enforcement officer who would want to arrest them for having tattoos on their bodies or dreadlock on their head. She revealed this on Twitter recently. According to her, no one is a criminal for such ...

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has come out to say that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) must safeguard Nigeria’s growing population and curb her crime profile. Mohammed Adamu recently came out to speak over the poor salary structure of policemen in Nigeria and inadequate personnel. Speaking at a public ...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has said the Senate might consider the report of an Ad-Hoc Committee on security challenges next week to proffer solutions to the country’s security issues. Ahmad revealed this during the plenary sequel to the consideration of a motion brought to the floor by Senator Aishatu Dahiru ...