Nigerians

Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has engaged 5,000 out-of-school students in WAEC and NECO tutorial classes across the 21 local government areas in Adamawa State. State Supervisor, Future Assured Foundation, Alhaji Yau Babayi, revealed this during the graduation of 600 women and youths, trained in several skills acquisition and ...

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said for Nigeria to fulfill her full potential, the people must be pragmatic in their selection of leaders. Nasir revealed this at the 2019 Ajasin Foundation Colloquium organized in honor of the first governor of Ondo State, the late Adekunle Ajasin, held in Akure, ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his government is focused on forging a vibrant and united Nigeria from the diverse religious and ethnic communities in the country. He disclosed this as he received the Tijjaniyya Muslim Religious Movement at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. He hailed the mutual understanding among ...

The Senate has urged Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed to educate the citizens on the proposed increase of Value Added Tax, VAT from five percent to 7.5 percent and its consequences. According to the Senate, the explanation is important since Nigerians would like to know the precise items excluded from ...

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has come out to say that he feels Nigeria might experience their own Brexit, unless the youths are educated politically to understand what restructuring is all about. Babatunde Fashola disclosed this as guest speaker at the 76th anniversary of the Island ...

Popular singer, Davido made the news yesterday when he shared a prayer line on social media, and Freeze has compared that prayer to that of Pastor Adeboye. Davido’s words were, “I declare into your life! Where you ought to be highly placed,you will not be replaced there. Your seat of ...

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has come out to say that the Federal Government is working tirelessly on initiatives that would bring back quality education and sustainable future for all citizens. Mr. Yemi disclosed this in Lagos during the 2019 edition of Edu360, organised by Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, with ...

Chairman Senate Committee, Army, Senator Ali Ndume has said the National Assembly will make sure the defence budget is adjusted to meet present security challenges in Nigeria. He revealed this in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna, saying that the allocation for the Armed Forces contained in the 2020 budget ...

Popular designer, Yomi Casual recently jumped on Instagram to blast BBNaija’s Mike for a post he put out and Nigerians have responded by dragging Yomi. Mike harmlessly flaunted a picture of himself and his wife alongside these words, “If my wife can’t come I’m not going,” and Yomi chose to ...

Nigerians staying in Ghana should shun the fake news asking them to withdraw their cash from all banks in the country, according to the High Commission of Nigeria in Accra. The Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Amb. Olufemi Abikoye revealed this today in a statement signed by Mr Ibrahim Abdulazeez, ...

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has said 94 per cent of Nigerians do not practice proper hand washing in the country. A UNICEF rep, Mr Oumar Doumbouya, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during the 2019 Global Handwashing Day Celebration with the theme: “Clean Hands for All” According ...

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has said the proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) increase will have a negative effect on consumption by urban communities and the richer sections of the population. Mrs Zainab, who disclosed this at the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja on ...

Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege has asked Nigerians to unite with President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to end the security challenge in the country. Ovie, who particularly reached out to politicians to stop politicising security matters, said it is now compulsory for all hands to be on deck to ...

Popular producer, Don Jazzy has begged the Federal Government to legalise Cannabis farming in Nigeria. He jumped on his Twitter page recently to make this plea. He wrote that it will be wise for the government to make the business environment conducive for whoever is interested in going into cannabis ...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has come out to say Nigeria will remain one indivisible country no matter the problems we face. Femi said that Nigerians have a lot of reasons to not be divided and remain united for our collective benefit. As he ...

Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians in the diaspora to use their resources, skills and talents to assist the country. The president urged Nigerians living in South Africa to always remember that they represent some of the best human assets Nigeria has. He disclosed this at a town hall meeting with ...

Ex Governor of Oyo State, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi has asked for sacrifice from the leaders and citizens to ensure the development of Nigeria. He disclosed this briefly after being honoured by the Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan on Sunday. Ajimobi was one of those who bagged meritorious award at a ceremony ...

As Nigeria marks its 59th Independence, popular music producer, Don Jazzy has had his say on the state of the country. On Twitter, he simply wrote, “As we celebrate Nigeria’s 59th Independence day tomorrow, we all need to reflect on many things: the significance of the labour of our heroes’ ...

Popular Nigerian rapper, Ruggedman has had his say on the present situation in Nigeria and how some Nigerians are concentrating on the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show. According to Ruggedman, “when it comes to a political or police brutality issue that affects their lives personally, they will act weak ...

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has come out to say he used to think our leaders were the problem in Nigeria until he joined politics. He said even if it is true that our politicians have let us down, it is up to us, the people, to fix it. He then ...