President Bola Tinubu has reiterated the need for collaboration and stronger ties among African countries. Tinubu spoke in Abuja on Thursday while receiving a letter of credence from Cheick Oumar Coulibaly, the Malian ambassador to Nigeria. According to a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Tinubu said […]
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Rome, Italy, on Saturday at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV. In a statement he issued on Thursday, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced that President Tinubu will travel with senior Catholic leaders to attend a special Mass marking the beginning of […]
South Sudan’s government on Thursday denied that President Salva Kiir had died, following online speculation. The long-serving 73-year-old leader has long been dogged by rumours of ill-health. But he has been pictured in recent months meeting visiting dignitaries and ordering a series of dramatic government reshuffles. He has also moved decisively against his long-time rival, […]
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 23.71% in April 2025, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday. The statistics office said the April 2025 headline inflation figure represents a 0.52% decline when compared to that of March 2025. On a month-on-month basis, inflation […]
The House of Representatives has called for the establishment of at least one computer-based testing (CBT) in each of the 774 local government areas of the country for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The lawmakers made the resolution during plenary on Thursday, following the admission by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington next week at a time of strained ties between the two countries, Pretoria said in a statement released late on Wednesday. Tensions have been rising for months over a range of policy issues, culminating this week in the United States resettling a […]
Peter Obi has commended the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede, for admitting to glitches in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) but said such errors should be avoided in the future. Oloyede had, in a rare admission while fighting back tears, said some errors affected candidates’ performance in the examination, […]
Barring any last-minute change of plan, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to hold a crucial meeting today to deliberate on modalities for the forthcoming National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, as the crisis over the party’s national secretaryship continues to fester. The meeting comes amid fresh threats from […]
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of five nominees for the position of Resident Electoral Commissioners. The confirmation followed the screening of the nominees by the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, led by Senator Simon Lalong. Findings revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had formally requested the Senate’s confirmation of the five nominees as […]
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has said that President Bola Tinubu currently enjoys more support in Kaduna State than he did in 2023 when former Governor Nasiru El-Rufai held sway. Speaking during a live interview on TVC News on Tuesday evening, Governor Sule dismissed recent comments by El-Rufai, suggesting that President Tinubu’s popularity in the North is […]
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has revealed that Nigerians account for about 10% of the United Kingdom’s annual visitors, highlighting the strong and growing ties between both nations. Montgomery made this known on Wednesday in Abuja during a press briefing on UK-Nigeria Economic Growth. He was joined by the Director General of […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of armed forest guards to secure Nigeria’s 1,129 forests from terrorists and criminal gangs. This was made known on Wednesday by Sunday Dare, the special adviser to president Tinubu on media and public communication on his official X account. “The President directed that the forest guards be well-trained […]
The Senate has launched an investigative hearing into the implementation of the Federal Character Principle in public sector recruitment, with lawmakers expressing readiness to amend the existing law to address persistent imbalances. The inquiry spearheaded by the Senate Committee on Federal Character, aims to scrutinize how federal ministries, departments, and agencies have complied with constitutional […]
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday Qatar Airways had placed a “record” order for 160 planes from Boeing, as he signed a raft of deals in Doha alongside Qatar’s emir. The order, which the White House said was Boeing’s largest ever for wide-body jets, deepens ties between the US aerospace giant and the giant Middle East carrier. Qatar Airways will honour a […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has insisted that France does not want to trigger a third world war in its support for Ukraine, while also proposing multiple referendums on key reforms as part of his plan for the remaining two years of his presidency. In a lengthy three-hour television appearance on Tuesday evening, Macron stressed the need for […]
The Presidency has announced that the country has attracted over $8 billion in investments for deepwater and gas projects within a year. This was made known by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, during her address at the 2025 Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. She highlighted that the […]
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has warned that more governors, senators, and members of the House of Representatives are likely to defect from the party ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, Ologbondiyan likened the current political climate to a ‘football transfer window,’ […]
The World Bank has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has only been remitting 50 per cent of revenue gains from the removal of the Premium Motor Spirit subsidy to the Federation Account. This disclosure is contained in the latest World Bank Nigeria Development Update, which highlights concerns over fiscal transparency and revenue […]
The Oyo State Government has approved the sum of ₦4.5 billion as financial support to the survivors and victims of the Bodija explosion which occurred on January 16, 2024. This decision was taken at the ongoing Executive Council meeting at the Executive Chambers of the Governor’s office. According to a statement by the Commissioner for […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has admitted errors in the results of some candidates who took the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). On Tuesday, the board commenced the review of the candidates’ results with some stakeholders after widespread complaints of low scores by candidates who have a track record of better performance. Speaking on […]
