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The Directorate of Public Prosecutions of the Federation (DPPF) in the Federal Ministry of Justice has stepped up strategies to meet high expectations over increasing prosecution demands arising from cases that......more

President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday expressed a renewed commitment to the space sector, describing it as the foundation of cyber security and a vibrant digital economy. The President, who spoke at a......more

Human Rights Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Sunday faulted those questioning the nomination of the immediate past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors. President Muhammadu Buhari, last week nominated the ex-service......more
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Nigeria on Sunday recorded its lowest COVID-19 daily infection toll since last December with 506 new cases. However, while the new cases reduced, the death toll from the virus remained relatively......more

President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the nation’s 60th Anniversary Logo with a pledge that his administration will continue to work towards greater inclusiveness. President Buhari also called for the participation of......more

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officers for nine of the agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji......more

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, swore in 12 permanent secretaries appointed in June. The officials were sworn in at the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja.......more

With the coronavirus pandemic rapidly ravaging the global economy, the Federal Government is planning to inject N2 trillion as an intervention in the economy, the Minister of State for Budget and......more

The number of coronavirus cases across the African continent has reached 49,121, with 1,956 related deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa said on Wednesday. According to the organisation’s statistics, COVID-19......more

Concerned Professionals’ Congress (CPC) has expressed support to ongoing advanced plans by the Defence Headquarters under the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin to recall retired military medical personnel to complement those......more

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the families of three University of Port Harcourt students reportedly murdered by their kidnappers and their bodies buried in a shallow grave in April. The......more

Evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the U.S. due to the novel coronavirus pandemic is to begin on May 10, according to the Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York. The consulate-general disclosed......more

Nigeria’s tally of confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 2558 on Sunday evening, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed. There was a drop in the number of infections......more

The FCTA says it will enforce rigorously the guidelines regulating the easing of the lockdown in the FCT as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Territory.......more

At 59, Nigeria is in war! It is a brutal fact. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, NAM, tried to pass this message on Thursday, September 26, 2019......more
59 Garlands for the Nigerian MilitaryAt 59, Nigeria is in war! It is a brutal fact. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, NAM, tried to pass this message on Thursday, September 26, 2019......more

A GROUP, the Concerned Professionals’ Congress, CPC, has called for more civilian support to the armed forces while endorsing President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day pledge to continue addressing the critical needs......more

Against the backdrop of heightened expectations in some quarters that much action is yet to be seen after President Muhammadu Buhari was inaugurated on May 29, 2019 for a second term,......more
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, has said that the increasing threats to the nation’s economy and public safety arising from lack of information on how local......more

As Nigeria continues to grapple with multi-facetedsecurity crises in different parts of the country, the Buhari administration has released some measures being taken by the police and security forces to address......more
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The riveting drama that culminated in the guilty verdict by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen for violation of the code......more

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), in their thousands, are jubilatingas the giant United Nations humanitarian agency, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) handed over completed waterboreholes to Gwoza and Konduga communities in Borno State. The projects were executed under the auspices of an initiative funded......more

Civil society groups, analysts and stakeholders promoting good governance and accountability in government business have endorsed Federal Government’s new directives to curb leakages and profligacy in over fifty revenue agencies henceforth......more

The United States Department of Defence on Wednesday announced it has awarded the contract for the manufacturing of 12 A-29 Super Tucano combat aircraft on behalf of the Nigerian Air Force.......more
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday accepted the resignation of the Hon. Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. The President thanked the Minister for her services to the nation and wished her well......more

It was a dramatic scene at the expansive all-white colour No. 5, Cassandra Street, Maitama -Abuja home of former Inspector- General of Police, Alhaji Gambo Jimeta who burst into hilarious laughter......more
President Muhammadu Buhari has accused the National Assembly of tampering with the 2018 budget sent to them by cutting essential projects and inserting non-essential ones. Mr Buhari stated this while signing......more

With 1,190 votes secured in the primary election, Deputy governor of Ekiti state, Kolapo Olusola has won the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the July 14 governorship election. Olusola, is......more

Former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu has said he did not loot the state treasury during his eight year tenure in the state. He said this in reaction to the looters’......more

Self-exiled former Customs Comptroller-General, Dikko Abdullahi Inde, former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Kenneth Minimah and his Nigerian Air Force counterpart, Air Marshall Adesola Amosin topped the fresh list of......more

The Nigeria Customs Service said it has identified the importer of military wares which allegedly belong to the government of Kogi State. The customs also said it issued a 30-day ultimatum......more

President Muhammadu Buhari’s ongoing visit to Taraba today to be followed with visits to Benue, Yobe, Zamfara and Rivers States over reported attacks that left many dead and injured has sparked......more

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, came short of accusing Transparency International (TI), of taking a cue from former President Olusegun Obasanjo in giving its damning verdict that corruption in Nigeria has......more