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British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has appointed a Nigerian, Kemi Badenoch (MP) as the UK Junior Minister for children and families. Kemi Badenoch made the announcement on her twitter page on Tuesday, following her appointment on Saturday. “I’m humbled to have been appointed a junior minister at the DfE. A huge privilege to be able […]
The UK Government has pledged its support to tackle the security challenges in the country. The British High Commission in a series of tweet on Tuesday condoled with the families of those that were killed at a funeral in Borno on Sunday. The British government called on the Nigerian government to ensure that those responsible […]
The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has announced the leadership of 69 committees for the Senate. Senator Lawan made the announcement on Tuesday during plenary. This comes after the confirmation of 43 ministerial nominees sent in by President Muhammadu Buhari last week. The screening of the ministerial nominees came to a conclusion after a week-long […]
The Federal Government and Lagos State have signed an agreement of cooperation to end the decade-long row over the control of waterways surrounding the state. According to a statement by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary of Lagos State, Gboyega Akosile, the agreement which concerns both the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and the Lagos State […]
Governors of the five southeastern states of the country have converged on the Enugu State Government House for their first meeting since the beginning of the year. Top on the agenda of the meeting is a review of the security situation in the zone and ways to improve it. The meeting would also address the […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked 35 state governors in Nigeria to emulate the example of the Governor of Oyo State, Mr Seyi Makinde, by publishing without further delay the full details of their asset declarations as submitted to the Code Of Conduct Bureau (CCB). According to a statement by the organisation’s […]
The Consular General of Nigerian High Commission in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr Godwin Adama has petitioned the South African Police authorities over the attack against a Nigerian nationale, Tayo Faniran, by two South African policemen. The Nigerian mission which is pressing for a case against the brutality of the policemen says the independent police investigative […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday joined people and government of Tunisia in mourning President Beji Caid Essebsi who died at the age of 92. According to him, the death of Essebsi, who is the first democratically elected leader of the North African country, will create a vacuum in the polity. The President, therefore, urged the […]
Female candidates who sat for the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates outshined their male counterparts in the examination, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has said. The Head of Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Olu Adenipekun, announced this on Friday while briefing reporters at the Council’s office in Yaba, […]
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has approved establishment of a National Action Committee (NAC) for implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, which he signed on behalf of Nigeria at the 12th Extraordinary Session of the AU Heads of State in Niamey, Niger Republic. The National Action Committee (NAC) will upon inauguration, undertake a […]
