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The Nigerian Government has condemned what it describes as an apparent coup d’état in the Republic of Guinea. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ESTHER SUNSUWA, made the position of the government known in a statement. According to the statement, the takeover of power by the military is in clear violation of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good G...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has sacked the Ministers of Agriculture and Power, MOHAMMED SABO NANONO and SALEH MAMMAN. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, FEMI ADESINA, said the Minister of Environment, MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR has been redeployed to the Ministry of Agriculture while the Minister of State for Works, ABUBAKAR ALIYU is to take over as Minister of Power. ...

Suspected bandits have abducted an unconfirmed number of students following an attack on Kaya Day Secondary School in Zamfara State. Although police authorities in Zamfara have yet to confirm the incident, sources explained that the gunmen invaded the school in a large number and left with the students to an undisclosed location. The abduction comes despite recent measures announc...

Ondo State Governor, ROTIMI AKEREDOLU has signed the anti-grazing bill into law. The governor signed the bill today after it was earlier passed by the State House of Assembly. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, DONALD OJOGO. According to the governor, the signage of the ...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has urged Nigerian graduates to apply for the Jubilee Fellows Programme. The programme which is a Federal Government initiative in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), aims to place 20,000 skilled young Nigerian graduates (under the age of 30) into jobs in private and public sector organizations around the country. The jobs a...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks in the country to publish the names and Bank Verification Number (BVN) of defaulters of its forex policy. According to a memo made available to newsmen, the defaulters of the policy are those using fake visas and canceling air tickets after purchase of Personal Travel Allowance (PTA) and Business Travel Allowance (BTA). The ...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has said the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy will sustain the confidence of the Armed Forces to end criminality in the country. In a statement by his special media aide, FEMI ADESINA, President BUHARI noted that the attack, which led to the loss of lives, came when the military had put insurgents, bandits, kidnappers, and other criminals on the retreat. ...

The Plateau State government has re-imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jos North Local Government Area (LGA). Director of Press and Public Affairs to Governor SIMON LALONG, Dr MAKUT MACHAM, announced this in a statement. Imposing curfew on the local government follows tensions sparked by the attack on Yelwa Zangam – a village in Zangam District of the state....

Former President OLUSEGUN OBASANJO has asked political elites and the Federal Government to prioritize the security and economy of the nation, rather than the current agitation about the 2023 general elections. The elder statesman made the call when he met with the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), UCHE SECONDUS, at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State. OLU...

N’GOLO KANTE has been nominated for the UEFA Player of the Year Award for the 2020/21 season alongside his Chelsea teammate JORGINHO and Manchester City star KEVIN DE BRUYNE. Chelsea’s THOMAS TUCHEL was shortlisted for the coach prize along with Manchester City’s, PEP GUARDIOLA and ROBERTO MANCHINI, who led Italy to European Championship glory.The shortlist was selected by...