President Bola Tinubu on Thursday swore in retired Gen. Christopher Musa as the new Minister of Defence. The president administered the oath of office on Musa in his office at the State House, Abuja. Tinubu had described Musa as a “fine gentleman” whose track record[Read More…]
President Bola Tinubu has nominated retired Gen. Christopher Musa as the new Minister of Defence. A letter conveying the nomination was sent to Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday for confirmation. Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, announced the development in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. The[Read More…]
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced the rescue of all 38 worshippers abducted earlier in the week from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. In a post on his verified X handle, the President said the breakthrough followed[Read More…]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has extended the registration period for the 2025 Batch ‘C’ Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) till midnight of November 11. In a statement on Saturday in Abuja, the Director, Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, said the registration deadline was extended to enable Prospective[Read More…]
The Senate on Wednesday screened and confirmed the appointment of new Service Chiefs, nominated by President Bola Tinubu. The new service chiefs confirmed are Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen Waheed Shaibu, Chief of Air Staff, AVM Kennedy Aneke and Chief of[Read More…]
The new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, on Thursday assumed office at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Amupitan arrived at about 2:40 p.m. in the company with the Acting Chairman, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, national commissioners and the secretary to the commission, shortly after[Read More…]
The Federal Government has threatened to invoke the ‘no work, no pay’ policy should the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) proceed on its planned two-week strike action. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, issued the warning in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Director,[Read More…]
The Edo State Executive Council has approved a revised supplementary budget of N799.820 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, up from the initial N675.220 billion, representing an increase of approximately N125 billion, or 18 percent. The approval followed an emergency executive meeting presided over by the Chairman-in-Council and[Read More…]
NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE 65TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA, OCTOBER 1, 2025 Fellow Nigerians, Today marks the 65th anniversary of our great nation’s Independence. As we reflect on the significance of this[Read More…]
Arise TV news anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, has died in the early hours of Monday following an armed robbery incident in her house in the Katampe area of Abuja. She was aged 29. A statement which Arise TV Management issued and signed by Hadiza Usman-Ajayi said the robbery was being[Read More…]
