Vice President Kashim Shettima has commended the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria for the improved coordination of the 2026 Hajj exercise, attributing the success of the pilgrimage to President Bola Tinubu’s leadership and decisive intervention. According to a statement issued on Friday by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of […]
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has criticised former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for repeatedly referring to President Bola Tinubu as “Bola” during a press conference in Abuja on Friday. Keyamo, in a post on his X handle, described the reference as “very disrespectful and discourteous”, stressing […]
The Nigeria Police Force has released N13.53 million in financial assistance to the families of police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in Osun State. The cheques, totalling N13,531,081.10, were presented to the beneficiaries by the Osun State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Zungura, at the Command Headquarters in Osogbo on […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a full and transparent investigation into the deaths of suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State. He directed that officials found to have contributed to the deaths be arrested and prosecuted. Tinubu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser […]
The federal government has assured the people of Niger State that swift justice will be served over the tragic deaths of 37 artisanal miners in Wushishi, promising a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. Speaking in Minna while paying a condolebce visit to the Niger state Governor on Friday, the Minister of Interior, […]
President Bola Tinubu will address Nigerians on October 1 as part of activities marking the country’s 66th Independence anniversary, with the Federal Government opting for a low-key programme. The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation disclosed this in a statement on Thursday following the inauguration of the Inter-Ministerial Committee responsible for […]
The Federal Government has suspended the Niger State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, and ordered a full investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the state. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, ordered the suspension following the deaths of the miners, who were arrested […]
Saudi Arabia has rejected Nigeria’s request for an increase in its 2027 Hajj allocation, leaving the country with an approved quota of 50,000 pilgrims for next year’s pilgrimage. The management of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, noting that it had approached the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and […]
Leaving political office should not mark the end of public service, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu said on Thursday, as she urged former Speakers and Deputy Speakers of state Houses of Assembly to continue deploying their experience to national development. Tinubu spoke in Abuja at the National Summit of the Forum of Former Presiding Officers of […]
The Nigeria Union of Teachers has faulted the Federal Government over its decision to concede the management of King’s College, Lagos, to the institution’s Old Boys’ Association, accusing the government of shirking its responsibility to provide quality and accessible education for Nigerian children. The National President of the NUT, Audu Amba, said the concession of […]