The presidency has disowned a yacht spotted with the Nigerian flag in St-Tropez, a coastal town in France. Reports of a “presidential yacht belonging to the Nigerian government being used for vacation at St Tropez” have since gone viral on Read more…
On Sunday morning, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the faithful in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It was an early start in the Papuan capital, with Mass beginning at around 8am local time. According to local authorities, around 35,000 people Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has accepted the request by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, to proceed on indefinite leave.Ngelale, in a statement he personally signed yesterday, said he was proceeding on an indefinite leave of absence to Read more…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited has explained the only condition under which it can become the sole distributor for Dangote Refinery. NNPC made the clarification in a statement by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye. The firm Read more…
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has urged NATO countries to pressure Russia to agree to Kiev’s peace terms this fall. He made his statement during a meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Regular Read more…
The Federal Government has clarified that there are is no age restriction for sitting for the National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations. Contrary to recent reports suggesting a minimum age of 18 years, the government Read more…
Eighteen months after the 2023 presidential election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has offered clarification on the timing of the result declaration made in the early hours of March 1, 2023. President Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Read more…
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has called for reconciliation and the birth of a new Nigeria. Dr Tanko Yunusa, Interim National Coordinator Obidient Movement in statement on Friday in Abuja quoted Read more…
Bishop of Kaduna Dioceses, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has urged President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to reduce the price of fuel to ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians, warning that there is Read more…
The Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were sharply at odds Thursday over prospects of reaching a deal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, with Netanyahu saying it was “exactly inaccurate” that a breakthrough was close. “There’s not a Read more…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has responded to comments made by Mr. Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who challenged claims made by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero. It insisted that the Federal Government agreed not to Read more…
Dangote Group has debunked reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has started lifting Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, from its refinery. The company issued the disclaimer in a Thursday statement signed by its Group Read more…