‘I knew my husband needed help’ — Aisha Buhari speaks on being vocal as first lady
Aisha Buhari, wife of the outgoing president, has spoken on her time as first lady and the performance of her husband in office. In an interview with The Sun published on Saturday, Aisha said President Muhammadu Buhari fulfilled half of his campaign promises. She said insecurity has been significantly tackled under the administration […]
Senate holds emergency plenary, extends implementation of 2022 supplementary budget
The senate on Saturday held an emergency plenary session to consider the 2022 supplementary budget. Senate President Ahmad Lawan presided over the emergency plenary. Apart from the supplementary budget, the legislations considered were the CBN Act Amendment Bill, the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act (repeal & re-enactment) bill, and the Nigerian Weight […]
Buhari to Nigerians: Don’t consider debt profile alone — look at our assets, investments
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to take the country’s assets and investments into account when considering the debt profile. The president said his administration doubled Nigeria’s stock of infrastructure to gross domestic product (GDP) from about 20 percent to over 40 percent. In a statement posted on Twitter on Saturday, the […]
Gunmen abduct another Catholic priest in Imo
Gunmen have abducted Mathias Opara, a Catholic priest, in Imo state. Opara was reportedly abducted along Ejemekwuru and Ogbaku roads between Oguta and Mbaitoli LGAs of Imo on Friday. NAN quoted a witness as saying the priest was kidnapped while returning from a burial ceremony of a colleague’s father at Izombe community […]
Newspaper Headlines: Presidency asks ministers to leave official vehicles behind | Tinubu vows to kill corruption
Reports on the dismissal of the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the presidential ticket of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Sirika unveils Nigeria Air, says 35 aircraft expected in next five years
The federal government unveiled Nigeria Air, the national carrier, on Friday in the country’s capital city. The unveiling ceremony was held at the airline’s operation centre situated in the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. Speaking at the event, Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation, said the partnership with the Ethiopian Airlines […]
Buhari: We’ve arrived politically | Democracy is worth defending
President Muhammadu Buhari says the conduct of the last elections was a prove that Nigeria has arrived politically. Buhari spoke on Friday at the presentation of a book titled “A promise kept, a compendium of significant achievements of Muhammadu Buhari administration 2015-2023”. The event was held at the council chambers of the […]
Shettima: Petrol subsidy, multiple exchange rates are initial hurdles for Tinubu’s presidency
Kashim Shettima, the vice president-elect, says removing petrol subsidy and ending the multiple exchange rate system are issues that will pose the initial challenge to the incoming administration. Shettima spoke at the public lecture and Juma’at prayer held at the National Mosque in Abuja as part of the 2023 presidential inauguration programme of […]
‘I had aggressive breast cancer and did two operations’ — Diezani tells court why she’s in the UK
Diezani Alison-Madueke has informed a federal high court in the Abuja division that she had been away from the country since May 2015 because of cancer treatment. In a writ of summons against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) marked CV/6273/2023 and seen by TheCable, […]
‘Nobody is excluded’ — Buhari directs outgoing officials to declare their assets
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all outgoing officials to declare their assets. In a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, Buhari said his strict adherence to the constitutional requirement of assets declaration before and after taking office was aimed at strengthening best practices. Speaking in Abuja after collecting his form from Isah […]