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Gunmen have abducted Onje Gye-Wado, former deputy governor of Nasarawa state, during an attack on his village. Ramhan Nansel, police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the development in a statement on Friday. Gye-Wado, who is also the former dean of the faculty of law, Nasarawa State University, was kidnapped in the early […]

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed displeasure over a bill seeking to mandate medical and dental practitioners to practice for five years before relocating abroad. The bill — which also says health workers must work for five years before getting full licence — passed the second reading in the house of representatives […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has advised candidates aggrieved about the outcome of the elections to be patient with the legal system. Despite the constitution of election petition tribunals, the Department of State Services (DSS) recently raised the alarm on a plot to truncate the May 29 handover and install an interim government. In his […]

The Nigerian Medical Students Association (NiMSA) has opposed a bill seeking to mandate medical and dental practitioners to practice for five years before relocating abroad. The bill — which also says health workers must work for five years before getting full licence — passed the second reading in the house of representatives on […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu has suspended Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, and Ken Nnamani, former senate president, from the party. The party also expelled Sullivan Chime, a former governor; Eugene Odoh, a former speaker of the state assembly, Osita Okechukwu, director-general of Voice of Nigeria (VON), among others. […]

Chimamanda Adichie, a Nigerian novelist, says the process of the Nigeria presidential election was not marred by technical faults but deliberately manipulated. In a letter on Thursday addressed to Joe Biden, the US president, Adichie expressed dissatisfaction over the process of the presidential election conducted on February 25. She said the election […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says the outcome of the 2023 elections has shown the growing strength of democracy in the country. In a statement by Garba Shehu, media aide to the President, Buhari said the elections also showed the sophistication of the Nigerian voter when it comes to the choice of the leaders. […]

A bill seeking to mandate Nigerian-trained medical and dental practitioners to practice for a minimum of five years in the country before being granted a full licence has passed second reading at the house of representatives. Sponsored by Ganiyu Johnson, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker from Lagos, the bill seeks to amend […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Saratu Umar, executive secretary of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC). Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, announced the development in a statement on Thursday. Adesina said the most senior director in the commission has been appointed as Umar’s replacement in the interim. “President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated […]