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The Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) has reportedly abducted three humanitarian workers and two security guards of the Family Health International (FHI360) in Borno. FHI 360 is a US-based nonprofit human development and non-governmental organisation (NGO) dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people According to Zagazola Makama, […]

Bola Tinubu, president-elect, and Kashim Shettima, vice-president-elect, have moved into the Defence House in Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT), ahead of their inauguration in May. Bayo Onanuga, director media and publicity Tinubu/Shettima campaign, on Wednesday, tweeted that Tinubu and Shettima have moved to the Defence House. Tinubu returned to the country […]

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved an action plan to promote and protect human rights in the country. The plan, which will be effective from 2022 to 2026, was formulated by stakeholders in the ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs). Speaking with reporters in Abuja on Wednesday after the weekly FEC meeting, […]

The federal government says the 40 buses evacuating Nigerians from the civil unrest in Sudan cost about $1.2 million. According to NAN, Geoffery Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, spoke on Wednesday. The minister said the high cost of the evacuation was to provide security cover for the Nigerians’ journey to the Egyptian […]

The federal government says no Nigerian has died in the ongoing crisis in Sudan between the country’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to NAN, Zuberu Dada, minister of state for foreign affairs, who spoke on Wednesday, said the government has begun evacuating Nigerians stranded in Sudan in batches. Dada […]

The Debt Management Office (DMO) says Nigeria is actively reducing debt service cost by accessing World Bank loans. The office took this position in a statement on Wednesday, while clarifying issues relating to the nation’s indebtedness to the multilateral organisation. Nigerians have continued to express displeasure over the federal government’s incessant borrowings, […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he is nothing like Bola Tinubu, president-elect, whose candidacy is embroiled in controversies. Tinubu was declared the winner of the February 25 presidential poll with 8,794,726 votes.  Abubakar polled 6,984,520 votes while Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), came third […]

Monica Dongban-Mensem, president of the court of appeal, has directed that the Ebonyi election petition tribunal be relocated to the federal capital territory (FCT). The development means that petitions on the March 18 governorship and house of assembly elections in Ebonyi will now be heard in Abuja. Nyior Sekulla, secretary of the […]

The Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of showing bias in favour of Bola Tinubu, president-elect. Obi and the LP filed a petition challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the presidential election. In the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 […]

Ousmane Yara, a Guinean ambassador to African Union (AU) for Agenda 2063, says Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect, got a special envoy status as a form of appreciation by Alpha Conde, former president of the country.  In an interview on Sunday with Daily Sun, Yara said Conde and Tinubu became friends in 2015 after […]