A former Director of Legal Services in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Grace Taiga, was arraigned on Friday before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. Taiga is arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over her alleged involvement in the signing of the
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan as the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation with immediate effect. Dr. Mrs. Yemi-Esan, who is the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources takes over from Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, who has been directed to proceed on an indefinite leave […]
Stakeholders from Kenya, Nigeria, Sweden, UK and the US have agreed on need for human security policy at the national and regional levels. They also submitted that “African governments should go beyond talk in the pursuit of the concept of self-reliance but take practical and sustainable steps to ensure self-reliance especially in food and nutrition security, through
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Professor Tijjani Muhammad-Bande is set to take office as the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). This was disclosed in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu. According to the statement, the ceremony will take place at the […]
Massive jubilation and dancing erupted at Isabo and spread to other parts of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, as the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal led by Justice Yusuf Halilu affirmed the victory of Governor Dapo Abiodun in the March 9, gubernatorial election in the state. The jubilant are supporters of Dapo Abiodun and members of […]
The return of Nigerians trapped in xenophobic attacks in South Africa has been delayed for over five hours on account of Immigration hurdles posed by South African government, Chairman Nigerian Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri – Erewa , has disclosed. Speaking in an interview at the cargo wing of the Lagos International airport, she said […]







