News as it breaks
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Dr. Bernard Doro from Plateau State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The nomination has been forwarded to the Senate for confirmation. Doro’s nomination fills the vacancy left by Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction,…
He urged the people of Benue not to grieve excessively, stressing that Ogbeh had lived a fulfilled life dedicated to service. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to the late former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Innocent Ogbeh, describing him as a “patriot and statesman whose…
Former defence minister Marguerite Gnakadé, a prominent critic of Togo’s long-serving leader Faure Gnassingbé, has been arrested in Lomé, security sources confirmed. Gnakadé, who is also the sister-in-law of President Gnassingbé, recently urged the military to side with the people and end decades of dynastic rule. “She was arrested for…
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, OON, has called for a recalibration of Nigeria’s foreign policy to align with emerging global realities while safeguarding the nation’s strategic autonomy. Delivering a guest lecture at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos, Tuggar emphasized that the country must…
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has extended warm congratulations to Ambassador Cheikh Niang on his appointment as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Senegal. In a statement issued from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja, Tuggar praised Niang’s diplomatic credentials and…
Minister of Defence, H.E. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has called for a unified national effort to combat the rising threat of fake news, misinformation, and disinformation aimed at tarnishing Nigeria’s reputation on the global stage. Speaking in Abuja after receiving the Award of Excellence in Strategic Security Policy Formulation for National…
ECOWAS Ministers of Justice have met in Banjul to validate two critical legal instruments of the Community Court of Justice, a step seen as pivotal in strengthening the Court’s role in human rights protection, dispute resolution, and regional integration. The meeting, followed a four-day expert review of the Draft…
23/10/24 President Bola Tinubu has approved the re-assignment of 10 Ministers to new portfolios. Accordingly, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, Minister of State, Education, moves to Ministry of Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation as Minister of State, while Dr. Morufu Alausa, Minister of State, Health, becomes Minister of Health. Alhaji Bello Gwaranyo, Minister…
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law has urged the court to sack the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, from office for allegedly violating the National Youth Service Corps Act. The organisation also asked the court to compel the NYSC to nullify…
The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, has urged Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State to improve security and promote infrastructural development in the state. Audu made the call in a congratulatory message to Ododo in Abuja on Sunday for his inauguration as the fifth governor of the state, along…
