POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged the United States Government to review its visa ban on Nigerians. The Speaker stated this yesterday ...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says his sacking of Farida Waziri, former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was in the interest of the country. Jonathan ...

The National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO) has released a statistic from its ongoing assessment in Nigerian communities, which revealed that about 9.45 million Nigerians located in 35 states ...

Nine commercial banks are to refund a total sum of N112.82 billion to the coffers of the Imo State government as the principal amount involved in an alleged ...

Say name of outfit derogatory, abusive   Insist on community policing South-east govs ask state assemblies to enact laws on joint security outfit, write FG The plan by the ...

No doubt, this week was loaded, especially in Washington D.C, where representatives from the United States of American and Nigerian governments and private sector met. They met at the ...

N/Assembly, finance minister, development partners promise support The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Muhammad Nami yesterday disclosed that the agency was targeting N8.5 trillion revenue ...

Procures 22 aircraft, expects additional 17 President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday that the federal government was committed to providing more funding and enhanced equipment for the Armed ...

The Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), the umbrella body of registered political parties in Nigeria, has described the de-registration of 74 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission ...

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday, inaugurated a 56-member Constitution Review Committee. The committee is headed by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and also consists ...

The Nigerian Government has slashed its visa application charges for citizens of the United States from $180 to $160. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ...

The Minister for Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola Thursday narrated how an attempt by terrorists to bomb Lagos State in 2013 was foiled. Fashola who was governor ...

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved contracts worth N65.8 billion for the construction of roads in Taraba, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States. Minister of State for ...

250 terrorists killed in Kaduna, says police The Police High Command said Wednesday that a police helicopter providing aerial support for operatives in Kaduna came under attack from ...

Germany has stated its readiness to partner with Nigeria to tackle migration issues. The German State Minister at the Federal Chancellery and Commissioner for Migration, Refugees, and Integration, ...

The Kano State House of Assembly has impeached the House majority leader Labaran Abdul representing Kiru constituency. Mr Abdul was immediately replaced by a member representing Wara Constituency, ...

The House of Representatives is currently meeting with the Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Idris, behind closed doors over the deteriorating security situation in the ...

The leadership of the House of Representatives is to interface with relevant government agencies and Diplomatic Missions to adopt a diplomatic solution to the controversy that led to ...

The government of the United States of America has thrown its weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal commitment to the anti-corruption crusade in Nigeria. In a statement issued ...

The Presidency says actions of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in recent days represent the peaceful right of all Nigerians to protest and express their views on ...