President Tinubu Appoints New Director-General of NIMR
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor John Oladapo Obafunwa as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR). According to a statement by Presidential media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, Professor Obafunwa succeeds Professor Babatunde Salako, whose tenure expires on July 23, 2024. The appointment takes effect from July 24, 2024. The President expects […]
ECOWAS continues dialogue with Burkina Faso Mali and Niger
President Bola Tinubu has assured that the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS will continue to dialogue with the three countries that withdrew from the regional bloc. The President who gave the assurance at the just concluded 2024 African Union Mid-Year Coordination meeting, in Accra, Ghana, said ECOWAS will continue to make efforts to […]
Afam Osigwe emerges the President-elect of NBA
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afam Osigwe, has emerged as the president-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following the 2024 NBA election held online. Osigwe secured the highest number of votes, with 20,395, surpassing his closest rival, Tobenna Erojikwe, who got 10,970 votes, and Chukwuka Ikwuazom (SAN), who received 9,007 votes. He will succeed […]
President Tinubu Addresses African Leaders At AU Meeting
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Accra, Ghana addressed African leaders on the status of ECOWAS, highlighting the progress so far made by the West African economic bloc and the prevailing challenges. Presenting the achievements of ECOWAS in the past one year at the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, President Tinubu, who is the […]
Joe Biden Drops Out Of US 2024 Election Race
US President, Joe Biden has dropped out of the US presidential election and endorsed his Vice, Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s new nominee. In a stunning move which makes Biden the first president in US history to pull out so late in an election race, and the first to bow out because of concerns […]
FG to distribute 30,000 CNG conversion kits to commercial drivers
The Chief Executive Officer, Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative, Mr Michael Oluwagbemi, says 30,000 CNG conversion kits have been procured to be distributed to commercial drivers within 90 days. Oluwagbemi added that the CNG initiative which is cheaper, cleaner, safer and more reliable, was to ensure that commercial drivers would benefit from the palliative […]
58 More Nigerians Rescued In Ghana – NiDCOM
A total number of 58 new sets of Nigerian women and children were rescued from Human Traffickers in Ghana thus bringing the total number of rescued Nigerians in Accra in the last three months to 105. Chief Callistus Elozieuwa, Chairman NIDO Board of Trustees in Ghana disclosed this to the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission […]
Military to Rejig Ongoing Oil Theft Operations
The Military high command has revealed that it is rejigging its ongoing operations in the Niger Delta Region of the country against crude oil theft that have defiled solutions for decades. The Director of Defence Media Operations (DDMO) Maj. Gen Edward Buba in a statement today noted that the redesigned strategy aims to curb the menace of […]
President Tinubu To Attend Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of The African Union In Ghana
President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday, July 20, depart Abuja for Accra, Ghana to participate in the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States. In his capacity as the Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, […]
Autonomy: Senate Begins Move to Create Local Govt. Independent Electoral Commission
The Nigerian Senate has commenced moves to amend the constitution to allow for the establishment of the Local Government Independent Electoral Commission. The bill sponsored by Senator representing Niger East, Musa Sani, which passed First Reading on the floor of the Senate on Thursday, seeks to establish an independent body to conduct elections at the local […]
