President Bola Tinubu is set to appoint ambassadors in the coming weeks after prolonged delays that weakened Nigeria’s diplomatic representation across major foreign missions.
An Igbo socio-cultural group has petitioned the House of Representatives to remove NNPCL Executive VP Sophia Mbakwe, alleging her appointment violates the federal character principle.
The Nigerian Senate has rejected NNPCL’s explanations for unaccounted N210 trillion between 2017 and 2023 and threatened to subpoena former officials if answers remain unsatisfactory.
Dangote says NNPCL can only expand its stake in his refinery after it proves its operational capacity.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he turned down a proposal for Nasir El-Rufai to succeed him in 2007, claiming the former FCT Minister was “not yet mature enough” to lead Nigeria.
The Presidency says President Bola Tinubu’s removal of service chiefs was a lawful bid to inject fresh energy and direction into the military, not a response to coup rumours.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has rejected the Presidency’s characterization of its stance, reaffirming that the widespread killings of Christians in northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt amount to a “Christian genocide.”
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has accused the Presidency of misrepresenting its stance on the killings of Christians in parts of Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt, describing the violence as a “Christian genocide.”
The Presidency has accused Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, of unethical conduct for joining the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest in Abuja, calling on legal authorities to sanction him.
Finance Minister Wale Edun is recuperating at home in Abuja after a brief illness, with the Presidency dismissing reports of a stroke or plans to replace him.