The Vice President of Liberia, Jewel Taylor has pushed for increased women representation in the ECOWAS parliament stressing that it is improper for the body to have less than the constitutional requirement for women in the Parliament.
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has asked Imo residents to disregard the sit-at-home order issued by the leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on the 30th day of May 2021.
The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya was born on 5 January 1966 in Sifawa, Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto state. Maj Gen Yahaya who is a member of the 37 Regular Course of the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), started his cadet training on 27 September 1985 and was commissioned into the Nigerian Army Infantry Corps on 22 September 1990.
President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Major General Yahaya Faruk on Thursday as the new Chief of Army Staff to replace Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru who died in an unfortunate plane crash last Friday in Kaduna.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has threatened to shut down the Nation unannounced if the price of fuel is increased by a margin as currently been agitated by the Governors.
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has said that the reason behind the renovation on some integrated farms in Imo was not for Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) purposes.
President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated the occasion of Children's day with kids at the State House in Abuja.
The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government and President of Ghana, Nana Akuffo-Addo has lamented increased cases of terrorism activities in the West Africa sub-region, while calling on West African leaders to put in more efforts towards eradicating it.
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the license of the Human Rights Radio, Brekete Family Show, for recurring unprofessional conduct by the owner and host of the radio show, Ahmed Isah.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has embarked on massive load-shedding amid significant reduction in the allocation of electricity from the national grid.
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has charged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament to, as a matter of urgency, seeks ways of addressing the prevalence of terrorism and irregular migration affecting member states.
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff.
The Nigerian Immigration Service is to commence acceptance of applications for passports from the 1st of June 2021.
Scores of people are feared dead in Kebbi state after a boat carrying about 180 passengers broke in two and sank, officials say.
