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Northern governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday alleged that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is intimidating them and other members of the opposition party to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the governors, some of their colleagues, including Ben Ayade of Cross River and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, who recently defected to the ruling party, did...

The Senate on Thursday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for ongoing external loans to the tune of $8,325,526,537 and €490,000,000 under the 2018-2020 External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan. The approval followed the consideration of a report on the 2018-2020 External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan by the Committee on Local and Foreign Debt. The Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Clifford Ordia, in his presentation,...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said the first batch of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed United States of America and it will arrive the country before the end of July. Spokesman of NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, who disclosed to journalists in Abuja said, the 6 aircraft will be leapfrogged through five countries. He listed the countries to...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has granted emergency use authorization for Moderna and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in the country. It however granted conditional approval for Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. The Director-General of the agency, Prof Moji Adeyeye, told a briefing in Abuja, “NAFDAC is announcing the approval of Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines and conditional...

Airstrikes carried out by fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force have killed a woman and her four children at Sububu, in Zamfara State. It was gathered that Sububu Forest is one of the major hideouts of bandits in Zamfara. According to report, the Air Force was targeting bandits at the expansive Sububu Forest located between Shinkafi and Maradun Local Governments...

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to jettison its move to arm personnel of the Federal Fire Service. The government had announced its plan to present before the National Assembly a bill to repeal the Fire Service Act and grant firefighters the power to bear arms to protect the firefighters from mob attacks while carrying out their...

The Senate Committee on Basic Education says it will amend the law establishing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to limit the age of candidates writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination to 16 years and above. The vice chairman of the committee, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, stated this during the committee’s oversight visit to JAMB on Wednesday. She said the committee had...

The Senate yesterday passed a bill seeking to establish the Electoral Offences Commission. This followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Chaired by Senator Kabiru Gaya (APC, Kano). Gaya, in his presentation, said establishing the Electoral Offences Commission has become imperative in view of INEC’s inability to prosecute electoral offenders in accordance with...

The Board of Directors of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Group Plc has announced the appointment of Yemisi Edun as the Managing Director (MD) of  FCMB Limited This announcement is subsequent to the end of service of the bank’s former Managing Director, Adam Nuru. The Board had earlier reviewed media allegations made in late 2020 against the former MD and said...

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has met with the legal team of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to the AGF, Dr. Umar Gwandu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in...