Tag: News
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT READY TO COLLABORATE WITH PSN ON PRODUCTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
Abuja, 19th November, 2025 The Federal Government has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) on the local production of pharmaceutical products as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery across the country. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, gave the assurance when he received…
NIGERIA CALLS FOR A CONTINENTAL STI FRAMEWORK TO DRIVE A NEW ERA OF CASSAVA INDUSTRIALISATION IN AFRICA
Abuja, Nigeria — November 19, 2025 Nigeria has renewed its call for a unified continental framework in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) to accelerate cassava industrialisation across Africa, positioning the crop as a strategic driver of the continent’s next phase of economic transformation. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, SAN,…
PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS VETERAN JOURNALIST AND NEWSWATCH CO-FOUNDER, DAN AGBESE
Abuja, Nigeria — November 19, 2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Chief Dan Agbese, renowned journalist, author, prose stylist, and co-founder of the iconic Newswatch weekly magazine. In a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, it was confirmed that Chief…
House Of Representatives Speaker, Abbas Assures Nigerians of Comprehensive Review Of Electoral Act 2022
Abuja, Nigeria — November 19, 2025 Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has assured Nigerians that the National Assembly will undertake a comprehensive review of the Electoral Act 2022 to ensure it fully reflects the wishes, aspirations, and expectations of the citizens. This assurance came as the Speaker responded to an…
SENATE CALLS FOR 100,000 ADDITIONAL MILITARY RECRUITMENT TO COMBAT INSECURITY
Abuja, Nigeria — November 19, 2025 The Senate has called on Nigeria’s Armed Forces to immediately recruit at least 100,000 additional personnel as part of an urgent, expansive strategy to confront escalating insecurity in several parts of the country. The resolutions followed a motion debated on the floor of the Senate in response to the…
FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBU DESCRIBES ABDUCTION OF 25 STUDENTS OF GGCSS, MAGA, KEBBI STATE AS ASSAULTS ON VALUES OF SAFETY AND LEARNING AND HEARTBREAKING
Abuja, Nigeria — November 19, 2025 First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has condemned the attack and abduction of 25 students from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, Kebbi State, describing the tragic incident as an assault on the fundamental values of safety, learning, and the sanctity of educational spaces.In a personally signed press…
PRESIDENT TINUBU TO ATTEND G20 SUMMIT IN SOUTH AFRICA, AU-EU SUMMIT IN ANGOLA
Abuja, Nigeria — November 19, 2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Wednesday depart Abuja for a two-nation official working visit to South Africa and Angola, where he is scheduled to participate in the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg and the 7th African Union–European Union (AU-EU) Summit in Luanda. According to a statement issued…
PRESIDENT TINUBU SENDS VP SHETTIMA TO KEBBI OVER KIDNAPPED SCHOOLGIRLS, CONDOLES THE MILITARY OVER THE DEATH OF SOLDIERS
Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria — Wednesday, 19th November, 2025. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi State today to commiserate with the state government and reassure the parents and guardians of the kidnapped schoolgirls that the Federal Government is committed to securing their swift and safe release. In a statement…
The Honourable Minister of State for Defence, His Excellency Dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle, MON, the Matawallen Maradun, on Friday paid a courtesy visit to the Headquarters of the Theatre Command Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY).
Sokoto, Nigeria — 14 November 2025 The Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, MON, the Matawallen Maradun, on Friday paid a courtesy visit to the Headquarters of the Theatre Command Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY). The visit took place shortly after he observed the Juma’at prayer at the…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Musa Abubakar, a suspected major arms dealer believed to be a key supplier of weapons to armed groups operating in Plateau State and other parts of northern Nigeria.
Jos, Plateau State — November 12, 2025 The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Musa Abubakar, a suspected major arms dealer believed to be a key supplier of weapons to armed groups operating in Plateau State and other parts of northern Nigeria. According to authoritative DSS sources, Abubakar’s arrest followed precise intelligence that traced…