Ms Amina Mohammed, Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Environment, has been sworn-in as the fifth Deputy Secretary-General of the UN at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
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Arik Air gets better – AMCON
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) says public confidence is gradually returning to Nigeria’s largest domestic carrier, Arik Air, barely two weeks after it took over the airline.
Buhari has not disappointed me – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says that the current Nigerian leader, Muhammadu Buhari, has not disappointed him since he assumed office in 2015.
Saraki denies snubbing Tinubu
The video making the rounds in the social media suggesting that the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki snubbed a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has been described as untrue.
Osinbajo, Dogara, hail Shagari at 92
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday felicitated with former President and elder Statesman, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, on his 92nd birthday.
Woman absconds with anti corruption crusade funds
No fewer than 20 women were on Wednesday stranded at the Haven Event Centre, GRA, Ikeja after the inauguration of a programme “Nigerian Women Against Corruption’’.
Acting President, Osinbajo dares Saraki, Senate
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has withheld assent to four Bills including the National Lottery Amendment Bill 2016. His action promptly triggered reactions in the senate.
EFCC recovers 17 vehicles worth N450m from ex-Customs boss
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered 17 “exotic vehicles’’ in a warehouse belonging to a former Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko Inde.
Nigerian Navy reprtedly orders 4 patrol vessels
The Nigerian Navy has placed an order for four patrol vessels, two FPB 72 and two FPB 110, with the French shipyard OCEA.
Buhari urges Nigerians not to worry
President Muhammadu Buhari has allayed the anxiety of Nigerians about his health, assuring them that there is no cause for worry.