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The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria has secured the release of 39 inmates awaiting trial for over 10 years at Keffi Custodian Centre, Nasarawa State. Director General (DG) of the council, Mr Aliyu Abubakar, made the disclosure while…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of the Registrar Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Adamu Rasheed for another…

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Yola, the Adamawa State capital to commiserate with the family, government and people of Adamawa over the loss of Ahmed Joda, who died on Friday, August 13. The President, who touched down at…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is on course for a new beginning as it is in the nature of God to create new beginnings regardless of all doubts. The Vice President said this on Thursday during the ongoing virtual 25th Annual…

Nigeria has confirmed 674 cases of the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC, confirmed the cases on Thursday night via its official website. The NCDC also noted that eight COVID…

A former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has said borrowings by the Nigerian Government, should facilitate development in the country. Obi, who noted that although there is nothing bad in the idea of the country borrowing…

President Muhammadu Buhari will today Friday visit Adamawa State, North-East Nigeria. The aim of the visit is to condole with the government and people of the State over the demise of one of Adamawa's prominent sons, the late Ahmed Joda.…

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, says the Federal Government is working very hard to address the current security challenges in the country to boost investment. Mustapha gave the assurance at…

The Nigerian Government on Thursday declared support for the formalisation of the National Elders Parliament (NEP) as an alternative conflict resolution mechanism. Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),…

The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) says plans are in motion to carefully contextualise and conceptualise the draft documents for the proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and…