Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, has said that Nigeria and China have completed arrangements to sign 328 million dollars agreement on the National Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase 11 (NICTIB 11). Mr Shehu, who is the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on
Dozens of worshippers of the St. Paul Catholic Church, Ugolo, Adagbrasa in Okpe local government area of Delta State were on Sunday morning reportedly trapped when the church building collapsed during morning mass service. A worshipper has been confirmed dead and scores injured, according to eye witnesses. Our correspondent learnt that the immediate cause of
What appears a push to curtail the pace of reform being implemented at the State Security Service (SSS) has brought President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, head-to-head with Director-General Matthew Seiyefa, PREMIUM TIMES can report today. Already, multiple sources said, Mr Kyari has ordered Mr Seiyefa, who was named to the position only
Seventeen additional bodies of gallant Nigerian soldiers who lost their lives while preventing Boko Haram thugs from overrunning their base on Thursday evening have been recovered by a search and rescue team overseeing the aftermath of the attack, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. The remains of one officer and 16 soldiers were recovered this weekend in
President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday in Beijing said that as a beneficiary of free and fair elections, he is not afraid of a credible process in 2019. To this effect, the President reaffirmed his commitment to making sure that the 2019 polls, under his watch, will be free, fair and credible. He spoke at an interactive
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa on Friday said he will no longer participate in active politics due to failing health and old age. Musa told the 54th National Executive Committee Meeting of the People Redemption Party (PRP) holding in Kaduna that he has consequently opted not to seek for the post of
The Senator representing Zamfara Central, Kabiru Garba Marafa, has said that there are a lot of negative repercussions awaiting the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the decision to conduct indirect primaries at the states’ level. Marafa, a governorship aspirant of the party in Zamfara State, said there may be a lot of litigation and defections
THE United Nations Secretary-General,Antonio Guterres, has expressed gratitude to former President Olusegun Obasanjo for his mediation role in ensuring smooth political transition in Liberia. Guterres made the remarks in his speech to the security council’s debate on the ‘Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Mediation and the Peaceful Resolution of Conflicts’ at the UN headquarters
Nigeria has developed a $6.7 billion “Buhari Plan of Action’’ for the reconstruction, rehabilitation and resettlement of Northeast that had been devastated by Boko Haram activities sincd 2009. Nigeria’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN, Professor Tijjani Bande, unveiled the plan at a side event tagged ‘Strengthening the Humanitarian and Development Partnership in the Lake Chad
German Automobile manufacturer, Volkswagen, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nigeria to turn the country into the “automotive hub” of West Africa. The agreement was signed during German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Nigeria, with Okey Enelamah, minister of industry, trade and investment, present at the signing ceremony in Abuja. The car manufacturer