President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, inaugurated the Kashimbila Multipurpose Dam, 40MW Hydropower Station and Associated 132KV Switchyard, Transmission Line and Distribution Substation (Phase I) Project, located at the Kashimbila Dam site in Taraba State. Speaking at a virtual ceremony held at the Council Chamber, State House, Abuja, the President, in …

Some state governors have voiced their dismay over Nigeria’s escalating debt profile, with fears that the country could face severe consequences if immediate measures are not taken to reverse the trend. The governors spoke yesterday at the sidelines of the 2023 induction for re-elected and elected governors with the theme: …

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja advised the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, Richard Hugh Montgomery, to always uphold the noble standards of diplomacy, like his predecessors, by respecting the traditional institutions in Nigeria. The President, who received Letters of Credence from the United Kingdom High Commissioner, and his …

Montana has become the first U.S. state to ban the Chinese-developed social media app TikTok, as its Republican governor, Greg Gianforte, signed a bill into law on Wednesday. “To protect Montanans’ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party, I have banned Tiktok in Montana,” Gianforte tweeted after signing …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is currently probing Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, for “N70bn fraud”. The anti-graft agency also confirmed that a former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, who was recently arrested by the operatives of the commission over alleged N22bn fraud is still in …

THE Anambra State Police command said on Thursday that the victims of the attack on the US Consulate convoy were in the Ogbaru local government area of Anambra State to assess the impact of erosion in the area. Ogbaru was one of the local government areas in Anambra State submerged …

A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday granted an application for an extension of remand of afrobeat singer Seun Kuti for additional four days. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adeola Olatubosun, extended Kuti’s remand until May 22. Mr Simon Lough (SAN), who led a police legal team to the …

In response to the recent demolition of two properties belonging to the Bayelsa State Government in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has clarified that the action was not driven by political reasons. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the demolition had drawn criticism from the Bayelsa State Government, with Andrew …

An eight-year-old migrant girl died in US custody in Texas on Wednesday, a tragedy that tempered news of a sharp drop in attempted illegal crossings of the southern US border. The girl died in Harlingen, a Texas border city near the Gulf of Mexico. The child and her family were …

The federal government has threatened to hire ad-hoc doctors with salaries of the striking resident doctors.   The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, gave the hint during a Channels Television programme.   The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) began a five-day warning strike, on Wednesday, over unmet …