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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred posthumous national honors of the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR) to the deceased Shehu Umaru Musa Yar’adua. The president who announced him in his speech on democracy, also conferred a posthumous honor of the commander of the Federal Republic (cf.) on Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, widow of the late Mko Abiola. Others who …

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) recorded N5.89 trillion revenue in April. The company also recorded profit after tax (PAT) N748 billion for the same period. State-owned oil company revealed this in a new report entitled: ‘Summary of NNPC-April 2025 Limited Monthly Reports. It pays a legal payment of N4.22 trillion between January and March. “All financial numbers are …

By Victor Osula, Abuja On Thursday, the National Assembly adopted on June 12 as an official day for the President of Nigeria to face a joint session of the legislator every year. The President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio announced the resolution during a joint session of the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives of Abuja, following a motion moved …

The NHRC Ojukwu FG scribe to recognize all the heroes of 12 June for fairness By Raphael Ekpang Abuja (basic reporter) The executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tony Ojukwu (San) urged the federal government to recognize equity and justice to recognize all the heroes of democracy, from the presidential elections of 12 June 1993, were judged …

*ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR AT THE JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN COMMEMORATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY, 2025 THURSDAY, 12TH JUNE 2025 Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. 2. Today, as I entered this grand edifice built from the …

The innovative technological brand based on artificial intelligence, Tecno, has announced that it is strengthening its already close relationship with the Confederation of African football (CAF) becoming the official global partner of Thetothelenergies Caf Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco and Morocco for the years in Articlegies. The announcement follows the successful sponsorship of Tecno del Tournament in 2023 when it …

On the day of democracy, the leaders of the Missions of the United States, the United Kingdom, Finland, Norway and Canada would like to recognize and congratulate the commitment of the Nigerian people for 26 years of democratic governance. Healthy democracies are made up of many important ingredients and when they mark 25 years of democracy in Nigeria in 2024, …

Rep Nawis: Nawis praises the role of supervision of NSC while Yusuf-Olukoju wins the elections on the AFN Board of Directors Abuja (basic reporter) The National Association of Women in Sports (Nawis) praised the leadership role of the National Sports Commission (NSC) following the election of the former Nigerian athlete, Fatima Yusuf- Olukoju as Nawis representative on the board of …

Following a report on the return of Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the Nigerians not to transact with the platform, describing it as an illegal operator. In a statement on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the Commission noted that the remaining platform was prohibited in Nigeria, SEC also informs the public investment that CBEX …

The gains recorded in the stocks of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (25 per cent), Glaxo Smithkline Consumer Nigeria Plc (20.27 per cent) and Nigerian Breweries (16.44 per cent) drove the Nigerian Exchange Limited All-Share Index up by 0.22 per cent at the end of last week. This resulted in a gain of N77bn for investors as the market capitalisation stood …