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Tinubu nominates 65 more ambassadors; ex-governors, ex-senators included

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- President Bola Tinubu has forwarded 65 additional nominees for ambassadorial positions to the Senate for screening and confirmation. The president's request was conveyed in a lette... Read More


Insecurity: Nigerian lawmakers insist on death penalty for kidnappers as bill passes second reading at Senate

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- A bill seeking to amend Nigeria's Anti-Terrorism Act to impose death penalty without the option of a fine for all kidnapping offences has passed second reading in the Senate. The S... Read More


Insecurity: New defence minister to withdraw soldiers from checkpoints

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- Nigeria's new Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, on Wednesday said one of his key strategies for tackling insurgency is to withdraw soldiers from road checkpoints and redeploy t... Read More


Akpabio cautions lawmakers against politicising insecurity, says Trump's on Nigeria's neck

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has warned lawmakers against politicising the country's security challenges, urging them instead to address the issue with the seriousness it... Read More


Senate confirms ex-CDS Christopher Musa as new defence minister

Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, a general, as Nigeria's new Minister of Defence. The Senate President, Godsw... Read More


JUST IN: Senate in rowdy session over Christopher Musa's screening as defence minister

Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- There was a rowdy session in the Senate chamber on Wednesday after some lawmakers protested that the new Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, should not be questioned on the count... Read More


JUST IN: Senate begins screening of new defence minister

Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- Nigerian Senators have commenced the screening of the new Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa. Mr Musa, a retired general and immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), was acc... Read More


Tinubu writes Senate, seeks confirmation of new defence minister

Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm a former Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, a general, as Nigeria's new minister of defence. The request was... Read More


Senate to screen new defence minister today - Senate Leader

Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- The Senate will on Wednesday screen a former Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, a general, for appointment as Nigeria's new minister of defence. The Senate Leader, Opeyemi B... Read More


PDP issues expulsion certificates to Wike, Fayose, Anyanwu, eight others

Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued certificates of expulsion to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and 10 other members of his faction of the opp... Read More