General Christopher Musa (retd.) was confirmed as Minister of Defence on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, after a five-hour screening by the Senate.The screening followed Musa’s nomination by President Bola Tinubu.Tinubu, in a letter transmitted to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, urged the lawmakers to consider
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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has removed the limit on cash deposit and raised the weekly cash withdrawal limits across all channels to N500,000 from N100,000.The apex bank disclosed this in a circular to all banks titled, "Revised Cash-Related Policies", signed by Dr. Rita Sike, Director, Financial Policy &
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The United States House Appropriations Committee is convening a joint congressional briefing on Tuesday to examine the rising violence and targeted persecution of Christians in Nigeria, officials confirmed.The session, led by House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart, will feature members of the Foreign Affairs
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Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammad Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from office at a time the nation is grappling with renewed waves of banditry, mass abductions, and violent attacks across several northern states.His resignation was confirmed late Monday in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu
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Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, is meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.Musa arrived at the State House at 7:03 pm on Monday as he was led into the President’s office area by a senior security official.Dressed in dark-green traditional northern attire
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The Kukah Centre (TKC), has said that statements by its founder, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah on freedom of conscience, religion, and worship in Nigeria, particularly, as it affects adherents of the Christian faith in Northern Nigeria and related concerns about persecution of Christians, have been taken out of context.The Executive
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The Nigerian embassy in Guinea-Bissau has granted asylum to Fernando Dias da Costa, the country’s opposition presidential candidate, following threats to his life.The development comes after military officers staged a coup in the Portuguese-speaking West African nation last Wednesday, just days after the presidential elections.Both President Umaro Embaló and da
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate in real terms grew by 3.98 per cent in the third quarter of 2025 on a year-on-year basis.The NBS stated this in the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report Q3 2025 released in Abuja on Monday.The report said
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s latest ambassadorial appointments, describing the list as a settlement list of political ‘I owe You’ (IOUs).The party took particular exception to the nomination of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying his
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Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, says he was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) because of Abacha loot.Malami stated this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mohammed Bello Doka.He was invited by the EFCC on November 28,
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