Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd), has led a high-level military delegation to Beijing to secure advanced technology transfers and boost Nigeria’s domestic weapons manufacturing capabilities. The week-long working visit is aimed at...
The Governor of Nigeria’s central Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo, has promised a comprehensive upgrade of the state’s youth service camp and vowed to prioritize the security and welfare of young graduates deployed to the region. Governor Ododo made the commitments during a meeting with the newly...
The Director General of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged graduating corps members to become “worthy ambassadors” of the country and utilize their training to create jobs amid economic challenges. The charge was contained in a farewell message to...
Nigeria’s opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for the arrest and prosecution of a factional leader, Nafiu Gombe, after the electoral body dismissed his claims of accessing its candidate nomination portal. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
The head of a disowned Nigerian government agency has claimed that the ₦400m (£160,000; $210,000) he allegedly paid to secure his job was borrowed, and that his lenders have now reported him to the country’s anti-graft agency. Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director-General of the controversial...
