The minister of information, Lai Mohammed has urged the U.S. and other developed countries to support Nigeria in the fight against terrorism. Mohammed indicated that Boko Haram poses a global threat and as such, should be seen as one. The minister said this on Friday during an engagement with global media outlets, think tanks, and influencers in Washington DC. He emphasized the need for global support, noting that terrorism has no boundary and no part...

KADUNA — The National Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Audu Ogbeh has maintained that if the deadly Boko Haram members would be set free, then the government should set free all those in custody in any part of the country for whatever crime they committed. Ogbeh, told newsmen in Kaduna, that the terrorists are the bomb makers, commanders, arsonists, rapists, and kidnappers. “Do we have any reason to cheer and believe that the war...

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law. The Petroleum Industry Act provides a legal, governance, regulatory and fiscal framework for the Nigerian petroleum industry, the development of host communities, and related matters. A statement from the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Mr. Femi Adesina says the President assented to the Bill Monday, August 16, in his determination to fulfill his constitutional duty, as working...