President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 national census to a date to be determined by the incoming administration. The 2023 population and housing census was earlier scheduled to commence on May 3 and end on May 7, 2023. The postponement was communicated in a press statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Saturday. According to the Minister, the President gave the approval after meeting with some...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Governor Fintir’s Chief Security Detail, Duty Officer, current Chairman of Guyuk local government council, and former Chairman of Madagali local government council who are Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Their arrest followed the brutalization of some INEC officials deployed to Adamawa State to supervise the rerun governorship election held on 15 April 2023 and the humiliation of the Deputy Director Department of State Services (DSS) in Adamawa by...

Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Mohammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, said that Nigeria survived economic stress during the pandemic, brought about by COVID-19 due to the support received by the government from two prominent agencies of government. According to him the two agencies are the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigeria Customs Service. The President’s aide stated this in Ikeja while delivering his goodwill message at one-day capacity building...