Vice-President Kashim Shettima has called for stronger relations between Nigeria and the United Kingdom given the long-standing historical antecedents, business activities and shared interests between the two countries. The Vice-President made the call yesterday during a meeting with the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery at the State House, Abuja. In his brief remarks, he advocated for the creation of a bi-national commission to enhance the business relationship between Nigeria and the UK. He...

The federal government has said that the management boards of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) are exempted from dissolution. It was earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, approved the immediate dissolution of the governing boards of all federal government parastatals, agencies, institutions and government-owned companies. However, barely 24 hours after announcing the dissolution of the boards, Willie Bassey, the...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the return of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, to the Office of the Vice President for supervision. In September 2019, the immediate past Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo was stripped of his supervisory powers over some federal government agencies, including NEMA and NAHCON. Osibanjo was accused of breaching due process in running the affairs of the agencies. Following the removal of the...

President Bola Tinubu has dissolved the governing boards of all federal government parastatals, agencies, institutions, and government-owned companies. Willie Bassey, the director of information for the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said the President approved the immediate dissolution of the boards last Friday. According to the statement, the “dissolution does not, however, affect Boards, Commissions, and Councils listed in the Third Schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the...

Nuhu Ribadu, who was named the special adviser to the President on security on June 15, has replaced Babagana Monguno as the National Security Adviser, NSA. The appointment was announced yesterday by the director of information of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey. Bassey stated that President Bola Tinubu approved the immediate retirement of all service chiefs, the inspector-general of police, IGP, and the comptroller-general of Nigeria Customs...