President Bola Tinubu has nominated the late Senator Adamu Talba, a deceased lawmaker, as an ambassador five months after his passing. Mr. Talba was on the list of ambassadorial nominees sent to the Senate by Mr. Tinubu on Thursday. In the correspondence, Mr Tinubu called for accelerated consideration to enable the federal government to fill critical foreign diplomatic positions. The letter conveying the request was read on the floor of the Senate on Thursday by...

General Christopher Musa (retd) has been sworn-in as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence by President Bola Tinubu. Musa, who previously served as Chief of Defence Staff, took the oath of office on Thursday at the State House, Abuja. Musa replaces former Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru, who stepped down reportedly due to health reasons. His swearing-in comes after the Senate confirmed him on Wednesday following a thorough five-hour screening session. During the hearing, Musa faced questions...

The Ministers of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun and his Education counterpart, Tunji Alausa, have been summoned by the Senate over the failure of the Safe School Initiative. The Senate Ad-hoc committee investigating the collapse of the programme made the move following the adoption of its work plan during a maiden meeting held on Wednesday, at which the ministers were notified to appear before it on Tuesday next week. Summoning the Minister...

…Backs Him for Second Term The Rivers State House of Assembly has formally passed a resolution requesting Bola Ahmed Tinubu to seek re-election in 2027, declaring confidence in his leadership. The resolution was adopted during a plenary session on Wednesday, following a motion moved by the House Leader, Major Jack, who represents the Akuku-Toru I constituency. Jack described the motion as meant to commend President Tinubu for “steering the ship” of the country in the...

The Senate will today (Wednesday) screen the former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, as new minister of defence, following the resignation of Mohammed Badaru citing health-related concerns. The Senate Majority Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, made the disclosure through a statement issued by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs. Bamidele, described the exercise as a critical step toward strengthening national security and preserving internal stability. According to him, the upper chamber has...