Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has withdrawn from the presidential election in 2023. In a statement issued...
During Wednesday's Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, President Buhari directed that all members of his cabinet pursuing elected positions in the 2023 election resign by May 16. On Wednesday, Akpabio reportedly presented his letter of resignation to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. In a similar vein, Rotimi Amaechi, the Transportation Minister, has resigned to pursue his presidential ambitions on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Amaechi's resignation follows that of Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, and Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, all of whom are running for president on the APC platform. On Wednesday, the APC United Kingdom official Twitter handle confirmed Amaechi's resignation, writing, "Nigeria's Minister of #Transportation, HM Chibuike R. Amaechi has resigned from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to focus on his Presidential Campaign." Also, Onu handed up his resignation letter to the Secretary to the Government of the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a major opposition party, has officially opened the nomination process for the party's presidential ticket...
To resolve the conflict between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigeria Postal Service, the Central Bank of...
Nigerians spend between $1.2 and $1.6 billion on medical tourism each year, according to Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of communications...
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked that all members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) seeking elected office submit their resignation...
The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) halted the sale of its expression of interest and nomination forms to hopefuls seeking...
Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino boxing icon, came in third place in the presidential election. His campaign for the top position...
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) announced that it has seized control of assets owned by Segun Adewale's Aeroland...
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senate Chief Whip and former governor of Abia State, has dropped out of the presidential...
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