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The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday presided over a meeting of the Presidential Task Force on Rice and Wheat as part of the Federal Government’s efforts aimed at enhancing food security. Those who attended the meeting included four state governors — Abubakar Bagudu (Kebbi); Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano); Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa); and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi). The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun; Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh; and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, also attended. Bagudu later told State House correspondents that the meeting reviewed the government’s wheat programme and what could be done to increase production. He said, “This is the meeting of the Presidential Task Force on Rice and Wheat and we reviewed the wheat programme and what we can do more to support states in order to increase production of wheat. “We also want to ensure that our farmers who have responded to the call are supported in terms of g...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said results of the series of medical checkups he carried out in the cause of his medical vacation had shown that he needed longer period of rest. He said this necessitated his staying back in London, United Kingdom longer than initially planned. The President said this in a four-paragraph made available to journalists by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. Adesina did not disclose how long the President’s “longer period of rest” will take. He however thanked Nigerians for their prayers and good wishes while assuring them that there is no cause for worry. The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari thanks millions of Nigerians who have been sending good wishes and praying for his health and well-being in mosques and churches throughout the country.   “The President is immensely grateful for the prayers, show of love and concern.   “President Buhari wishes to reassu...

Just as Tonto, her name means warrior, the beautiful Nollywood actress channels being a warrior queen in latest pictures she released to celebrate her son's first birthday anniversary. The profoundness of the symbology is underscored by the rocky relationship she currently is embroiled in with her husband. Tonto Dikeh moved out of her husband's house recently following allegations of infidelity and domestic violence by Oladunni Churchill, her hubby. The two former lovebirds have been  battling it out on social media.

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has said President Muhammadu Buhari, who he met with at the Abuja House in London on Wednesday night, is healthy. According to him, there is no cause for alarm. Saraki, in a statement he personally signed, which was sent to  The PUNCH  through the Media Office of the Senate President, said Buhari was “himself” when he met with the President. The statement read, “Delighted to see that President Buhari is doing well; was cheerful and in good spirits. “The President I saw today is healthy, witty and himself. “The President’s absence and imminent return shows that there is no vacuum in government and our system of democracy is working with all organs of government fulfilling their mandate. And let me use the time-tested cliché, there is no cause for alarm!” Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, had travelled to the United Kingdom on Wednesday to meet with Buhar...

There are indications that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and a former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, are making moves towards clinching the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 election. Investigations by our correspondent showed that both politicians had been discussing with the leaders of the party with the hope of gaining their support for the ticket. It was gathered that Atiku, though a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, was already tinkering with the idea of returning to his former party if he would not be allowed to contest the ticket in his current party. He is said to be considering other options on the premise that President Muhammadu Buhari might want to run for a second term. In the event that he would not, the President would also be expected to “anoint” his successor in the party. Though Atiku had denied plans to leave the APC, sources in the PDP, however, said Atiku’s hand could be felt i...

It is being lauded as the best thing to have happened between the two groups in a long time. The new President General of Ohanaeze Chief Nia John Nwodo led a powerful delegation of the group on a historic visit to the Pan-Yoruba organisation,Afenifere at the weekend in Lagos.  The meeting was significant as being the first outing of Nwodo to any socio-cultural group in the country since his election. Nwodo, received by an equally powerful group of Afenifere led by Chief Ayo Adebanjo representing the Afenifere leader,Chief R.F Fasoranti, said the decision to make Afenifere his first  place of touching base arose from the fact that it was the first organisation that  openly congratulated him and followed with phone calls from its prominent leaders . Afenifere on the other hand reiterated it's congratulations to Nwodo for his choice to lead Ndigbo at this crucial period. The meeting of long associates was full of reminiscences, back-slappings and reflections on common ...

Nigerians in the United Kingdom demand for a five-minute speech from President Buhari to reassure a tensed polity back home of his well-being. The protest is being held in front of the Nigerian High Commission in London. More to follow...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari just wrote to  the National Assembly today, February 5, 2017, informing the Congress of his desire to extend his leave  in order to complete and receive the results of a series of tests recommended by his doctors. According to Femi Adesina,  the Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, President Buhari had planned to return to Abuja on the evening of 5 February, but had a change of plans upon the advice of his medical doctors in order to facilitate the completion of the test cycle before returning to Nigeria. The notice has since  been dispatched to the Senate  President, and Speaker, House of Representatives. "Mr. President expresses his sincere gratitude to Nigerians for their concern, prayers and kind wishes," Adesina said in the statement.

It was the day Nigeria hosted this year’s edition of the West African Conference on Security Communications and Public Information Management (WAFCON 2017). It was a gathering of leading international experts, who had converged to discuss the various approaches to fighting terrorism in Africa and how to manage information during crisis.   The project was a brainchild of the Peace & Conflict Resolution Resource Centre (PEACREC), the promoters of Military, Police and Paramilitary Public Relations Officers Forum (MILPOPPROF). MILPOPPROF is an association of public relations managers of security agencies, who make up primary stakeholders of the forum. Law enforcement and intelligence agencies, public information managers, the civil society, media organisations, the judiciary, emergency response groups, non-governmental organisations, corporate affairs managers, the academia and consumers of security services constitute its secondary stakeholders. “A team of officers...

TheUnited States has said that the recent executive order on immigration by President Donald Trump will not affect Nigerians, noting that visa applicants will continue to get two-year multiple entry visas as before. It assured apprehensive Nigerians that the order on “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States” would not also affect the validity of visas held by Nigerians, noting that its visa policy to Nigeria had not changed. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, and the US Embassy Consular Chief, Meghan Moore, explained to journalists on Friday in Abuja that the US visa policy was based on reciprocity, stressing that Nigerians would not be discriminated against. The envoy stated that the way US treats Nigeria is reflected in its visa policy to Nigerians. Responding to questions about apprehension that Nigerian Muslims might be singled out for visa restriction over their religious belief, Symington stated that America does not d...