Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm newly-appointed Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) chairman Muhammad Nami. Buhari, in a letter dated December 9, also sought the approval of the red chamber for the appointments of 13 others as members of the FIRS board. Members of the board are James Ayuba (North Central); […]

The Brazilian Minister of External Relations, Ernesto Araiijo would be arriving Nigeria on Tuesday for bilateral talks on defense, legal cooperation, trade, and investment. According to the Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ricardo Guerra de Araujo, who disclosed the visit, the Minister will go straight to talk with high-level authorities in the country with a view […]

As a mark of its disapproval of alleged excesses of the Department of State Services (DSS) , a coalition of civil society groups yesterday gave President Muhammadu Buhari a 14-day ultimatum to release Omoleye Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters. They also asked for the release of former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki, Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky […]