Nigerian Senate Approves 38 Ministerial Nominations

The Nigerian Senate has approved the confirmation of 38 ministerial nominations presented by the Acting President Goodluck Jonathan who dissolved the cabinet of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua on March 9. With the confirmation, Jonathan still has to...

Nigerian Vice President Denies Being Under Pressure to Resign

The hospitalization of Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar’adua in a Saudi Arabia hospital for acute pericarditis has given rise to various newspaper reports and speculations on his health and succession rules in case he is unable to continue in office. Nigeria’s...

First Wave of 20,000 Nigerians Begin Pilgrimage to Israel, Rome

The first batch of about 20,000 Christians on pilgrimage to Israel and Rome have been advised to be good ambassadors of Nigeria during their stay in the Holy Land as they prepare to be transported. Nigeria’s Vice President GoodLuck Jonathan gave the...

President of Nigeria Says Electoral Reform is Solution to National Problems

President Umaru Yar’Adua of Nigeria has said in Enugu, South East Nigeria, that electoral reform is the solution to the country’s problems. He noted that the on-going electoral reform was the panacea to the social ills of the country. Yar’Adua,...