The Federal Government has hired a United States-based lobbying firm, DCI Group, in a $9 million contract to help communicate its efforts at protecting Christian communities in Nigeria to the US government. The contract was executed through Aster Legal, a Kaduna-based law firm, on behalf of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. Documents filed with …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered that the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway be rerouted to pass through Ogoni land. The move aims to improve road access and boost economic activity in the region. Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, announced the directive during a visit by a federal delegation to Rivers State. The delegation was led …
The federal government has announced that a high-level Nigerian delegation and United States officials have reached an agreement to work together in tackling the nation’s persistent security challenges. The delegation, led by National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, met last week with senior officials across the U.S. Congress, the White House Faith Office, the State …
United States War Secretary Pete Hegseth has called for urgent action towards addressing violence against Christians in Nigeria. Hegseth made the call during a high-level meeting between him and Nigeria’s delegation, led by National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on November 20 at the Pentagon. This was revealed in a statement released by the Office …
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has strongly denied claims by former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai about allegedly coordinating ransom payments to bandits. In a statement signed by Zakari Mijinyawa, Adviser in the NSA’s office, Ribadu described the allegations as “false and baseless.” He stressed that the government has never paid ransom or offered …
