STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE
Badaru Abubakar, Defence Minister, Resigns
Nigeria’s defence minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect.
In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds.
President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation.
President Tinubu will likely inform the Senate of Badaru’s successor later this week.
Badaru Abubakar, 63, was a two-term governor of Jigawa state from 2015 to 2023. He was appointed as a minister on August 21, 2023, by President Tinubu.
His resignation comes amid President Tinubu’s declaration of a national security emergency, with plans to elaborate on its scope in due course.
-Bayo Onanuga,
Special Adviser to the President,
(Information and Strategy)
December 1, 2025
Minister of Environment, Mallam Balarabe Abbas-Lawal, lauds NOSDRA for its remarkable achievements and commitment to environmental protection as the Agency unveils its Compendium of Achievements and relaunches the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Map in Abuja. #NOSDRA#ESI
NOSDRA DG, Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke, led a verification visit to the Ataba cleanup site after a petition over reduced coverage.
He pledged a transparent, fair, and community-driven cleanup process.
#NOSDRA#AtabaCleanup#Transparency#OilSpillResponse
The Federal Government commended NOSDRA for ranking as Nigeria’s most transparent public institution in the 2025 Transparency and Integrity Index by CeFTPI.
Today, our Director General, Engr. Chukwuemeka Woke, convened the monthly Management Meeting with the dedicated staff of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency.
@RealMrKay@ShehuSani History has it it was under Buhari that the Northerners and Northern clerics 'realised'it was Haram to do protest. Meanwhile, Buhari himself participated in protest agaisnt Jonathan. Hypocrisy 101.
URGENT CALL: SAFEGUARDING NIGERIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA AMIDST SUPER EAGLES’ ANTICIPATED VICTORY IN AFRICAN NATIONS CUP SEMI-FINAL
1. The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to play against South Africa in the African Nations Cup semi-final.
2. In line with tradition, we will be victorious.
3. On this note, we urge the South African government and the world to safeguard Nigerians residing in South Africa from potential xenophobic attacks that may arise in the event of our team's victory over South Africa.
4.Despite past incidents, we stress our zero-tolerance stance this time.
5. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and respective ambassadors must be on high alert.
Omotayo Williams
@NigeriaMFA@PresidencyZA