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Nigerians suffering despite ₦7.98trn oil revenue — Atiku

Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Atiku Abubakar has decried that Nigerians are suffering despite an estimated ₦7.98 trillion windfall from high international crude oil prices. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) described the administration’s economic management as contradictory, opaque, and bereft ...

New US tariff unlikely to have impact on Nigerian economy — CPPE

By Taiwo Scholarstica The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has said the newly imposed 12.5 per cent tariff by the United States on imports from Nigeria is unlikely to have a major impact on the country’s economy. The policy think-thank made the assessment in a policy brief signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Dr Muda Yusuf, on Sunday, following the decision ...

NDLEA intercepts ₦10bn cocaine, loud at Lagos ports

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested Onuigbo Ndubisi Chinedu, a 55-year-old clothing trader at the popular Balogun Market on Lagos Island, over an attempt to export 3.30 kilograms of cocaine concealed within the walls of cartons used to package food items bound for the United Kingdom. Onuigbo was arrested on Thursday, July 23, 2026, ...

Uzodimma, Masari, others lead APC national campaign council for Osun election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially constituted its National Campaign Council and sub-committees ahead of the Osun State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026. The development was contained in a press statement released on Sunday, July 26, 2026, by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, following a notice issued by the party’s National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru. The campaign council is chaired by the Governor of ...