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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has assured Nigerians that their votes will count in the forthcoming elections. This is as former Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee (NPC), General Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd.), called on Nigerians to support the electoral commission ahead of the ...
News
The European Union has announced new support packages totaling €70 million for Nigeria, with €45 million earmarked for security and peacebuilding and another €25 million for agriculture. The announcement was made on Thursday when the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, met with the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, at ...
Politics
The Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the ongoing voter registration exercise to the latest possible date ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obi said extending the registration period would help ensure that eligible Nigerians, particularly young people who recently ...
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday stepped down a bill seeking to ban the production, importation, distribution, sale and consumption of unbranded and unfortified edible oils in Nigeria. The decision followed a lengthy debate among lawmakers, who raised concerns about the possible effects of the proposed legislation on public health, existing regulatory agencies and the ...
Politics
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu to order an independent probe into the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council or resign. The former Vice President made the call on Wednesday noting that the conflicting explanations from the Office of the ...
Foreign
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to target Iranian civil infrastructure whenever Tehran attacks ships passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Trump issued the warning in a post on his Truth Social platform, saying the US would respond by striking critical infrastructure in Iran. “From this point forward, any time the Islamic ...
Maritime
Stakeholders have called for stronger credit assessments, legal due diligence and effective risk management to reduce lending risks associated with Nigeria’s Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF), currently estimated at over $700 million. This was the outcome of the Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL) maiden Maritime Policy Roundtable in Lagos. The event opened with remarks by Yvonne ...
Agriculture
The Federal Government is set to commence the implementation of the $500 million World Bank-supported Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains for Growth Programme (AGROW). The milestone was reached on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where Vice President Kashim Shettima officially received the final report from the National Technical Working Group (NTWG). Describing the document ...
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The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the alleged establishment and operations of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has issued a final warning to ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) that have failed to honour its invitations. The committee threatened to use its constitutional powers to compel the affected agencies to appear before ...
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The Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that it turned down several requests from the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). Appearing before the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the legality, operations and activities of the PFIPC, the Minjstry revealed that it has never had any official dealings with its alleged Director-General, ...
Judiciary
A Chief Magistrate Court No. 2 in Gombe has ordered the remand of two men, Muhammad-Sunusi Abdullahi, popularly known as Ataka, and Ahmed-Daudu Dinawa, also known as Jadda, in police custody over their alleged involvement in the invasion of the Gombe International Airport. The incident reportedly occurred during the arrival of the African Democratic Congress ...
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The Senate on Tuesday passed the Insurance Regulatory Commission Bill, 2025, which seeks to repeal the National Insurance Commission Act, 1997, and introduce a new framework for the regulation of Nigeria’s insurance industry. The bill scaled third reading after the Senate considered and adopted the report of the Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial ...
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Nigeria and Germany are set to hold high-level bilateral consultations in Abuja on Wednesday, with both countries expected to discuss ways to deepen cooperation across trade, investment, renewable energy, climate action, security, education and technology. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, is scheduled to receive her German counterpart, Johann David Wadephul, at the ...
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Chevron Nigeria Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding investments in Nigeria and other African markets, with gas, deepwater oil and integrated infrastructure identified as key areas of focus. The company’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Olusoga Oduselu, disclosed this on Monday in Lagos during a media capacity-building programme organised for members of the Nigerian Association ...
Education
The Federal Government has partnered with the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (UNESCO-IICBA) and the Pan-African University (PAU) to introduce a mobile learning initiative aimed at improving the professional development of teachers, with a particular focus on female educators and school leaders across Nigeria and four other African countries. The initiative was ...
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has narrated how he entered a militant camp in the Niger Delta without armed security while serving as vice president, saying the risky decision became a turning point in the peace process that eventually led to the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme. Jonathan made the revelation on Monday while delivering the chairman’s ...
Education
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has pledged to support the education of Master Michael Offorkaile, an Abia-born student who scored 367 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to emerge as the fifth-highest scorer nationwide. The governor made the commitment on Monday while receiving the student, his parents and the management of Grundtvig International ...
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has fixed August 5 for the commencement of the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II Orientation Course across the country. The scheme disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, stating that the three-week orientation programme would be held simultaneously ...
Politics
The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has revealed that he and the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, signed a written agreement committing to a single four-year tenure if they win the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso made the disclosure during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, saying the arrangement ...
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The Federal Government has announced plans to deploy digital identity technology to improve the monitoring of mining operators, strengthen regulation and tackle insecurity in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed this while receiving the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission, Abisoye Coker-Odusote, and ...
