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Maritime
The Nigerian Navy will next week commission two newly acquired Seaward Defence Boats as part of efforts to strengthen maritime security and improve its operational capability across the country’s territorial waters. The 12-metre Seaward Defence Boats were procured by the Federal Government under the administration of President Bola Tinubu to modernise the Navy’s fleet and ...
Politics
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has emerged as the early frontrunner in the Nigerian Bar Association presidential election, according to preliminary results released on Saturday. The initial figures, released at 11:33 a.m., showed Badejo-Okusanya leading the race with 4,860 votes, representing 41.77 per cent of the ballots counted. Her closest rival, Lateef Omoyemi ...
Politics
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to either reverse his current economic policies or step down from office, arguing that rising poverty and hunger under his administration have become sufficient justification for such action. The opposition party said recent poverty and food security data released by international development agencies showed ...
Judiciary
The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Hon.Femi Gbajabiamila has instituted a N15 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Gbajabiamila is suing the self-acclaimed Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) over allegations that he demanded a 48 per cent ...
Infrastructure
President Bola Tinubu has approved the extension of the Fourth Legacy Highway by an additional 400 kilometres, increasing the total length of the strategic road corridor from about 700 kilometres to approximately 1,100 kilometres. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this on Thursday during a media briefing in Abuja, where he also announced the ...
Politics
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially presented Vice President Kashim Shettima with his certificate confirming him as his running mate for the 2027 presidential election, days after the All Progressives Congress (APC) endorsed the vice president for another term on the party’s ticket. The presentation was disclosed in a video shared on Thursday by the ...
Agriculture
Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima has called for increased investment in agriculture. Speaking on Wednesday while delivering the keynote address at the Agric, Development and Investment Summit held in Abuja, the Vice President referenced Indonesia’s success in the oil palm industry as a model for Nigeria, noting that strategic investment in agriculture has ...
News
The Senate on Wednesday turned down a renewed request to investigate the controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, noting that the matter is already before the courts and under active investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The controversy has remained in the spotlight for more than ...
Foreign
United States of America (USA), President Donald Trump has criticised the decision by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to temporarily suspend the use of traffic stops following two fatal shootings linked to immigration enforcement operations within a week. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ordered a halt to the practice after a Colombian national was ...
News
A Nigerian akara vendor, Ayobami Ogunmoroti, popularly known as Ayo Alakara, has confirmed receiving financial support from First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, stating that the assistance enabled him to expand his business from a roadside operation to a fully established food kiosk. Ogunmoroti made the revelation in a video shared on his TikTok page on ...
News
The Senate on Wednesday approved a donation of N50 million to the families of five people who lost their lives during the rescue operation that secured the freedom of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The upper chamber described the victims’ deaths as a heroic sacrifice in ...
Business
Nigeria's headline inflation rate eased slightly to 15.91 percent in June 2026 from the 15.93 percent recorded in May, marking the first monthly decline after three consecutive increases. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made this known on Wednesday in its latest Consumer Price Index report. Despite this marginal overall decline, food prices continued to ...
Business
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Sterling Bank Limited, Abubakar Suleiman, CEO of Economic Associates, Mr Ayo Teriba, are amongst prominent personalities who have been inaugrated as members of a Ministerial Advisory Committee for the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Finance. The committee inaugurated on Tuesday is expected to provide independent, evidence-based advice on its economic reforms ...
News
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has inaugurated a multi-agency taskforce aimed at tackling traffic congestion and operational bottlenecks along the Apapa and Tincan Island port corridors. The move comes nearly two decades after the 2006 port concession programme, which transferred terminal operations to private operators while the NPA retained its role as landlord and regulator ...
News
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has ordered the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) to provide detailed records of outstanding revenues allegedly owed to the Federal Government by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and other government-owned enterprises. The committee also requested explanations over ...
News
President Bola Tinubu has stated that the legacy of integrity, discipline, and selfless service left by the late former President Muhammadu Buhari will continue to inspire generations of Nigerians. Tinubu made the remark on Monday in Abuja during the first anniversary memorial held in honour of the late former president. Represented by Vice President Kashim ...
Education
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has assured that the Federal Government will put in place a properly structured school feeding programme before the end of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. She disclosed this on Monday while receiving a five-member delegation from the World Bank, led by the Country Director for Nigeria, Dr Matthew Verghis, at ...
Politics
Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy and the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Gombe State, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, has alleged that some government officials are plotting against him and intimidating his supporters as he continues his thank-you tour across parts of the state. Pantami made the allegations in a statement issued on ...
Politics
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied allegations by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that it granted the African Democratic Congress faction led by Nafiu Gombe access codes to upload candidates’ names to its nomination portal. The commission in a statement maintained that it recognises only the National Executive Committee led by former Senate President David Mark dismissing claims that Gombe or his ...
News
The rescued principal of Community High School in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs. Rachael Alamu, has opened up about the horrific tactics used by their captors. The Principal revealed that the terrorists deliberately executed two teachers to pressure the government into meeting their demands. Mrs. Alamu disclosed that the kidnappers capitalized ...
