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Daar Communications PLC has initiated legal action against the Corporate Affairs Commission following what it describes as a fraudulent distortion of its shareholding records. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the media organization alleged that its total issued share capital was unauthorizedly increased on the commission's portal, shifting from approximately 4.89 billion to over 5.01 ...
The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Murtala Sule Garo officially assumed duty at the Government House in Kano on Wednesday. His resumption was marked by the presence of prominent political figures, including former governors Malam Ibrahim Shekarau and Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, alongside several members of the National Assembly and the Minister of State for ...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu on Wednesday played host to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The visit focused on the security architecture required for upcoming electoral cycles, specifically the fast-approaching off-cycle elections in Ekiti and Osun, as well as ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State Government officially flagged off the 2026 Hajj exercise on Wednesday with the airlift of the first batch of 374 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. The inaugural flight departed from the General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin, aboard a Max Air vessel en route to Madinah. A total of 1,714 pilgrims ...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered a crackdown on abandoned and poorly developed areas around Jabi Lake, describing the situation as an eyesore unbefitting of Nigeria’s capital city. Wike’s directive comes amid a viral video in which a popular pastor appealed to the minister to “leave Jabi Lake for ...
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Wednesday honoured outstanding students in the 2025 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examination in the state. The event, tagged Imole Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Scholarship Award, was organised by Electronic Collections Group (ECG) in partnership with the Ministry of Education. Newsmen reports that 31 students drawn from across ...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday stressed the need for policy continuity and institutional strength as critical pillars for sustainable development, saying leadership must prioritise long-term impact over short-term gains. Shettima stated this at the 3rd edition of the Nasarawa Investment Summit 2026 held in Lafia, with the theme: “Bold Transition: Building a Legacy for ...
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has credited the recent gains of over $2.6 billion in Foreign Direct Investment to the de-risking of the mining sector. Speaking at the official commissioning of the Kursi Group Headquarters established by Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki Gambari, VP Shettima explained that through the de-risking of the mining environment in ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoThe Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has strengthened it's collaboration with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) as part of efforts to protect consumer rights. The collaboration was reiterated when a team from the South-West office of the FCCPC led by Dr. (Mrs.) Olubunmi Dorcas Otiti paid a courtesy visit ...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr Nyesom Wike has clarified that the withheld insisting belonging to Area area in the FCT are funds deployed in servicing the arrears of salaries of the primary school teachers in the territory. Recall that the Area Councils in the FCT are entitled to 10 per cent of ...
Akwa Ibom state Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has approved and released ₦5.9 billion for 2025 and 2026 intervention projects for the State’s educational sector. The Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Rt. Hon. Anietie Etuk, PhD, announced this during a press briefing held at the State SUBEB Headquarters in Uyo. According to ...
The Chief Regulatory Officer of Airtel Africa and Chair of GSMA Africa’s Policy Group, Mr. Daddy Mukadi, has called on African governments to suspend the collection of import duties on telecom equipments on the continent. This is as he also called for African governments to recognise telecommunications as a core economic pillar and to implement ...
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) has sealed off the Balmoral Convention Centre in Victoria Island for the indiscriminate discharge of wastewater into a public drain. The enforcement exercise, carried out on Tuesday, also affected Foodies Restaurant on Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase I, Eti-Osa. The development was disclosed in a statement posted Wednesday on ...
The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) in Kaduna State, says it has resolved no fewer than 3,051 cases between January and April, as part of efforts to address administrative grievances in the state. The PCC Director, Yusuf Ismail-Numan disclosed this on Wednesday in Kaduna. Ismail-Numan said that within the period under review, the commission recorded 3,358 cases brought ...
Dr Joe Tucker, a U.S.-based infectious disease physician, has emphasised the need for Nigeria to strengthen its response to Lassa fever through increased research funding, advocacy and community engagement. Tucker told that the sidelines of the ongoing 2026 Designathon organised by the Innovative Network on the Science and Practice of Implementation, Research and Engagement (INSPIRE). ...
The Chadian armed forces on Tuesday said that 23 soldiers were killed and 26 hurt in an attack by Islamist militant group Boko Haram on a base on the shores of Lake Chad. Army spokesman Issakha Acheikh Chanane said that the attack late on Monday on the island of Barka Tolorom in Lake Chad was ...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that “Project Freedom,” the initiative to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, will be paused “for a short period of time” to see whether an agreement with Iran can be finalised and signed. Since the start of hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran in late ...
Africa is currently at the forefront of the global energy scene, as supply shortages and geopolitical tensions continue to reshape the oil and gas industry. Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, the Commission Chief Executive (CCE) of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), made this known at the 2026 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) World series African Energy ...
The Theatre Command North East Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI, has described the poor feeding of troops in operational theatres as misleading. The report states that the theatre command was reacting to claims on some social media platforms alleging incidents of poor feeding to the troops in the Frontline within the command’s area of ...
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Dr Muttaqa Rabe-Darma, have paid tribute to late President Umaru Yar’Adua, praising his legacy of “servant leadership,” humility, integrity, and commitment to the rule of law. The report states that Yar’Adua, the 13th President of Nigeria, passed away on May 5, 2010. Rabe-Darma, paid the tribute at a special lecture ...
The Senate has tightened its eligibility rules for senators-elect seeking principal and presiding offices. The sweeping changes, adopted after a closed-door session that lasted about three hours, restrict eligibility for presiding offices in the 11th National Assembly to ranking members of the current 10th Senate who win re-election in 2027, effectively shutting out first-time entrants ...
By Ismail Azeez The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said its will commence the final phase of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise on Monday, 11th May 2026. The Commission, in a statement issued on Tuesday by the chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna said the The third phase of ...
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio turned Tuesday’s plenary into a session of political satire, mocking lawmakers for what he described as a daily ritual of defecting from one party to another. The mocking remarks came as a wave of defections swept through the National Assembly, leaving the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in a state of ...
