Latest in
By Idowu Adebomi An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced two men, Ojo Tosin Olasunkanmi (31) and Obamoyegun Dele (31), to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery. The convicts were initially arraigned alongside a third defendant, Adewale David (36), who died while the trial was ongoing. The case, which ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved N2 billion in relief support for victims of the March 29 attack in Angwan Rukuba, Jos. The announcement was made by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Mohammed Dorro, during a three-hour interactive session between the President and a 32-man delegation of Plateau stakeholders at the ...
Nigeria's Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has reaffirmed the Federal Government's commitment to spearheading a comprehensive national survey on substance use, describing the initiative as vital to the nation's survival. Speaking on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa during the formal signing of the letter of acceptance for cooperation between the United Nations Office on Drugs ...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has embarked on a training of stakeholders in Imo State on the importance of driving policy reforms and digitising its procurement system to improve efficiency, promote transparency, and eliminate bottlenecks associated with the manual process. Speaking during the training, the NDDC Director, Procurement, Dr Chuks Osuji, said the policy ...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered approximately N169.5 billion worth of opioids following successful raids on three illicit drug warehouses in Lagos State. The coordinated operation, which targeted strategic locations across the state, led to the seizure of massive quantities of tramadol and other controlled substances. The enforcement action followed ...
By Osordi Ayomide The Nigerian Army has commenced a full-scale investigation into the death of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member Abdulsamad Jamiu, as military authorities move to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and ensure accountability. Jamiu was killed in the early hours of April 25, 2026, at Shagari Estate in the Dei-Dei area ...
By Idowu Adebomi Residents of Irele and Ijowa communities in Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti State have commended Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji for his prompt security intervention following recent bandit attacks, while calling for sustained and intensified efforts to permanently rid the area of criminal elements. In a letter addressed to the governor ...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has renewed a strategic partnership with major brewing companies in Nigeria to intensify efforts against drunk-driving and improve road safety nationwide. The renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed with members of the Beer Sectoral Group (BSG), extends the collaboration for another five years, with both sides pledging to deepen ...
Lagos governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Samuel Mawuyon Ajose, has questioned the timing and logic of the consensus adoption of Lagos Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat. His objections follow the recent endorsement of the Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, as a consensus candidate by party leadership and the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC). ...
By Ismail Azeez The Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign Council, Hon. Oluwole Oke, has stated that the party’s candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, will unseat Governor Ademola Adeleke before 10 p.m. on August 15, 2026. Hon. Oke, who represents the Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, made this disclosure on Wednesday at the inauguration of ...
By Damilare Adeleye President Bola Tinubu has terminated the appointment of Saidu Mohammed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). In a statement released on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced that Tinubu has nominated Rabiu Abdullahi Umar ...
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has officially debunked claims that the corporate records of DAAR Communications PLC were manipulated or altered on its portal. In a public notice released on April 29, 2026, the Commission addressed an online publication alleging that records belonging to the media giant had been compromised following a recent cyberattack on ...
By Tanimu Yakubu (Director-General,Budget office of the Federation Reform is not a windfall restoring revenue integrity, correcting price distorting and rebuilding Nigeria fiscal capacity I. Introduction: The illusion of windfall Nigeria’s contemporary fiscal discourse has been captured by a convenient but fundamentally flawed proposition: that the removal of subsidy, particularly petrol subsidy yields an immediate ...
The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, Mr Gbenga Adebayo, says charges on USSD banking transactions are justified, dismissing widespread consumer complaints as a misunderstanding of how telecom services operate. Adebayo made the clarification during a radio programme on Nigeria Info FM 99.3, in Lagos. Responding to concerns over the N6.98 ...
By Aisha Gambo The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urgedwomen journalists to take leading role in promoting child protection and amplifying the voices of vulnerable children in Nigeria. The UNICEF Chief of Field Office in Kaduna, Mrs Gerida Birukila, made the call at a two-day workshop on Child Sensitive Reporting for Women Journalists in ...
A non-governmental organisation, True Life World Wide Organisation, has condemned the recent killings and kidnapping in the Woro community, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. According to the organisation’s Public Relations Officer, Madam Adeyemi Adenike, one of its members, Mr. Akinwumi Taoeed Abiodun, was abducted when he travelled with his family to the community ...
By Ezra Musa The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), in partnership with Christian Aid, has in a meeting validated data from a rapid multi-hazard mapping exercise across nine local government areas as the rainy season sets in. The validation followed a 10-day field enumeration to confirm community-level observations, correct gaps, misclassifications, and prioritise high-risk ...
By Nathan Nwakamma The National Association of Retirees of State Governments has threatened a nationwide protest unless state governors urgently review pension payments in line with existing labour laws. Mr Simon Anchaver, President of the union, made the call in Yenagoa at the inauguration of the Bayelsa interim executive of the newly registered union. The ...
By Lucy Ogalue Hussaini Magaji, Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has inaugurated a national working group on beneficial ownership to drive transparency. Magaji while inaugurating the committee in Abuja, described the group as the ”engine of reforms for economic growth” in Nigeria’s corporate sector. Beneficial ownership means the real person who owns or ...
By Emmanuel Yashim The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to take urgent steps to safeguard Nigerian students in South Africa amid rising xenophobic tensions. The call is contained in a statement by Comrade Aneke Kenechukwu, NANS’ Vice President, External Affairs. Kenechukwu said recent reports indicated a disturbing ...
By Salisu Sani-Idris The National Council on Nutrition (NCN) has adopted the National Policy on Food and Nutrition (NPFN), 2026 to 2035. The Newsmen reports that the adoption of the policy was part of decisions taken by the council at its 15th meeting held virtually on Tuesday in Abuja. The meeting was chaired by the ...
China officially handed over the China-Aid Project of ECOWAS Headquarters Building to the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, Nigeria. Located on the Airport Road, about 15 kilometres from the city centre, the complex spans 70,186 square metres, with a total floor area of 36,606 square meters. It comprises an office building, a conference centre, and a ...
By Fredrick Ameh Energy expert and Chairman of International Energy Services Limited (IESL), Dr. Diran Fawibe has called for the establishment of a Nigerian Academy of Energy Economics to provide independent, evidence-based analysis on the country’s energy policies and investments. Fawibe made the proposal when he received a Distinguished Fellowship Award from the Nigerian Association ...
