THISDAY
Trump Gives Iran 48-hour Ultimatum to Reopen Strait of Hormuz as War Escalates
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Sunday Ehigiator in US President, Mr. Donald Trump yesterday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz or face Places $66,100 bounty on missing US pilot of downed fighter jet overwhelming...
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Instead of Saving for Rainy Day, National Assembly Jacks Up 2026 Proposed Budget
Awash with Gulf oil windfall from Us-israel war on Iran, the National Assembly yesterday significantly altered Nigeria’s fiscal trajectory for 2026, raising the Appropriation Bill to N68.323 trillion and simultaneously advancing legislative processes...
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AT THE NATIONAL SINGLE WINDOW GO LIVE DEMONSTRATION...
L-R: Mr. Davids Malachi; Comptroller G.A. Otunla, Nigeria Customs Service; Mr. Muyiwa Adeseyoju, Country Manager/md, DHL International Nigeria; Tola Fakolade, National Single Window; DCG D.A. Adebakin, Nigeria Customs Service; Mr. Lekan Thomas,...
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APC Convention, Party Politics and Nigeria’s Democracy
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was a beehive of activities from yesterday till the early hours of today as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) held its 8th National Convention with a total of 8,453 delegates electing new national officers...
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8,453 Party Delegates Storm Abuja for APC National Convention, Tinubu’s Affirmation
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the eighth National Convention of All Progressives Congress (APC) scheduled to take place from today, Friday, March 27, to Saturday, March 28, in Abuja would be attended by no fewer...
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Court Voids CBN Takeover of Union Bank, Orders Board Reinstatement
and in Lagos Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has delivered a landmark ruling declaring that Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) acted beyond its statutory powers in dissolving the board and management of Union Bank of Nigeria...
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NATIONAL SINGLE WINDOW GO LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE...
L-R: Comptroller Joe Anani, Comptroller in Charge of PTML Area Command; Mr. Tola Fakolade, Director, National Single Window (NSW) Project; Deputy Comptroller General, ICT Modernisation, Mr. O. A. Adebakin; Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment,...
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DURING THE UNVEILING OF 3,200 AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS FOR TEF PROGRAMME...
L-R: CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Somachi Chris-asoluka; Daughter of Elumelu, Oge Elumelu; Founder, TEF, Tony O. Elumelu, CFR; and Co-founder TEF, Dr. Awele V. Elumelu, OFR during the 2026 TEF Selection Announcement and official unveiling of...
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US Boosts Nigeria’s Anti-terror War With Drones, 200 Troops Stationed Bauchi
The United States has deployed multiple MQ-9 drones operating in Nigeria alongside 200 troops to provide training and intelligence support to the military, which is fighting Islamist militants across the north, US and Nigerian officials told...
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Nigeria, UK Sign £746m Deal to Upgrade Apapa, Tin Can Ports
Nigeria and the United Kingdom yesterday signed a landmark £746 million (about $997 million) ports infrastructure deal aimed at modernising two of Nigeria’s busiest maritime hubs, in a move expected to boost trade, create jobs and deepen bilateral...
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Tinubu Mourns as Atiku, Saraki, Amaechi, Kwankwaso Condemn Maiduguri Attacks
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, mourned Monday’s terrorist attacks on Maiduguri, the Borno State capi-tal, assuring Nigerians that the country will not succumb to the fear of terror and insecurity. Responding to the attacks, Tinubu immediately...
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FG: To Curb Nigeria’s Insecurity, US’ Role Must Be Supportive, Not Direct Intervention
Home-grown solutions more effective, declares Tuggar Ghanaian minister argues youth unemployment driving insecurity In Northeast, troops resist three ISWAP attempts to overrun military location in 24hrs HURIWA: Tinubu’s security strategy failing,...
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Bala Mohammed, PDP Govs’ Forum Chairman, Moves to Join APC
An end may have finally come to the active relevance of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Chairman of its governors' forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has concluded plans to join the ruling All Progressives Congress...
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Tinubu: States, LGS Now Have More Funds, Must Deliver at Grassroots, Be Held Accountable
President Bola Tinubu yesterday urged states and local governments to use the increasing funds now available to them to deliver tangible development at the grassroots level. He emphasised that government officials must be held accountable for ensuring...
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As Three More PDP Senators Join APC, Party Almost Has 2/3 Majority in NASS
Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has almost effectively secured the parliamentary numbers required to alter the country’s constitution without relying heavily on opposition support, consolidating an overwhelming majority in the National...
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Turaki-led PDP Suffers Setback as Appeal Court Declares 2025 Convention Unlawful
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, yesterday, declared as unlawful the November 15-16, 2025 national convention of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that produced the Taminu Turaki-led national executive of the party. A three-member panel of the appellate...
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MEGA ENDORSEMENTS AHEAD OF 2027…
L-R: Wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Unoma Godswill Akpabio; President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno; Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, Lady...
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GRID ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY REVIEW COMMITTEE INAUGURATION...
L-R: Minister of State for Gas Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo; Minister of Works, David Umahi; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Olawale Edun; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Minister of Justice and Attorney...
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Nigeria Faces $23bn Power Access Gap as REA Maps 143,000 Communities
and in Abuja Nigeria will require an estimated $23 billion to bridge electricity gaps in underserved and unserved communities nationwide, a revelation that underscores both the scale of the country’s energy deficit and the urgency of accelerating...
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Conflict Widens, US Asks Citizens to Leave Middle East
The US Department of State yesterday called on Americans to immediately depart more than a dozen countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as the Us-israeli versus Iran war entered day four. This is coming on...
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AT THE DEDICATION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAPEL...
L R: Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun; his wife, Mrs. Amy Appiah; Wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Ekaette Akpabio; Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio; First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon; Deputy...
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Nigeria Out of the Woods, Tinubu Declares at Interfaith Breaking of Fast with Governors
President Bola Tinubu, last night, held an interfaith breaking of fast with governors across political divides, with a declaration that Nigeria was out of the woods, although the best was yet to come. Tinubu also assured that the country had emerged...
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RENEWAL OF STRATEGIC ALLIANCE…
L-R: Vice President, Dangote Industries Limited, Olakunle Alake; Group Chief Operating Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr. Roland Ewubare; President/ce, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote; Group Chief Executive Officer of...
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Investigations: LGS Remain Underdeveloped Despite N5.5trn FAAC Funds in 2025
Despite a total of N5.5 trillion disbursed to Nigeria’s 774 local governments (LGS) by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in 2025, which was 48.6 percent higher compared with the total of N3.7 trillion disbursed in 2024, poverty and...
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AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF G-24 2026 TECHNICAL GROUP MEETING...
L R: Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun; Director and Head of Secretariat, The Intergovernmental Group of Twenty Four (G-24), Dr. Iyabo Masha;...
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TINUBU SIGNING THE ELECTORAL LAW...
L R: House Leader, Mr. Julius Ihonvbere; Senate Leader, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Benjamin Kalu; Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas; Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio;...
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PROTESTS ROCK NAFDAC OVER SACHET ALCOHOL BAN...
NAFDAC and Labour clash over sachet alcohol ban as workers storm the agency’s premises for the fifth consecutive day, yesterday
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EFCC Detains El-rufai as DSS Files Cybercrime Charges
Former Kaduna State Governor and chieftain of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mallam Nasiru El-rufai, has been detained by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, contrary to insinuations by some of his associates that he has been...
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At Argungu Fishing Festival, Tinubu Vows to Defeat Banditry, Insurgency
President Bola Tinubu has again vowed to defeat all forms of banditry and insurgency across the country. The president, who reiterated his government's commitment to fight insecurity, spoke yesterday at the International Fishing and Cultural Festival...
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With 371 Days to Presidential Election, Here Are the Contenders, Pretenders
Jwith just 371 days to the 2027 presidential election, the political battlefield is already taking shape, with familiar heavyweights and ambitious newcomers positioning for the nation’s highest office. This is as the Independent National Electoral...
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INEC Needs N873.7bn to Deliver Credible 2027 Elections, Amupitan Tells N’assembly...
Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, yesterday, declared that the commission would require a total of N873.78 billion to conduct the 2027 general election. Amupitan warned that any attempt to subject...
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Tinubu: Terrorism Giving Nigerians Sleepless Nights, We’ll Overcome Them All
Abuja and in in Kaduna President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, painted a gloomy picture of the security situation in the country, saying terrorism is giving him and other Nigerians sleepless nights. Tinubu, however, was quick to declare that Nigeria would...
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In Record Upswing, Enugu Grows IGR By 1,464% from N26bn in 2023 to N406.7bn
Enugu State Government has announced a quantum leap in its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), growing it by 1,464 per cent, from a miserly N26 billion in May 2023 to an unprecedented N406.77 billion in 2025. This was disclosed by Enugu State Internal...
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WE SHARE IN YOUR GRIEFS…
L-R: Senator Suleiman Sadiq Umar; Senator Ali Ndume; Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum; Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima; Emir of Kaiama, Alhaji Muazu Sheu Omar; Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq; Speaker, Kwara State House...
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Outrage Grows Over Senate’s Move to Reverse Nigeria’s Democracy
in Abuja and in Lagos The Senate’s refusal to entrench transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s democracy, despite citizens’ clamour for both, particularly its failure to clearly provide for the electronic transmission of results from polling...
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Setback for Electoral Reforms: Senate Rejects Mandatory Real-time Results Upload
and in Abuja Nigeria’s Senate, yesterday, came under blistering fire for what many Nigerians described as a grave betrayal of public trust, after lawmakers disappointed widespread expectations by passing an amended Electoral Act that rejected...
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World Bank: Nigeria Now Global Reference for Steady, Credible Reforms
Nigeria’s economic reform drive won rare global plaudits yesterday, with the World Bank describing the country as an emerging reference point for steady and credible reform leadership, citing sustained policy consistency, tough fiscal choices and...
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Coup Attempt: I Was Targeted for Elimination, Says Defence Minister
In a startling revelation yesterday, the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), confirmed that his life was targeted in the recently foiled alleged coup plot, explaining that he was supposed to be arrested and eventually eliminated if he...
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Tinubu Receives Taraba Gov, Kefas into APC, Says Govs are Party Leaders
in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has declared that governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) remain the party's leaders in their respective states. Tinubu made the declaration yesterday at the official reception of the Governor of Taraba State,...
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Your Resignation a Betrayal of Sacred Trust, Kwankwaso, NNPP Tell Gov Yusuf
The National Leader of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and the party's National Working Committee (NWC) have described Governor Abba Yusuf's resignation from the party as “a cold betrayal of a sacred trust.” This...
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CAN: Initial Police Denial of Worshippers’ Abduction Troubling
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), yesterday, said initial public denial of reports on the abduction of 170 worshippers in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, by the Nige-ria Police, before any verification, was...
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IMF: Nigeria’s Macroeconomic Reforms Beginning to Yield Results
in Abuja and Lagos in International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday said Nigeria’s recent macroeconomic reforms were beginning to deliver tangible results, reflecting improved stability and a gradually strengthening growth outlook. In its latest World...
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Gov Yusuf’s Demand for Automatic Ticket Delays Defection to APC
The planned defection of the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, from the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has experienced a setback as the ruling party has not acceded to the governor's demand to be offered...
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Rivers: Court Halts Impeachment Proceedings Against Fubara, Odu
Amid rising political tension, a Rivers State High Court sitting in Oyigbo yesterday ordered the Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly, and its clerk to temporarily halt all actions on the impeachment move...
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UNVEILING OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN FGN AND ASUU...
L-R: Chairman, House Committee on University Education, Mr. Abubakar Hassan; Minister of state for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad; Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa; President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Chris Piwuna;...
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Rivers: Two Assembly Members Pull Out of Impeachment Plot
In what may be the first sign of cracks in Nyesom Wike’s iron grip on the legislature in Rivers State, two members of the House of Assembly have pulled out of the impeachment plot against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, calling...
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South-east APC Leaders, Elders Counter Obi Factor, Rally Support for Tinubu
Barely 11 days after the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi declared his “full membership” of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in a bid to pursue his presidential ambition in 2027, the...
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Nigeria Vows to Strengthen Fight Against Insecurity as Trump Threatens More US Strikes
Nigeria has vowed to intensify its fight against rising insecurity, signaling a renewed commitment to protecting citizens amid escalating threats. The pledge comes as US President Donald Trump has warned of potential further air strikes if what he...
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Jonathan: Despite Many Defections to Ruling APC, PDP Alive and Strong
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said he feels a great sense of satisfaction knowing that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is still alive, strong, and resilient, despite defections from the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress...
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Wike, Basiru in Dramatic Clash over Fubara’s Second Term
A war of words erupted yesterday between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike and the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, after Wike threatened the ruling party’s scribe over his alleged...
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Sahara Group Backs FG’S Infrastructure Drive, Sees New Era of Stability in Energy Sector
The Group Managing Director of Sahara Power Group (SPG), Kola Adesina, has expressed strong confidence in the federal government's long-term infrastructure and economic reform agenda, saying recent policy actions under President Bola Tinubu have...
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Trump: We Will Run Venezuela Until We Can Do Safe, Proper, Judicious Transition
Following the capture of Venezuelan President, Mr. Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Mrs. Cilia Flores, by United States forces after a large-scale overnight operation, President Donald Trump yesterday announced that the U.S. would assume temporary...
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Kwankwaso Considers Joining Atiku, Obi in ADC
As preparations for the 2027 elections gradually gather momentum and following the defection of his Governor, Abba Yusuf, along with most members of the Kano State House of Assembly to the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Kano State Governor...
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Heirs Energies Acquires Maurel & Prom’s 20.07% Stake in Seplat Energy in $500m Transaction
Heirs Energies, Africa’s leading indigenous integrated energy company, has acquired the entire 20.07 percent equity stake (120.4 million ordinary shares) previously held by Maurel & Prom S.A. in Seplat Energy Plc at a price of GBP3.05 pence per share,...
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Tinubu: New Tax Laws Take Off January 1, CBN Projects $51.04bn External Reserves
President Bola Tinubu, for the umpteenth time, disclosed yesterday that the new tax regulations would take effect as planned from January 1, 2026. His declaration came despite criticism from opposition political parties and other concerned...
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Edun to Investors, Partners over US Strikes: Nigeria Not at War
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun, yesterday, reassured investors, analysts, and multilateral partners that Nigeria was not at war, either with itself or any other nation, but was "decisively confronting,...
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In Security Game Changer, Tinubu Launches Forest Guards, 7,000 Deployed
President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Forest Guards Initiative launched in May 2025 as part of the renewed efforts by his administration to tackle the nationwide insecurity has yielded fruits as over 7,000 newly recruited Nigerian Forest Guards...
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ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD ITEMS TO CHRISTIAN NORTH FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS...
L-R: Yobe State Governor, Dr. Mai Mala Buni; APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda; Wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima; First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Kaduna State Governor, Sen. Uba Sani; his wife, Hajiya Hafsat...
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NOVA BANK OPENS REGIONAL OFFICE, POISED TO REDEFINE BANKING LANDSCAPE...
L-R: Chief (Barr.) Chukwuma Uchenna Ekomaru, SAN, and his wife, Her Excellency, Lady Chinyere Ihuoma Ekomaru; Deputy Governor of Imo State, His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Odidika Uzodimma, Governor of Imo State; Mr. Philips Oduoza, Chairman,...
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FG Secures Release of Remaining 130 Abducted Schoolgirls, Teachers in Niger
State forces, coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), have successfully secured the release of the remaining students and teachers abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger...
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We’re Watching INEC Closely, Says Kwankwaso, APC Holds National Convention March 2026
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, yesterday stated that the party would keep a close watch on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2027...
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In Major Diplomatic Reset, Senate Confirms 64 Ambassadors
In a sweeping diplomatic move with far-reaching implications for Nigeria’s foreign relations, Senate on Thursday confirmed 64 nominees as career and non-career ambassadors of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, approving a list featuring prominent...
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In Sudden Turn of Events, FG Announces Resignation of NMDPRA, NUPRC CEOS
In an unexpected turn of events, the Presidency yesterday announced the resignation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, as well as the his counterpart at the...
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Senate Endorses $60 Oil Benchmark, Crude Price Falls to $59/Barrel
The Senate yesterday approved some far-reaching recommendations of its Committee on Finance on the 2026–2028 Medium-term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), backing a lower and more realistic crude oil benchmark of $60. The...
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Tinubu: We’re Mobilising All Military Assets Against Threats
Tinubu made the pledge at the opening ceremony of Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference, holding in Lagos, where he was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima. The conference brought together former service chiefs, senior military officers,...
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FIFTY-EIGHT HEARTY CHEERS…
L-R: Factional National Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu; Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule; PDP National Caretaker Committee Chairman, Mohammed Abdulrahman; Minister of the Federal Capital...
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LAUNCHING OF ADF N100 BILLION EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE...
L-R: Chairman, BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu; Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya; Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf; Chairman, Aliko Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote; Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima;...
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President Talks Tough, Says Police Must Protect Vulnerable, Not VIPS
President Bola Tinubu yesterday in Abuja reiterated that the directive to redeploy police officers working with Very Important Persons (VIPS) and Very Very Important Persons (VVIPS) as well as ministers was non-negotiable. He therefore admonished all...
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Benin Coup: Tinubu Averted Key Security Threat to Nigeria, Says NGF
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), yesterday, declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in Sunday’s attempted coup in the Republic of Benin, saying his timely role prevented a major security threat to Nigeria. Chairman of NGF and governor...
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US Says Nigeria on Right Path After Conciliation With Team Ribadu
The US yesterday softened its stance toward Nigeria, shifting from weeks of combative rhetoric to a markedly conciliatory tone as Washington moved to calm diplomatic tensions and signal a renewed willingness to work with Abuja on its security...
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Presidency: How Tinubu Ordered Nigeria’s Military to Foil Benin Coup
Responding to an emergency call in a manner characteristic of the place of Nigeria on the continent, President Bola Tinubu’s timely reaction to a distress call by President Patrice Tallon of the Republic of Benin saved the country from the hands of...
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