Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his withdrawal from the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primaries, saying the decision was taken in the interest of peace, stability, and unity in the state. Fubara made the announcement in a personally signed statement issued on Wednesday, where he explained that...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt
Natinal Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt another crippling blow to transnational organized crime by completely dismantling a highly sophisticated, multi-million-dollar Nigerian- Mexican methamphetamine production syndicate. The clinical, simultaneous operation, executed by elite operatives of the Agency’s Special Operations Unit (SOU), led to the shutdown of an industrial-scale...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI, intensified ongoing air offensives against terrorist elements in the North-East with precision air strikes conducted on 19 May 2026 at Bukar Meram in the Southern Tumbuns and Chikide in the Mandara Mountains. Director of Public Relations and...
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso has called on banks to stay vigilant against emerging risks after the banking sector recapitalisation exercise, even as the Monetary Policy Committee kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged. Speaking after the MPC 305th meeting in Abuja, Cardoso said the...
Federal Government will begin deducting unremitted value-added tax and withholding tax directly from the revenue allocations of states, local governments, and federal ministries, departments, and agencies. Executive Director, Large Taxpayers and Government Directorate at the Nigerian Revenue Service, Amina Ado, announced the plan on Tuesday 19 May in Abuja...
Fresh tension has erupted within the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following allegations of attempts to impose a candidate for the Adamawa Central Senatorial District. A pressure group within the party, known as Legacy APC, on Wednesday accused some party leaders of manipulating the primaries...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, supervised the process leading to the emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Mafa State Constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections. The exercise, held in Mafa Local Government Area, was conducted by the party’s Primary Election Committee...
TSpeaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dahiru Liman, Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Barr. Magaji Henry Danjuma, and Majority Leader, Hon. Munira Suleiman Tanimu, have secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) tickets for their respective constituencies through consensus affirmation exercises held across Kaduna State. Liman emerged...
A frontline governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, David Sabo Kente, has announced his withdrawal from the party’s governorship primary election scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 2026. Kente made the announcement on Wednesday while addressing journalists at his residence opposite the DSS Quarters in...
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has said more than 7.6 million Nigerian workers have now been enrolled into the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS) as the agency continues efforts to widen social protection coverage across the country. The Fund also announced the enrollment of the Nigeria Police Force into...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan on Wednesday asked security agents not to spare anybody found to be engaged in vote buying or vote trading, saying such persons should be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the law. Prof. Amupitan, who spoke while presenting...
In fulfillment of its commitment to the welfare and academic success of Nigerian students studying abroad, the Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of approved outstanding 2025 allowances to beneficiaries of the now terminated Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Programme in partner countries. The Director, Press and Public Relations,...
NDSL launches first drone soccer league for secondary school students to boost STEM, aviation skills
NDSL launches first drone soccer league for secondary school students to boost STEM, aviation skills
Naija Drone Soccer League (NDSL) has officially unveiled Nigeria’s first competitive drone soccer league for senior secondary school student-athletes, in what organisers describe as a major step toward combining technology, education, and e-sports development in the country. The initiative is aimed at exposing students to practical knowledge in Science,...
The Administrative and Finance Committee of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has thrown its weight behind the leadership of the Nigeria National Office, passing a resounding vote of confidence in Head of National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, amid growing commendation for the council’s operational stability and staff relations....
President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 hosted Chairman of First HoldCo Group, Olufemi Otedola, alongside senior executives, at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals. More than a visit, the engagement reflects the growing alignment between Africa’s industrial and financial leadership around a...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Against the backdrop of Abuja’s rapid urban expansion and rising appetite for smart infrastructure investments, Centenary City Plc has unveiled an ambitious package of incentives designed to attract early investors and developers into its sprawling 1,000-hectare Abuja Smart City project. The initiative, branded as...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed reports suggesting that terrorists have established operational bases in Nigeria’s South-West region, insisting that recent security incidents in Oyo State do not indicate the presence of an entrenched insurgent network in the zone. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Director of Defence Media...
Detectives of Mowe Division, Ogun State Police Command, have successfully arrested a husband and wife, namely Oluwarankami Kehinde Ugochukwu ‘F’ and her husband, Ugochukwu Mathew ‘M’, over their involvement in child stealing and rescued three stolen children in Mowe area of Ogun State. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the poor state of education in parts of Nigeria despite huge donor support received over the years, saying the crisis reflects failures in leadership, accountability and governance rather than lack of funding. In a post shared on X,...
Troops of 4 Brigade, under 2 Division Nigerian Army, in conjunction with the other security agencies and the Edo State Security Corps, arrested a total of 12 suspected kidnappers during clearance operations that started on 12 May 2026 in Owan East and Esan South-East Local Government Areas of Edo...