Senate Committee on Public Accounts has directed the Federal Ministry of Finance to appear alongside the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to address outstanding queries in the 2021–2023 Oil and Gas Sector Audit Reports of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency...
By NGOBUA JOHNNIE, Abuja
Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has partnered commercial banks to improve access to finance for small and medium-scale exporters in Plateau State as part of efforts to boost non-oil exports and strengthen the competitiveness of local businesses in international markets. The initiative was highlighted on Thursday in Jos during...
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has called on Nigerians living abroad to remain connected to their roots and play an active role in driving economic growth and development back home. The governor made the appeal after attending the 2026 Nigeria Diaspora Economic Conference in Toronto, Canada, which was...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), across the country to strive to be new breed youths by taking ownership of the fight against corruption, economic and financial crimes and upholding integrity, discipline...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening coordination among security agencies, government institutions, communities and citizens to promote peace, security and national development. The Minister stated this on Thursday when the Special Adviser to the President on Homeland Security, Major-General...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, said refineries will not be allowed to waste away, given the huge investments made over many years, assuring that in-depth research, restructuring, and leadership will reposition them to deliver value and profit. President Tinubu stated this when he received the National...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway will boost agriculture and open new economic opportunities for communities and states along the 1,000-kilometre corridor, including Kebbi State. The Minister stated this when he received the Kebbi State Commissioner for Information, Hon. Yakubu Ahmed...
Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspected member of a kidnapping syndicate, Muhamodu Sanni, while he allegedly attempted to withdraw ransom money at a Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal in Kwara State. The arrest is part of an ongoing intelligence-driven operation targeting kidnappers and their support networks operating around the...
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has welcomed the Federal Government’s signing of the Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Incentives (Tax Remission) Order, 2026, describing it as a landmark reform that significantly enhances Nigeria’s competitiveness for deep offshore investment and strengthens the nation’s pathway towards achieving its...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown its support behind the governorship candidate of the Accord Party, Governor Ademola Adeleke, for Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, despite securing a Court of Appeal judgment affirming the nomination of its own candidate. The decision was announced in a statement on Friday by...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Port Harcourt Region, has successfully commissioned a new 150 MVA 330/132/33kV power transformer at its Afam IV Transmission Substation in Rivers State on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The management of the company announced this in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday in Port-Harcourt....
National leadership of the Accord Party has distanced itself from its expelled former presidential candidate, Chris Imumolen, over his public endorsement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Senator Bola Oyebamiji, insisting that he neither represents the party nor possesses the political influence to sway...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that more than 1.9 million registered voters in Osun State have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. According to figures released by the electoral body on Thursday, 1,906,390 PVCs, representing 81.5 per cent of the state’s 2,339,233...
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s Senior Technical Assistant (STA) on Print and Digital Communications, Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, alongside 14 others, have been honoured with the prestigious National Spokespersons Awards (NSAwards). Bundi emerged winner in the Digital Communication category. Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim...
This recent deluge of cacophony across the media is unnecessary. Let the appropriate organs of the state awaken to the duties entrusted to them. Let the component charged with telling the story of the state be resuscitated to its rightful place—to its share of the tiling, to its proper...
A member of the Central Planning Committee of the 7th ZIK International Peace and Leadership Award Lecture, Amb. Jeremiah Caleb Onyedikachi, has congratulated the recipients of the 2026 ZIK International Peace and Leadership Awards, describing them as exemplary leaders whose achievements continue to inspire peace, good governance, economic transformation...
Minister of State for Defence H.E. Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, MON led a high-level Nigerian defence delegation on a two-day visit to key defence industry establishments in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The visit is part of Nigeria’s broader efforts to deepen bilateral defence cooperation, advance indigenous defence production,...
Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has extended the deadline for the submission of memoranda and position papers on the proposed legislation to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026. The extension is aimed at giving individuals, institutions and organisations more time to prepare detailed submissions and...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has paid tribute to the late Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze, describing his life as one marked by faith, sacrifice and dedicated service to humanity. Obi, in a post on Thursday, said he travelled to Benin City to attend the Vigil Mass...