A total of 83 Nigerian nationals and two government officials have safely returned to the country from South Africa, with the Federal Government calling on state governments to support the rehabilitation and resettlement of citizens evacuated following xenophobic incidents. The returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos,...
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Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have taken fresh steps to strengthen bilateral aviation relations following high-level discussions between the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the leadership of Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi. Keyamo, who disclosed the outcome of the meeting in a post...
Presidency has strongly criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore petrol subsidy if elected president, describing the plan as economically unsustainable, legally complicated and driven by political desperation rather than sound fiscal policy. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on...
A chieftain of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has announced the successful submission of the party’s candidates for all elective positions across the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Kwankwaso disclosed this in a post shared on his X account on Thursday, saying...
More than 40 residents of Gorau village in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State are feared to have died after a canoe carrying dozens of children capsized. The tragic incident has thrown the rural community into mourning, with emergency responders and local volunteers continuing search-and-rescue operations for several...
Federal Government has issued a fresh flood alert, warning that 33 states are at high risk of riverine flooding over the next seven days as rising water levels threaten communities across the country. The warning, contained in the latest seven-day flood outlook released by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency...
Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called on state and local governments to publicly account for the ₦10.4 trillion they received from funds generated after the removal of the petrol subsidy. The association made the demand after the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun...
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the prosecution and continued detention of two individuals, including a final-year student of Bayero University Kano (BUK), on allegations of cyberbullying the anti-graft agency. In a post shared on his...
Osun State Police Command has disclosed that Nigerian music star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, was the intended target of the attack that disrupted the convoy of Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, during a visit to the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo. The incident occurred on...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, arraigned Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka before Justice F.N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for alleged unlawful supply of bank access credentials. The defendants were arraigned...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate preparation of a comprehensive National Threat Assessment and a rolling five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan to strengthen coordination across Nigeria’s defence, intelligence and security capabilities. The President’s Special Adviser on Homeland Security, Major General Adeyinka A. Famadewa, will coordinate and provide...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective August 27, 2026. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, Mr Enitan...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his commitment to peaceful, issue-based campaigning ahead of the 2027 general election, urging all presidential hopefuls to conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the offices they seek. Obi made the call in a post shared on his official...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has rejected calls for a closer working relationship with Senator Ireti Kingibe over measures to tackle flooding and regulate development in Abuja, accusing the senator of failing to use her position in the National Assembly to address the challenges...
A fresh batch of 83 Nigerians is expected to arrive in Lagos on Wednesday as the Federal Government continues the voluntary evacuation of citizens affected by renewed xenophobic attacks and anti-foreigner sentiments in South Africa. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, disclosed the development in a post on her...
APC releases timetable for Delta, Kogi restored constituencies, legislative by-elections in 5 states
APC releases timetable for Delta, Kogi restored constituencies, legislative by-elections in 5 states
All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled the timetable and schedule of activities for its primary elections ahead of the 2026 polls in the newly restored State House of Assembly constituencies in Delta and Kogi states, as well as legislative by-elections in Gombe, Bauchi, Delta and Kano states. The party...
Bank of Industry Limited (BOI) has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his leadership and support after its ₦250 billion Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond was oversubscribed within five days. The bank issued the bond through its BOI Financing SPV Plc under the bank’s $1 billion Multi-Currency Instruments Programme....
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, urged political parties and candidates contesting the 2027 General Election to uphold the commitments contained in the National Peace Accord, warning that the credibility of the elections depends not only on the electoral umpire but also on...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to conducting a free, fair, credible and transparent 2027 General Election as it welcomed a delegation from the International Republican Institute (IRI) for its Pre-Election Assessment Mission (PEAM) in Abuja. The delegation, led by IRI President Dr. Dan Twining, is...