Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to step aside ahead of the 2027 general election, arguing that the President no longer possesses the energy and capacity required to address Nigeria’s deepening economic and security challenges. Obi made the remarks during an appearance...
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Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has donated ₦5 million to the Missionary Diocese of Ogoja, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), to support its plans to expand access to education and healthcare in Cross River State. Obi disclosed this in a post on his official X account...
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has called on architects, especially female practitioners, to lead research efforts that will address Nigeria’s housing deficit and reduce the country’s dependence on imported building materials. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the leadership of Female Architects...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has dismissed attempts to link former President Muhammadu Buhari to the controversy surrounding the alleged fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), insisting that the claims are entirely false and without factual basis. In a statement issued on Sunday and made available to NATIONAL...
Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has warned that Nigeria’s democratic transition ahead of the 2027 general election is under threat, accusing the President Bola Tinubu led administration of weakening opposition parties, undermining democratic institutions and creating conditions that could erode public confidence in the electoral...
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the security challenges facing the country, especially in the North, will soon be brought under control through measures introduced by his administration. Speaking on Saturday at the Third Late General Hassan Usman Katsina Memorial Conference in Kaduna through his Special Adviser on...
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has expressed appreciation to the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar for his continued support and constant guidance to the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since inception. Senator Tinubu was speaking at the palace of the Sultan during her...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described as a monumental own goal the Presidency’s attempt to invoke China in attacking him, saying the comparison has only exposed President Bola Tinubu to even greater public scrutiny. In a statement...
Benue State has secured three oil and gas blocks in the 2025 Nigerian Upstream Licensing Round, opening a new chapter in the state’s long-standing quest to develop its hydrocarbon resources. The licensing round was conducted by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) under the administration of President Bola...
The current state of what we call “politics” in Nigeria throws one back in time. One is reminded of Nigeria if, after decades, someone goes back to read the treatise by the revolutionist and founder of the now-rested Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. In his...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerian medical doctors and other healthcare professionals in the diaspora to return home and lend their expertise to the ongoing transformation of the nation’s healthcare sector under the Renewed Hope Agenda. President Tinubu stated this on Friday when he received a delegation of Nigerian...
Six state governors have pledged to draw practical lessons from the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone GDIZ), in the Republic of Benin as Nigeria intensifies efforts to establish agro-industrial processing hubs, revive domestic manufacturing and create large-scale employment for young people. The governors spoke after joining Vice President Kashim Shettima @officialsksm...
2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) begins in Morocco on Sunday with a record $2 million prize for the champions and four FIFA Women’s World Cup qualification spots available for African teams. Nigeria’s Super Falcons, who have won the tournament a record 10 times and are the defending...
Most Nigerians have the assumption that their country has never been great. They do not know that in the past, Nigeria stood as a symbol of promise and possibility among the comity of nations. Globally, Nigeria commanded respect among nations, not only for its vast natural resources but also...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said it is time for African nations to take their rightful place in the control of global resources and trade by taking advantage of the natural endowment with which the continent is blessed. This, he noted, can only be possible if nations on...
In furtherance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s industrialisation agenda, Vice President Kashim Shettima has led six state governors on an assessment tour of the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone, GDIZ, near Cotonou, Republic of Benin. The delegation included Governors Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, Caleb Mutfwang...
Presidential flag bearer of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has waved off the recent insinuation and innuendo by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in respect of Federal Government Pension backlog, as unnecessary ghosting and futile political shadow chasing by an inept APC-led...
Human rights activist and the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has unveiled an unconventional vision for governance, saying he would appoint Artificial Intelligence (AI) as Minister of Finance and a drone as Minister of Defence if elected president in 2027. Sowore made the declaration...
Nigeria is among 60 countries affected by fresh United States tariffs that came into effect on Friday after an earlier temporary import duty expired. The new tariffs range from 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent, with Nigeria falling under the countries facing the measures introduced by President Donald...
Nigeria’s efforts to scale up delivery of seven million smart electricity meters and close its metering gap received a boost on Thursday, with the flag-off in Abuja of POWER FORCE, a training programme that will produce 5,000-meter installers across the country. The Power Force programme is being implemented under...