Tinubu Swears In Amupitan As New INEC Chairman
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Professor Joash Amupitan as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The swearing-in ceremony took place at the State House in Abuja on…
Oil spikes as Trump targets Russia giants, US-China hopes lift stocks
Crude prices spiked more than two percent Thursday after US President Donald Trump said he would impose heavy sanctions on two Russian oil companies. Meanwhile equity markets rallied after Beijing…
Kwara CP charges new constables on professionalism, human rights
Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Adekimi Ojo, has charged new police constables on professionalism and respect for human rights. Speaking at the police command headquarters in Ilorin while receiving…
FG Seeks Fresh $10bn Credit To Address Humanitarian Challenges
The Federal Government has appealed to the United Nations to support Nigeria in securing long-term financing to tackle the growing humanitarian challenges linked to internal displacement across the country. Minister…
Arts And Humanities Students Need Maths Too
The federal government’s recent decision to remove Mathematics as a compulsory requirement for students in the arts and humanities seeking admission into Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education has…
Tinubu Revives Hope for Umuahia–Ikot Ekpene Road
The member representing the South East in the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Rep. Sam Onuigbo, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to transfer the…
No enemy can come between us, Gov Yusuf tells Kwankwaso
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has declared that no adversary can create a rift between him and his political mentor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, or turn them against each…
Dangote to Offer 10% Stake in Refinery on NGX
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to sell between five and 10 percent of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s shares on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited within the next…
House of Reps Investigates $460M CCTV Loan for Abuja
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the $460m Chinese loan obtained to finance the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja Closed-circuit Television (CCTV) to enhance security in the nation’s…
Arsenal’s Gyokeres Aims for More After Champions League Win
Viktor Gyokeres says he is eager to respond to manager Mikel Arteta’s call to take his goal-scoring momentum into the Premier League, after Tuesday’s impressive performance against Atletico Madrid. Attacker…
EPILEPTIC POWER: DISCOs’ revenue rises 16.5 % to N193.96bn
The Distribution Companies of Nigeria, DISCOs, recorded 16.5 per cent, year-on-year YoY increase in revenue to N193.96 billion in July 2025 from N162 billion in the corresponding period of 2024. The increase…
Local content policy not stifling oil industry investments – Nwapa
The pioneer Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Dr. Ernest Nwapa has dismissed speculations that the stringent implementation of local content policy was responsible for the absence of final investment decisions (FIDs)…
Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, October 22, 2025
The naira traded in a narrow band across official and parallel markets on Wednesday, with the Daily Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM / NAFEX) fixing the dollar at about ₦1,468 per…
ADC Calls For Probe Of Attack On Ekiti Office
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the burning of its Ekiti State Secretariat as a deliberate act of political terrorism aimed at silencing opposition voices. The party said this while…
Alleged Cybercrime: Court shifts Natasha’s trial to Nov 24
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, slated November 24, to hear the six-count cybercrime charge the Federal Government preferred against the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Trial…
10 footballers who have released music
In sports, music is inseparable from football and has become a part of popular culture across the board. Footballers hype themselves up with music before kick-off, draw energy from fans’…
NNPP Warns: 2026 Elections Could Disrupt Governance
A southwest leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has cautioned the National Assembly against its plan to move Nigeria’s 2027 general elections forward to November…
Borno tops in voter online pre-registrations — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that Borno State recorded the highest number of voter online pre-registrations nationwide as of Week Nine. This was contained in the newly…
PSC Launches Smart AI Complaints Response System
The Police Service Commission, PSC, has moved to establish an AI-enabled digital complaint response and case management system for the protection of Employers rights and promotion of ethical policing in…
Nigeria vs France – Preview, date, time and where to watch
Following a disappointing start to the campaign for the Nigeria Flamingos in the just-started FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup in Morocco, the Nigerian girls would be hoping to bounce back…