Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum says insurgents destroyed more than 5,000 school structures across the state, forcing about 2.2 million children out of school at the peak of the crisis. Zulum disclosed this on Sunday during the inauguration of several projects in Maiduguri, the state capital. According to the governor, the insurgency also claimed the …
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has raised the proportion of revenues that electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) must channel into infrastructure upgrades. The move aims to accelerate network rehabilitation and improve electricity supply across the country. The directive is contained in a revised Order on the utilisation of earned Non-Administrative Operating Expenditure (Non-Admin OpEx), issued …
A member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Aisha Yesufu, has said Peter Obi will have an easier task in the 2027 presidential election than he did in 2023. Yesufu, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today, on Thursday, said the support base popularly known as the “Obidients” had laid significant groundwork during the 2023 …
A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Akin Olujinmi, SAN, has described the allegation by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar that President Bola Tinubu submitted a forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate as speculative and unsupported by evidence. Olujinmi, who is leading Tinubu’s legal team in a suit seeking to disqualify …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded the modified logo of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) on its website and updated the party's leadership details following a Federal High Court judgement in Abuja. The commission listed Senator Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe as the National Chairman of the NDC, with the position marked as updated “by …
The Dangote Refinery’s planned initial public offering (IPO) will widen its shareholder base without significantly altering its ownership structure. As existing major shareholders will retain their holdings, the new public investors will take up a small stake in the enlarged company, Pinnacle Daily analysis shows. According to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Free Zone …
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned that companies awarded flare gas sites under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP) risk losing their permits if they fail to make meaningful progress in developing the sites. The Commission Chief Executive, Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, issued the warning on Tuesday in Abuja during a working …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has withdrawn its petition challenging the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke, barely a day after the party’s legal team disowned the suit. The petition was withdrawn on Tuesday after the lawyer who filed it, Oluseyi Oyagbile, said he received fresh instructions from his client and APC leaders. …
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, Labour Party (LP) vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 election, says none of President Bola Tinubu’s major opponents in the 2027 presidential election has what it takes to improve Nigeria. Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, is seeking a second term in office. His major challengers include Peter Obi of the …
The Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) has called on the Federal Government to adopt urgent measures to improve the supply of crude oil to domestic refineries on commercially sustainable terms, warning that inadequate feedstock could undermine Nigeria’s refining ambitions. CORAN made the call in a position paper titled “Position Paper on the …
