The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says its flagship upstream subsidiary, NNPC E&P Limited (NEPL), hit 355,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil production, its highest daily output since 1989. It said the increased production was achieved on December 1, 2025. In a statement released on Tuesday, the national oil firm said the average …
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has formally joined the Accord Party, days after announcing his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party. Adeleke made the declaration on Tuesday at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Osogbo, where he received party leaders from the national and state levels. A statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, …
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of retired Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Idris Adamu as the new Chairman of the Military Pensions Board (MPB), with effect from December 1, 2025. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, reflecting the Federal Government’s commitment to …
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the African Democratic Congress’s reported directive to Peter Obi on his 2027 presidential ambition, describing it as evidence of a collapsing political arrangement. In a statement on Tuesday, the party’s spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, said the ADC’s public call for Obi to clarify his …
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Gwarinpa on Tuesday directed that a N40 billion defamation suit filed against the Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, be served by substituted means. Justice M. A. Hassan, ruling on an ex-parte application, ordered that the writ of summons, statement of claims, …
President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to confirm two nominees for appointment as commissioners of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The request was conveyed in a letter addressed to the upper chamber and read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Tuesday. Tinubu stated that the nominations were made in accordance with …
The Nigerian Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy troops to the Republic of Benin to help restore calm and stability following last weekend’s attempted military takeover. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the approval on Tuesday during plenary after the president’s letter was reviewed by the Committee of the Whole, citing Section 5, …
France has reaffirmed its solidarity with Nigeria amid escalating security challenges, particularly persistent terrorist attacks in the northern regions of the country. French President Emmanuel Macron disclosed that he recently spoke with President Bola Tinubu, pledging to deepen cooperation with Nigerian authorities and enhance support for communities affected by violence. READ ALSO: Terrorism Charge: IPOB …
Nigeria has inched closer to its green-transition goals with the launch of a Climate-Smart Electric Vehicle Recharge Hub in Abuja, a move industry leaders say is critical to ensuring the country is not left behind in the global shift to electric mobility. Speaking at the two-day COP-30 Follow-Up Action Meeting and the unveiling of the …
For 15 years, Americans have been forced to chase crypto dreams offshore on exchanges with no real protections, where billions vanished in collapses like FTX. That era just ended. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Thursday, December 4, 2025, that spot cryptocurrency trading is now approved on federally regulated exchanges for the …
