Seventeen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, on Friday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), deepening the latest round of political tensions in the state. Amaewhule announced the decision during plenary, attributing the mass defection to what he called a “clear …
The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has unveiled steps for participation in the 2025 Petroleum licensing round. The Commission formally launched the 2025 licensing round on Monday, December 1, 2025, with the official unveiling of its licensing portal. It says activities lined up for the licensing round will come in phases. In a video …
The Supreme Court has struck out a suit filed by the Osun State Government seeking to compel the Federal Government to release withheld allocations due to the state’s 30 Local Government Councils. In a split decision of six to one, the seven-member panel on Friday ruled that the suit lacked merit, holding that the Attorney …
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday administered the oath of office to former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (rtd), as the new Minister of Defence. The brief ceremony took place at the State House, Abuja, a day after the Senate confirmed his nomination following a five-hour screening session. General Musa’s appointment follows the resignation …
Coinbase's open payment protocol, ×402, has passed 60 million in transactions, and Solana payment flow hits $380K, surging 750% in a week. Something BIG is happening. The x402 protocol just quietly crossed 60 million transactions. That’s the Coinbase-backed payment layer that resurrected the long-dead HTTP 402 status code, so AI agents can pay each other …
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has criticised the alleged distribution of luxury vehicles to state coordinators of a new political mobilisation platform linked to President Tinubu for campaign. In a statement issued on Thursday, Obi described the development as “profound insensitivity” to the hardships faced by Nigerians. The former Anambra State governor …
CoinMarketCap’s head of research on market cycles, Alice Liu, has predicted that a full-blown crypto bull run will kick off in Q1 2026, with February and March delivering the fireworks. “We are going to see a market comeback in Q1 of 2026,” Liu said, adding, “February and March will be a bull market again, based …
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs has cleared Ayodele Oke, Kayode Are, and Aminu Dalhatu for ambassadorial appointments following an intensive screening session at the National Assembly on Wednesday. The three nominees were part of the first batch of ambassadorial candidates submitted to the upper chamber by President Bola Tinubu. During the session, senators focused …
If you’ve ever joked, “Wen Lambo?” while staring at your Bitcoin gains, Lamborghini just made it real without the six-figure price tag. The Italian supercar icon teamed up with hardware wallet leader "Ledger" to launch a custom-branded version of the Stak device, complete with an E Ink touchscreen, support for over 15,000 coins, and a …
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has limited weekly cash withdrawals for individuals to ₦500,000 and corporates to ₦5 million. It gave the directive to banks in a new revised set of rules, stating that the order will take effect from January 2026. This ends the previous special authorisation permitting individuals to withdraw ₦5 million …
