The Federal Government of Nigeria is setting its sights on a new Guinness World Record (GWR), this time for the longest dining table. The event is part of the upcoming ‘Oriki: Taste of Culture’ Gastronomy Festival, scheduled for December 6, 2025, in Abuja. Director-General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Abisoye Fagade, …
Africa’s next economic revolution may not come from its oil wells, gold mines, or farmlands but from trust, transparency, and technology. A new survey by Co-Develop, released on the sidelines of the Global Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Summit 2025 in Cape Town, has revealed a groundbreaking trend. Across six African countries, citizens overwhelmingly believe that …
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Professor of Energy Law at the University of Lagos, Prof. Yemi Oke, has cautioned global powers against what he described as “undiplomatic distortions” of Nigeria’s internal challenges. In a strongly worded open letter addressed to Presidents Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Donald Trump, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Canada-trained …
Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr Gbenga Komolafe, has expressed optimism that Nigeria’s oil production will soon experience an upsurge as the Emem Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO), is set for its final voyage to Nigeria. Komolafe stated this on Tuesday during an inspection of the EMEM FPSO at …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the ₦100 billion suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and others over an oil import licence dispute. Justice Mohammed Umar gave the ruling on Wednesday after counsel for Dangote, Mr. C. O. Adegbe, formally withdrew the …
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has cautioned Nigeria and other countries recently removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list against complacency, urging them to sustain their reforms and strengthen anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks. GIABA Director General, Mr Edwin W. Harris Jr, gave the warning …
The Federal Government has urged United States President Donald Trump to approach Nigeria’s security situation with understanding and caution, following his recent claim that Christians were facing genocide in the country. Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris made the appeal during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, days after Trump threatened possible …
The Senate has disclosed that about $303 billion in proceeds from stolen crude oil transactions, both local and international, have remained unaccounted for over the years. This revelation followed the presentation of an interim report by the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft and Related Sabotage in the Niger Delta. Presenting the report, …
Politics in Kano is now telling a different story than the usual. While other opposition politicians are running to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), over 100 members of the APC in Tarai, Kibiya Local Government Area of Kano State, have defected to the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). The Kano State Commissioner for Humanitarian …
Bank of America (BofA) has raised its return target as part of a new strategy to close the gap with Wall Street leaders. CEO Brian Moynihan announced the plan at the bank’s first investor day since 2011, signalling a renewed push to improve performance and capture more market share. BofA now aims to deliver a …
