The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has opened applications for its 2026–2027 Scholarship Programme. The initiative targets outstanding students and researchers from IsDB member countries and Muslim communities in non-member states. Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, shared the announcement on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account. The scholarship supports …
United States President Donald Trump has ordered the recall of nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy postings, including Nigeria, as part of efforts to realign U.S. foreign policy with his “America First” agenda. Africa is the most affected region, with ambassadors recalled from 15 countries. These include Nigeria, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape …
The Federal Government has formally designated kidnappers and violent armed groups operating across Nigeria as terrorists, signalling a tougher national response to abductions, attacks on farmers and persistent violence in rural communities. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the decision on Monday during the Federal Government’s end-of-year press briefing in Abuja. …
President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Festus Osifo, has said the Federal government should sell only a 51 per cent stake in the refineries managed by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to private investors. Osifo said PENGASSAN has always maintained that the government should not sell …
In December 2025, the United States government announced new visa restrictions affecting Nigerian nationals, introducing partial travel limits and heightened scrutiny for several visa categories. The move is part of a broader Trump administration immigration policy shift that expands travel restrictions to multiple countries, including Nigeria, amid cited security and compliance concerns. While U.S. officials …
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says 131 cases of infrastructure vandalism were recorded across its network from January to November 2025. TCN said despite this threat, it achieved a historic milestone in power transmission in 2025. In a review of the outgoing year, the company said it recorded an all-time peak electricity generation in …
A final group of 130 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren freed by the government on Sunday are expected to be reunited with their families in the central Niger state on Monday, ending a month-long ordeal that drew global concern. The children were among more than 300 pupils and 12 staff seized from St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri, a …
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned road transport operators in Nigeria against an arbitrary hike in fares during the Christmas season. The agency said its warning followed several complaints by travellers across the country. In a statement released on Sunday, December 21, signed by Ondaje Ijagwu, Director, Corporate Affairs, FCCPC, it …
Nigerians have demanded a full probe into allegations of graft levelled against the immediate past Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMPRA), Engr Farouk Ahmed, and prosecution if found guilty. They stated that the sudden resignation of Ahmed from his position should not hinder the investigation process. Ahmed, who was …
Heirs Energy has secured a $750 million financing facility from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to ramp up its oil and gas production. The deal signed on Saturday, December 20, in Abuja, is expected to help the indigenous energy firm ramp up its crude oil output to about 100,000 barrels per day and gas to …
