Six governorship candidates of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the North-East have rejected the appointment of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, as the party’s leader in the region. The candidates, in a joint statement addressed to the NDC national leadership and National Leader, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, said they …
President Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria this week after spending several weeks in Europe on a working vacation, according to his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Onanuga said on Sunday that the President is “hale and hearty” and has continued to discharge his official responsibilities while away from the …
The Federal Government has approved the comprehensive modernisation and upgrade of the Onne, Rivers, Delta and Calabar ports as part of efforts to expand Nigeria’s maritime capacity, decongest Lagos and strengthen the country’s trade infrastructure. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the approval …
MAGGI, the culinary brand of Nestlé Nigeria, has reached 19,670 women across five South-East states through an expanded 2026 August Meeting engagement, combining nutrition education, culinary activities and community celebrations. The initiative, described by the brand as its largest August Meeting engagement to date, involved partnerships with 30 women’s associations and five market activations across …
Nigeria’s global image and the economic, cultural and reputational costs of how the country is perceived will be examined as leading voices in the creative, media and communications sectors converge in Lagos for the second edition of Pivot Nigeria. The annual thought-leadership gathering, scheduled for Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at La Scala, MUSON Centre, Lagos, …
The remains of former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, have been laid to rest at the Gudu Cemetery in Apo, Abuja. Idris, who died on Sunday, September 20, 2026, at the age of 77 in a hospital in the United Kingdom after an illness, was buried on Friday according to Islamic rites. RELATED NEWS: …
Nigeria’s power sector recorded a total financial loss of N128.41 billion in July 2026 due to unbilled energy and collection losses by the electricity distribution companies (DisCos), highlighting the persisting liquidity crisis in the sector. This was disclosed in the report on July 2026 Commercial Performance of Distribution Companies released on Thursday by the Nigerian …
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jimoh Ibrahim, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision not to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Ibrahim said it would serve little purpose for the President to travel to the United States merely to deliver a 15-minute speech at the …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called for adequate funding to support security, logistics and other operational requirements for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, said the commission’s constitutional funding arrangement as a first-line charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund did not remove the need for sufficient financial resources to meet …
Nigeria is targeting the transition to a fully deregulated domestic gas market by September 2028, with the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) moving to establish measurable conditions for a willing-buyer, willing-seller framework. The NMDPRA Chief Executive, Mallam Rabiu Umar, disclosed this at the Decade of Gas Market Maturity Workshop, where he said …
