The Governorship Bid of former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate in Gombe State has been thrown into fresh uncertainty after a Federal High Court nullified the process that produced him and ordered the party to conduct another primary. The judgment, delivered …
Nigeria has used the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York to push for major changes to global institutions, greater access to development finance and stronger representation for Africa in international decision-making. Vice-President Kashim Shettima, representing President Bola Tinubu, delivered Nigeria’s national statement on Thursday, calling for reforms spanning the UN Security Council, …
Air Peace has offered a 25 per cent discount on a one-way flight to any of its domestic routes as compensation to passengers affected by the disruption of flight P47100 from Lagos to Enugu on Monday, September 21, 2026. This was confirmed by human rights lawyer and activist, Inibehe Effiong, who was one of the …
The Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF) has leveraged ₦671 billion in public funds to attract about ₦1.6 trillion in private capital for 31 midstream and downstream gas projects across Nigeria. The investments, which cover 205 infrastructure assets are expected to add about 475 million standard cubic feet (scf) of gas per day to …
The Petroleum Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has ordered its members nationwide to immediately inspect, calibrate and verify their fuel dispensing pumps and totalizers following a directive by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) over alleged under-dispensing of petroleum products. The association said the regulator had intensified inspections and enforcement …
The Federal Government has called for sustained investment in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, identifying policy stability, regulatory certainty, security and faster project execution as critical to keeping the sector competitive amid the global energy transition. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, made the call on Thursday at the 2026 …
Princess Adeyinka Tekenah saw an opportunity in a market where about 90 per cent of the coffee consumed in Nigeria was imported. With a $5,000 seed grant from the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) in 2015, she launched Happy Coffee, a business that has since served more than 30,000 cups of coffee, generated over ₦90 million …
African leaders attending the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York have used the global gathering to raise concerns over Africa’s debt burden, access to critical minerals, international law, reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and reforms to global institutions. The 2026 UN General Assembly is being held under the theme "Restoring trust, …
Three siblings of George Floyd have asked their brother, Philonise Floyd, to provide a detailed account of donations raised through a GoFundMe campaign established following Floyd’s death in 2020. George Floyd was a 46-year-old Black American man whose death in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020, sparked widespread protests against police brutality …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says the Federal Government’s reforms in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector are beginning to attract major investments and unlock previously undeveloped resources. Tinubu said this in a statement highlighting the impact of the Presidential Directives and Executive Orders introduced since he assumed office to make the country’s oil and gas industry …
