The House of Representatives Committee investigating the activities of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Ditsu, to produce the organisation's self-acclaimed Director-General, Adeyemi Adeniyi, before it by noon on Wednesday. The order was issued on Monday during the committee's resumed investigative hearing at the National Assembly …
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended two judicial officers for one year without pay over misconduct and issued queries to 256 judges over performance-related concerns. The decisions were taken at the Council's 111th meeting chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. As part of measures to fill vacancies in the judiciary, …
The Movement for the Transformation of Nigeria (MOTION) has rejected the proposed NGO Regulation Bill before the National Assembly, calling for its immediate withdrawal. In a statement signed by its Convener, Hauwa Mustapha, and Co-Convener, Christopher Isiguzo and Blessing Alims, the group warned that the proposed legislation could restrict Nigeria’s civic space and undermine the …
Nigeria must urgently reduce the cost of production or risk conceding its growing African market to competitors, the Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), Kamar Bakrin, has warned. Bakrin spoke at the technical session of the 17th National Council on Industry, Trade and Investment (NCITI) in Enugu, where he presented what he …
The United States has clarified that the expiry date printed on a visitor’s visa does not determine how long the person may remain in the country. According to US authorities, the duration of a foreign visitor’s authorised stay is determined by a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer at the point of entry. In a …
After more than a week of rallies, oil prices have fallen below $90 per barrel following the pause in attacks between the United States and Iran over the weekend. The attacks that have lasted for nearly two weeks have led to the collapse of an earlier 60-day ceasefire. The suspension of the latest hostilities has, …
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, and the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will headline the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum in Abuja on July 29 and 30, 2026. The two global economic leaders will feature in a high-level fireside dialogue on how African economies …
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has formally terminated the services of his longtime personal lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, directing him to stop representing him, his family, or the separatist group in any capacity. In a letter dated July 22, 2026, and written from the Sokoto Correctional Centre, Kanu said …
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to resign from office, arguing that the president no longer has the capacity to address Nigeria's worsening economic and security challenges. Obi made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television on Sunday, where he accused Tinubu of failing …
Beyond the Stopgap measure: import surges haven’t relieved pressure on Nigeria's LPG market For Mrs Esther Akpan, who runs a small-scale restaurant in the Ilasa area of Lagos, it is not yet time to return to using cooking gas, despite the slight drop in prices in recent weeks. Mrs Akpan, who has been cooking …
