Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, has said the success of the company from its early years to its dominance as Nigeria’s leading telecom operator stems from strong corporate governance and merit-based recruitment. Speaking at the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, during a panel session themed “Titans on the Move: Africa’s Multinationals,” Ndukwe …
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, over alleged contempt of court. The order, issued on Wednesday, followed INEC’s alleged failure to comply fully with a previous judgement …
The Dangote Refinery, a 650,000 barrels per day facility considered the largest single-train refinery in the world, has been embroiled in battles with different stakeholders in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector since it commenced operations in 2024, sparking concerns about challenges faced by investors in the country. Going by its nameplate capacity, the refinery was …
The World Bank has said that the persisting hike in food prices is undermining the significant progress the Nigerian government has made to stabilise the country’s economy through its recent policy reforms, urging the authorities to do more to improve living standards and tackle soaring food prices. It pointed at this in its latest report, …
The Nigeria Police Force has stopped enforcing vehicle tinted glass permits across the country after a Federal High Court ordered an immediate suspension of the exercise. Last week, the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, issued the directive in a case filed by human rights lawyer John Aikpokpo-Martins against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) …
The World Bank has revealed that despite Nigeria’s recent reform gains, an estimated 139 million citizens still live in poverty. Speaking at the launch of the latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU) report in Abuja on Wednesday, the Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Mathew Verghis, commended the federal government for implementing bold macroeconomic reforms, including the …
The House of Representatives has firmly rejected the United States Senate’s description of Nigeria’s security situation as a “genocide against Christians” or a form of state-sponsored persecution. During plenary on Wednesday, lawmakers also moved to counter a proposed US Senate bill seeking to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) and impose sanctions …
Following Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s formal exit as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), a fierce debate has erupted over who will take charge of the electoral body ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yakubu, the 13th INEC boss, was appointed in 2015 and reappointed in 2020, making 10 years of service, the longest-serving …
UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has sparked a fierce debate after announcing sweeping immigration reforms at the party’s annual conference in Manchester on October 5, 2025. The centrepiece of her plan is the creation of a new “Removals Force”, modelled on the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, with a £1.6 billion …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has screened 176 exceptional underage candidates who scored high marks in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The screening exercise, designed to ensure that only outstanding and well-prepared candidates below the age of 16 are considered for admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025/2026 academic session, was …
