Ogun PDP governorship candidate says local governments will receive allocations directly if elected in 2027. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, has promised to ensure full financial autonomy for local government councils if elected in the 2027 governorship election. Adebutu made the promise on Sunday during a meeting …
The Federal Government and the National Assembly have reaffirmed their commitment to supporting complementary roles for electricity regulators as Nigeria transitions to a multi-tier electricity market. At a workshop in Abuja on "Legal, Policy and Regulatory Harmonisation between Federal and State Institutions on the Decentralisation of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI)," top officials stressed …
Badejo-Okusanya emerges second female president of NBA in 66 years Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has made history after emerging as the President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), becoming the second woman to lead Nigeria's largest professional association since its establishment 66 years ago. Her victory comes more than three decades …
President Bola Tinubu has called on African leaders to present a united front against the recent wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, insisting that violence targeting Nigerians and other African nationals must not be tolerated anywhere on the continent. Speaking on Sunday at the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of …
Nigeria’s agricultural exports plunged by 31.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, Q1’26, as prolonged port delays, excessive pesticide use, outdated chemical preservatives, poor post-harvest handling and failure to obtain mandatory phytosanitary certification continued to undermine the country’s access to international markets. Latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), showed that …
Senegal's President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), taking over from Sierra Leone's President, Julius Maada Bio. Faye was elected on Sunday during the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Faye succeeds Bio, …
The 2027 African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu's administration to explain what he described as a suspicious increase in the Service-Wide Vote (SWV) contained in the 2026 federal budget, alleging that trillions of naira have been hidden under opaque spending provisions. In a statement issued on Monday by his …
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has backed call by Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe for greater regulatory harmony and operational coordination across the nation's evolving electricity market. This call for harmony comes at a critical juncture as Nigeria transitions to a multi-tier electricity system under the Electricity Act 2023. The endorsement was delivered during …
For much of 2026, Nigeria's fuel story was one of quiet triumph: a country that had spent decades importing the bulk of the petrol it consumed was steadily weaning itself off foreign supply, thanks largely to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. In January, domestic refineries supplied 40.1 million liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) per day, …
Retirees under Nigeria's Social Insurance Trust Fund scheme have received their first pension increase in 21 years, with the National Pension Commission (PenCom) confirming that monthly payments for some beneficiaries have risen more than elevenfold — from N18,000 to N206,000. PenCom Director-General Ms Omolola Oloworaran disclosed the figures while reviewing the Commission's recent reforms, describing …
