President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate preparation of a comprehensive National Threat Assessment and a five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan to strengthen coordination among Nigeria’s defence, intelligence and security agencies. The President gave the directive on Wednesday during the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja. Under the directive, Special Adviser to …
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has projected that Nigeria’s inflation will remain elevated in the second half of 2026, averaging 15.5 percent for the period and the full year. The projection is contained in the NESG’s 2026 outlook report, titled “Turning Potential into Progress.” According to the group, persistent insecurity in major farming communities, …
President Bola Tinubu has approved seven road projects and a trailer park concession valued at more than N438 billion across several states. The Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, disclosed this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The approved projects cover Ekiti, Ogun, …
A new executive order signed by President Bola Tinubu is set to unlock an additional one million barrels per day (mbpd) of crude oil and condensate from Nigeria’s deep offshore fields, alongside $50 billion in investments, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). Engineer Enorense Amadasu, NUPRC’s Executive Commissioner for Development and Production, …
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has blamed the defeat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the August 15 Osun governorship election on the activities of “Abuja politicians” who he said descended on the state shortly before the poll. Sule spoke on Tuesday during a press briefing in Lafia, where he stressed the importance of …
President Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi and other presidential candidates on Tuesday signed a national peace accord ahead of the 2027 general elections, pledging to conduct issue-based campaigns and reject violence, hate speech, misinformation and personal attacks. The peace accord was signed in Abuja at a ceremony organised by the National Peace Committee in partnership with …
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has expanded its free petrol delivery scheme to four additional states as of August 2026, bringing the total to 10 locations nationwide. States now Covered The scheme now includes the original six locations—Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Kaduna, Delta, and the FCT (Abuja)—and has added Kano, Imo, Anambra, and Nasarawa. The company stated that …
In what is being hailed as a pivotal moment for the continent's financial markets, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals (DPRP) has secured a $1 billion underwriting programme to support its planned initial public offering (IPO). The landmark deal is structured to facilitate significant ownership of the refinery by investors from Africa and the Caribbean, …
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has tasked the newly constituted Interim Board of Special Directors of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc (KAEDC) with implementing immediate operational interventions to reset the utility firm and steer it back toward sustainable growth within 12 months. The directive was issued on Monday, August 17, 2026, by NERC Chairman, Dr. …
Millions may be carrying the virus without knowing it, raising fresh concerns over late diagnosis, preventable transmission and the growing burden of liver cancer. For millions of Nigerians, Hepatitis B may be a health threat they cannot see, feel or immediately recognise. An estimated 18.2 million Nigerians are living with chronic Hepatitis B, yet …
