•Nigerian troops The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has said the deployment of Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin was aimed at defending democracy, ensuring security, and supporting peaceful electoral processes in the West African sub-region. Shaibu disclosed this yesterday while speaking at the Chief of Arm...
•Tinubu and CAN logo The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) today condemned the abduction of schoolchildren, teachers and school officials during attacks on schools in Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota communities of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. CAN advised the federal and state governments to tackle the crisis with forceful action, r...
•Dangote Refinery The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has taken the federal government to court over fresh fuel import licences issued to oil marketing companies in the country. Despite the refinery’s condemnation and rising domestic refining capacity, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, issued fresh fuel i...
•Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and Nigerian passport Nigeria’s declining passport strength has become more than a travel inconvenience, with migration experts warning that it now poses serious economic and diplomatic implications for investment, talent mobility, tourism, education, and international business confidence. Reacting to rece...
•Information minister, Mohammed Idris The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has announced that Nigeria’s long-awaited Digital Switch Over (DSO) project is now fully ready for nationwide launch, describing it as a major milestone in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reform agenda for the broadcast industry. In a stat...
•Tinubu and ADC logo The federal government’s economic management came under fresh scrutiny yesterday after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and APC governors of allegedly diverting over N800 billion from Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) funds for 2027 politics, even as the administration ...
•Tinubu The federal government has stepped up engagement with the World Bank for a fresh $1.25bn loan to support economic reforms, job creation, and competitiveness, as findings by our correspondent showed that the facility has reached a critical stage in the lender’s approval process. The proposed loan, titled Nigeria Actions for Investment a...
•Nude women protest Women from the Alesa community in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State today embarked on a nude protest over the controversial Memorandum of Understanding recently signed between the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited and two Chinese firms for the rehabilitation and operation of the Port Harcourt Refining Com...
•JAMB candidates Candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in colleges of education will no longer be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced this today during JAMB’s 2026 policy meeting in Abuja. Under the new guidel...
•JAMB candidates The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, today announced that the federal government has retained 16 years as the minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions across Nigeria. Alausa made the announcement during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja, noting that the decision follow...
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