•Gbenga Hashim and Tinubu A growing number of former members and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina states have declared support for the Accord Party and the presidential aspiration of Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim ahead of the 2027 general elections. The declarations were made during separate mobi...
•Yakubu Mahmood Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has assumed duties as Nigeria’s ambassador to Qatar. Prof Yakubu, who completed a two-term of five years each as INEC Chairman in October 2025, was appointed as Nigeria’s Ambassador to oil-rich Qatar by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu...
•An open foodstuffs market Agriculture, maritime and trade experts have identified worsening insecurity, and Nigeria’s growing dependence on food imports as major factors fueling food shortages and soaring food prices across the country. The stakeholders lamented that despite possessing vast expanses of fertile arable land and abundant human...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has rejected proposals to allow foreign organisations fund security operations in Nigeria through a proposed Trust Fund. The secret agency warned that such arrangements could undermine national sovereignty, compromise operational confidentiality and expose the country’s intelligence architecture to extern...
The United States has warned its citizens residing in Nigeria against using its online passport renewal system, cautioning that doing so from outside the United States could automatically invalidate their current passport and leave them without a valid travel document. The warning follows reports of US citizens abroad unknowingly submitting on...
Despite billions of naira in investment and more than 100,000 vehicle conversions, long queues, inadequate infrastructure and safety concerns are testing confidence in the federal government’s compressed natural gas (CNG) transition agenda. When President Bola Tinubu removed Nigeria’s decades-old petrol subsidy in May 2023, it marked one ...
•Nasir El-Rufai and ICPC operative The El-Rufai Support Group Association (ERSGA) has announced the engagement of Washington-based advocacy organisation Vanguard Africa to lead a campaign aimed at drawing international attention to what it describes as growing concerns over due process and the rule of law in Nigeria. In a statement issued toda...
•Yusuf Dantalle The Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) and National Chairman of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), Yusuf Dantalle, has described the renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa as a reminder of the need to address Nigeria’s leadership and governance challenges. Dant...
•Prof. Olusegun Adekunle Wright (L) and Governor Umo Eno The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, has scored Akwa Ibom State high on governance and economic value, describing Governor Umo Eno’s leadership as “purposeful” and the state’s contribution to Nigeria’s economy as “significant.” Addressing the governor during ...
•Tinubu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians to remain committed to the country’s progress, even in the face of criticism, challenges, and differing opinions about governance. He stated that constructive criticism is not only welcome but necessary for leadership and national development, noting that accountability and public scrutin...
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