Nigeria and the United States are set to deepen cooperation in the mining sector, with both countries targeting the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on mining cooperation. This was contained in a stateme...
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Ondo State has released the final list of 122 National Assembly candidates and their political parties for the 2027 general elections. INEC’s Head of the Voter Education and Publicity Department in the state, Ogunseye Olayinka, mad...
Politician and Nollywood Actor, Desmond Elliot...Photo Credit; IG/ desmondelliot
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has mourned the passing of former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, describing him as a patriot whose life was a testament to patriotism, unwavering commitment and stellar public service. In a state...
The abandoned piling rig. Photo: Johnson Idowu
Dr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma, Minister of Housing and Urban Development
For decades, the public discourse surrounding national infrastructure in Nigeria has been trapped in a tragic binary: government inadequacy or outright privatisation. When a public asset deteriorates, we either watch it crumble under bureaucratic inertia or consider transferring ...
The Lagos State Government has moved to strengthen oversight of voluntary uniform organisations operating in public schools, with the five approved bodies required to harmonise their annual activities and obtain ministry approval as part of efforts to improve discipline and stude...
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group has raised concerns over the decline of Nigeria’s manufacturing sector, blaming high energy costs, import competition, inadequate financing and weak industrial coordination for the country’s poor productive capacity. The NESG, in a statement iss...
Real Warri Pikin wins AFRIMMA award. Photo credit: Real Warri Pikin
The Cross River State Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, Prince Eka William, has died, throwing the state’s political and public service community into mourning. William was announced to have died on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at a hospital in Abuja, where he was rec...
Funeral rite of ex-PDP national chairman, Bamanga Tukur. Credit: ZamaniTV/X
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia. CREDIT: State government
Nigerian players abroad delivered mixed fortunes over the weekend, with Kelechi Iheanacho continuing his remarkable scoring run in Turkey, while Taiwo Awoniyi endured a difficult outing in England after receiving his first Premier League red card. ABIODUN ADEWALE reports TURKEY K...
Gov. Otti (right) speaking during the session. CREDIT: Ogbonnaya Ikokwu
Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria closed a net 476 branches and cash centres between 2022 and 2025, reducing their physical footprint by 8.8 per cent in three years, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria. Figures contained in the CBN’s 2025 Statistical Bulletin for the ...
The Federal Government plans to submit the 2027 budget proposal to the National Assembly in September, in an attempt to advance the budget cycle amid persistent implementation challenges and overlapping fiscal years. The plan is contained in the Federal Government of Nigeria 2027...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE has announced the commencement of its Initial Public Offering, marking a milestone in Nigeria’s economic development and the evolution of Africa’s capital markets. The offer will be formally launched at a ceremony on the trading flo...