President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, says Nigeria is on track to become a global powerhouse in fertiliser and petrochemicals, with plans for his company to emerge as the world’s largest exporter of urea fertiliser by 2026. Speaking on…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development to develop a framework for independent financing of local government legislatures. The resolution followed a motion moved…
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Dr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has highlighted the role of Nigeria’s vast gas reserves in powering the country’s ambitious 4,000km, 350 km/h high-speed rail network, describing it as a catalyst for trade, investment, and industrial…
The ever busy Broad Street on Lagos Island on Tuesday afternoon, was gripped by an unsettling mix of panic and relief as thick black smoke curled into the sky from Afriland Tower, a busy commercial high-rise that is home to…
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended an open invitation to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to defect to the party ahead of his planned reinstatement on Thursday, six months after he was suspended from office by…
President Bola Tinubu has announced that the Kano–Maradi rail project, which stood at just five per cent completion when he assumed office in 2023, is now approaching 60 per cent completion. The President made this known in Abuja at the…
A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima has cautioned that Nigeria could be plunged into unrest if the Federal Government proceeds with an alleged plan to appoint a retired Court of Appeal judge as the next…
Former Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Prof. Wande Abimbola, has raised alarm over what he described as the impending collapse of Nigeria’s university system unless the Federal Government takes urgent steps to rescue it. Speaking as a guest…
Nigeria and the Republic of Angola have signed a series of landmark agreements covering the fight against illicit drug production and trafficking, as well as cultural and economic cooperation. The agreements were concluded during the 5th Session of the Nigeria–Angola…
The Federal High Court in Abuja will today (Monday) hear an application seeking the transfer of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from the Department of State Services (DSS) custody to the National Hospital,…
Nigeria’s bid for a seat on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council under Category C has gained fresh momentum with a high-level diplomatic reception hosted in New York. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, addressed Permanent Representatives…
The All Democratic Alliance (ADA) has urged Nigerians, particularly the youth and women to rally behind its mission to “rescue and rebuild” the country, insisting that the two dominant political parties have run out of moral capital to lead. ADA,…
The North-West chapter of the Gbenga Hashim Vanguard has raised alarm over what it called a plot to use former President Goodluck Jonathan as a “spoiler” in the build-up to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary for the 2027…
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians across ethnic, religious, and political lines to embrace love and unity as a foundation for building a better country. Obi made the appeal on Sunday during a courtesy…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s path to re-election in 2027 received a major boost yesterday as the Southern Caucus of the Forum of Former Legislators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria adopted him as its sole presidential candidate for the next…