The media adviser to a former Vice President and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has addressed a viral video of Atiku making the rounds on social media. In the video, the…
When nurses strike, any sensible nation should panic.When the people who tend to the ill choose protest over patients, then the system is not just cracked, it’s crumbling.This week, Nigerian nurses embarked on a seven-day warning strike, led by the…
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has completed the cancellation of its Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The company said in a notice filed at the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) that the shift from…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Omotenioye Majekodunmi as the new Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC). Majekodunmi succeeds Nkiruka Madueke, the pioneer head of the agency, appointed by the President in June 2024. Her appointment was contained…
The Minister of Health, Prof Ali Pate, on Friday, met with the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) and representatives of the Ministry of Labour. The closed-door meeting was part of ongoing negotiations between the…
The Senate’s Ad Hoc Committee on Crude Oil recently convened with Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to strengthen their partnership in combating crude oil theft across the nation. During the meeting held on Thursday in Abuja, the committee, chaired…
Birnin Kebbi, Aug. 1, 2025 (NAN) The Nigeria Navy has concluded arrangement to establish a Naval Base in Yauri, Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a delegation from the Chief of the…
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, has met with Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Ablakwa, to address the recent wave of protests targeting Nigerians living in Ghana. In a statement shared on her official…
A former lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing the party’s inability to rescue Nigeria from what he described as “prevailing political cankerworms”. Melaye, a former senator for Kogi West, made this known on…
The Presidency has announced that the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, has been extended by President Bola Tinubu. Adeniyi’s tenure, which is due to expire on August 31, 2025, has been extended by one…
The Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State Capital, has affirmed the election of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the APC candidate in the November 16, 2024, governorship election in the state. More to follow…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the Pro-Chancellor, governing council members, and principal officers of the Federal University of Environment and Technology, Koroma/Saakpenwa, Ogoni in Rivers State. Prof. Don Mon Baridam, from the South-South, is the pro-Chancellor and Chairman of…
A total of 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory have accessed ₦78.6 billion in Universal Basic Education (UBE) matching grants by mid‑2025, the Federal Government has revealed. In an update on Tuesday through the official X account of the…
Lagos, Nigeria – July 29, 2025 – Waka Community International Foundation, a leading Nigerian non-profit organization, is proud to announce a landmark achievement: it is set to become the first Nigerian organization to independently pay for and advertise on a…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has officially ruled out the sale of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, reaffirming its commitment to completing high-grade rehabilitation and retention of the plant. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPC Limited,…