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The Senate has postponed its zonal public hearing on constitutional amendments for the North-West region as a mark of respect for the late philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, who passed away in Saudi Arabia. Senate President God’sWill Akpabio announced the decision during Tuesday’s plenary, citing consultations with stakeholders in the region. The hearing, initially […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the activation of an online immigration amnesty portal to allow foreigners who have overstayed their visas to regularize their stay before strict penalties take effect from August 1, 2025. The move is part of ongoing reforms to digitize immigration services and enforce visa compliance nationwide. The amnesty portal, […]
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has censured President Bola Tinubu’s administration, labeling it “a failure” and attributing to it the gravest cost-of-living crisis Nigeria has endured in four decades. Rhodes-Vivour, who stood as the Labour Party’s gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State during the 2023 elections, delivered these remarks during his appearance on Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics on […]
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially reaffirmed Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s substantive National Secretary, putting to rest weeks of internal disputes and uncertainties surrounding the key leadership position. The resolution was made during the PDP’s landmark 100th NEC meeting held on Tuesday at the party’s […]
The President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, has declared that many Saint Lucians trace their ancestral roots back to Nigeria. Her remarks came during a ceremonial address welcoming Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to a joint session of Saint Lucia’s bicameral parliament on Monday. Reynolds referenced a British colonial census conducted […]
Nigerian-born lawyer and politician Owolabi Salis has made history by becoming the first Nigerian to travel to space. Salis was one of six civilians aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard-33 (NS-33) mission, which successfully launched on Sunday from the aerospace company’s West Texas site. The spaceflight, operated by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, is part […]
MTN Nigeria has surpassed Dangote Cement to become the third most valuable listed company on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), marking a significant shift in the country’s capital market hierarchy and signaling the rising influence of the telecoms sector over traditional industrial giants. According to market data from the NGX, MTN Nigeria’s market capitalization recently climbed […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced a significant engineering breakthrough in the construction of the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline Project, with contractors successfully completing the crossing of the River Niger. In a statement released on Tuesday, NNPCL described the milestone as a critical step forward in the 614-kilometre, 40-inch […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to introduce supplementary regulations and guidelines aimed at clarifying the procedures for declaring and reviewing election results. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this development on Monday, July 1, while addressing Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) from across the country at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. According to […]
Mounting international pressure is being placed on the government of Tanzania as African political leaders, global human rights organizations, and legal bodies call for the unconditional release of prominent opposition figure, Tundu Lissu, who has been in detention since April on charges widely condemned as politically motivated. Lissu, the national chairman of Tanzania’s leading opposition […]
