The indigenous Ijaw and Urhobo people of Warri Federal Constituency in Delta State have cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against proceeding with the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in the area. They argue that the exercise is illegal without adhering to the Supreme Court order for fresh delineation of electoral wards. […]
Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has formally announced his ambition to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Amaechi made the declaration in Kano on Wednesday after a meeting with a coalition of traders, where he ruled out stepping aside for any […]
Ebonyi State Governor, Rt. Hon. Bldr. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has welcomed distinguished guests to the 3rd Retreat of the Committee for the Review of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria. The retreat, held in Ebonyi State from August 26-29, 2025, aims to review and consolidate existing laws to create a modern and just […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Abuja after completing a series of diplomatic engagements in Japan and Brazil. The presidential jet, which departed the Brasília International Airport Air Force Base at 12:57 p.m. local time on Wednesday, touched down in Abuja in the early hours of Thursday, according to a statement by […]
The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-powered committee to investigate Tuesday’s train derailment at Jere town, along the Abuja–Kaduna railway corridor. The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Said Alkali, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Press and Public Relations of the ministry, Mrs. Janet McDickson, in Abuja. […]
The Ondo State Government has announced a ban on graduation ceremonies for nursery and Junior Secondary School (JSS 3) students in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Igbekele Ajibefun, disclosed this on Wednesday during a meeting with private school proprietors across the 18 Local Government Areas of Ondo State, […]
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has decried the marginalisation of women in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, revealing that women earn only 30 percent of total agricultural output despite producing about 80 percent of it. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja at the National Workshop on Agro-Value Chain Capacity Building, organised […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed that all Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminals in the country must be geo-tagged within the next 60 days, in a move aimed at tightening oversight of electronic payments and curbing fraud. The directive, issued in a circular dated August 26, requires that every PoS device be registered with […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians in the diaspora to join hands in advancing the country’s progress, stressing that the time has come to place Nigeria at the forefront of Africa’s development. Speaking in São Paulo on Wednesday during an interactive session with members of the Nigerian community in Brazil, Tinubu said […]
At least nine people have been killed after flash floods swept through Al-Dammer, the capital of River Nile State in northern Sudan, local authorities have confirmed. The Civil Defence Authority in River Nile State said the victims died on Tuesday when sudden torrents, triggered by heavy seasonal rains, overwhelmed the city and surrounding communities. […]
