The Federal Government has shelved plans to immediately ban solar panel imports following opposition from business leaders and renewable energy advocates, who warned that restricting supplies before local manufacturers can meet demand could increase electricity costs and slow the country’s clean energy transition. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Udeh, announced the decision […]
President Bola Tinubu will commence his re-election campaign in Kaduna State on Oct. 24, Sen. Abdulaziz Yari has said. Yari, Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), disclosed this on Friday while speaking with State House Correspondents after meeting Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the President had approved […]
Gunmen have abducted three people, including two staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Idi Ayunre, in the Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, and demanded N120 million for their release. The victims were identified as Mrs Eunice Babalola, leader of CRIN’s Central Nursery; Mr Kehinde Gbalajobi, an agricultural superintendent; and […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced the display of the preliminary register of voters and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards across states as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections. The seven-day exercise, which begins on Friday and runs through October 15, will allow registered voters to verify their details, raise claims and […]
An Ado-Ekiti-born mini-truck driver, Adeleye Adeniyi, has said he borrowed N3.5m to support the re-election bids of President Bola Tinubu, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and Ekiti State House of Assembly member Steve Fatoba. Adeniyi, popularly known as “Online Loan Man for BAO”, disclosed this in an interview with journalists now circulating on Friday, in which […]
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to commence negotiations for a new national minimum wage and take immediate steps to reduce the price of petrol, warning that failure to meet its demands could trigger fresh industrial action. The ultimatum, which takes effect today, October 9, was issued at a joint meeting […]
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the Federal Government’s proposed 30-day fuel discount at NNPC stations, describing it as a desperate, temporary gesture that cannot repair the damage caused by the crushing cost of fuel. In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has disowned a viral list circulating on social media that purports to identify products in the Nigerian market as fake, adulterated or substandard. The agency said the list did not originate from NAFDAC and should not be treated as an official regulatory alert, recall […]
THE Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has officially commenced operations at the newly constructed Maximum Security Custodial Centre in Olojuoro-Olomi, Ibadan, Oyo State, with the initial admission of 80 convicted male inmates. The operationalisation of the facility followed the approval of the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and a directive from the Controller General of Corrections, Sylvester […]
The Federal Government has announced a 30-day discount on petrol sold at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited stations. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, made the announcement at a press briefing in Abuja on fuel prices on Thursday, prioritising public transporters and explicitly stating it is not a subsidy but […]