The Federal Government has disclosed that more than $2bn has been secured in private-sector investment for the development of Compressed Natural Gas infrastructure and the wider CNG value chain. The government also said more than 90 CNG refuelling stations had been established across the country as part of efforts to expand the use of the […]
Reno Omokri, Nigeria’s Ambassador-Designate to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has no criminal record in the United States, Nigeria or any other country. Speaking in a video interview addressing questions about the president, and claims by some critics, Omokri rejected claims that the FBI had released criminal records […]
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, says Nigeria remains on course to become a trillion-dollar economy by 2030, in response to fresh figures from the National Bureau of Statistics showing that the economy grew by 4.43 per cent in the second quarter of 2026. The NBS report, released yesterday, […]
World football governing body FIFA on Tuesday accepted the resignations of the principal officers of the Nigeria Football Federation and pledged to continue engaging with the Nigerian government, the NFF administration and the Confederation of African Football on a new roadmap for comprehensive reforms of Nigerian football, the NFF has said. A Nigerian delegation led […]
The Nigeria Police Force has commenced investigations into alleged inciting comments attributed to Francis Fadahunsi, a Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Sainna Buba, Borno State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development; Danjuma Shekwolo, Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory. The Force also disclosed that 154 persons arrested in connection with […]
The Allied People’s Movement has changed the date for the official unveiling of the Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Office from the earlier announced date of Thursday, September 3, 2026, to Monday, September 7, 2026. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Abubakar Yusuf, stated this in a statement on Tuesday, according to the Special Adviser (Media) […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reiterated its commitment to professionalism and to ensuring a secure environment for the 2027 general elections. Speaking at a one-day security training summit organised by the Nigeria Police Force Zone 2 in Lagos, Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Abdul Suleh, Air Officer Commanding, Logistics Command, emphasised the importance of credible […]
The Military High Command on Monday confirmed the rescue of 21 kidnapped victims, including 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps, in Kogi State. While confirming the rescue of the NYSC members, at the monthly briefing of Defence Correspondents on ongoing military operations against insurgent activities in the various theatres of operations across the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced an examination of its records to determine how names allegedly unknown to the Nigeria Democratic Congress appeared on the party’s list of candidates for the 2027 general elections. The move followed allegations by the NDC that names of candidates it neither nominated nor authorised were uploaded and published […]
Former Governor of Bayelsa State and immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has resigned his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the party of abandoning the ideals upon which it was founded. Sylva, a founding member of the party, said he could no longer remain in a […]