The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered an alleged large-scale counterfeit alcoholic beverage operation at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, seizing products valued at more than N2bn. The agency said its Investigation and Enforcement Directorate carried out the raid on Tuesday following credible intelligence, uncovering more than 20 illegal […]
Nine days after a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crashed in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, the wreckage and bodies of the 25 victims remain unrecovered, raising fears of a public health crisis as residents complain of an increasingly offensive stench from the crash site. The development has heightened pressure on the military […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Nigeria against restoring broad petrol subsidy, recommending targeted support for vulnerable households to cushion the impact of rising energy costs. IMF said blanket petrol subsidies were expensive, often benefited higher-income consumers disproportionately and could worsen fiscal pressures amid rising borrowing costs. Rodrigo Valdés, director of the IMF’s fiscal […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has given political parties that believe their candidates were wrongly left off the final list for the 2027 governorship election until 24th October, 2026 to notify it. The deadline follows a Supreme Court ruling that bars parties which failed to submit membership registers from sponsoring candidates. National Commissioner and […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission has registered approximately 231 million telecommunications devices across Nigeria as it begins implementing a new verification system to prevent counterfeit, cloned and unapproved phones from accessing mobile networks. The commission said the initiative would strengthen consumer protection, improve network quality and enable regulators to track devices imported and sold in the […]
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday opposed moves to decriminalise attempted suicide, insisting that survivors should be jailed, as the Senate passed for second reading a bill seeking to replace criminal punishment with medical treatment and rehabilitation. The bill, sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, representing Cross River South, seeks to replace criminal punishment for […]
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard Doro, has disclosed that more than 7,000 Nigerian refugees voluntarily returned home from neighbouring countries in 2026 under Tripartite Agreements. Doro made this known while delivering Nigeria’s national statement at the 77th Session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees […]
The Osun State chapter of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) has said the inclusion of Governor Ademola Adeleke in the revised All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council list will not guarantee victory for President Bola Tinubu in the state. Recall that Governor Adeleke was recently named Osun State Coordinator of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) […]
The Federal Government has begun engaging state governors, transport unions and commercial fleet operators to enforce lower transport fares for commuters using Compressed Natural Gas-powered vehicles, as its CNG initiative attracts more than $2.5bn in private-sector investment. The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles said it would introduce stickers displaying designated routes […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday declared himself the field commander of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in the FCT, pledging to coordinate the president’s campaign in the territory and Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike made the declaration at a Rainbow Coalition stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, […]