President Bola Tinubu will address Nigerians at 7am on Thursday, October 1, as the country marks its 66th Independence anniversary. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Onanuga said television and radio stations, as well as other electronic media outlets, should join the […]
The Federal Government has begun engagements with electricity distribution companies to develop proposed Energy Zones aimed at delivering 24-hour electricity supply to homes, businesses and industries in major demand centres across the country. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, held a closed-door meeting with the leadership of selected distribution companies to discuss the proposed initiative, […]
The Federal Government has set December 15, 2026, as the deadline for completing its national ranking of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, with universities to be assessed using 22 indicators as part of efforts to strengthen institutional performance and improve Nigeria’s global competitiveness. The exercise, coordinated by the Nigerian Tertiary Education Ranking Advisory Committee […]
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, 2026, as a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Magdalene Ajani, on Wednesday. Tunji-Ojo congratulated Nigerians at home and […]
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after spending four weeks in Europe on what the Presidency described as a working vacation. The presidential aircraft landed at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at about 6:22 p.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Tinubu departed Abuja on August 30 for London, where […]
President Bola Tinubu has ended his working vacation in France and departed Paris for Lagos, where he is expected to hold strategic meetings with political leaders and associates ahead of the 2027 elections. Tinubu’s aircraft is expected to land at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, later on Tuesday, according to a statement issued on Tuesday […]
The Nigerian Navy has warned members of the public against fake Direct Short Service Commission recruitment notices circulating on social media. The Director of Naval Information, Captain Abi Folorunsho, gave the warning in a statement posted on his X handle on Tuesday. Folorunsho said the notices, which claim to advertise openings for DSSC Course 30 […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to “continue to grant” petroleum product import licences to three major oil marketers—Matrix Energy, AA Rano, and AYM Shafa—in line with relevant laws. Justice Inyang Ekwo made the order in his judgment on Monday, holding that the NMDPRA’s […]
Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, Seyi Makinde, has said Nigeria can be reset within four years if elected president in 2027. In an earlier post on X, he wrote, “We are presently in Lafia for the APM North Central Town Hall Meeting today. “Last night, we held a closed-door […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has secured the conviction and death sentence of Ibrahim Usman, also known as Dan Iyali, over his involvement in the kidnapping and killing of three persons in Sokoto State in September 2023. Usman was tried on a four-count charge before the Sokoto High Court, alongside other suspects who are […]