The Presidency has dismissed remarks by former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, on the country’s rising debt, describing them as political theatrics rather than a substantive economic critique. In a statement posted on his verified X handle on Tuesday, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, characterised Melaye’s recent
Southern states are dominating the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, with Osun, Lagos, and Ogun consistently topping online pre-registration figures, while northern states intensify mobilisation drives to close the widening gap ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), more than 3.5 million Nigerians have completed online pre-registration
President Bola Tinubu has sacked Fegho John Umunubo, the Special Assistant to the President on Digital and Creative Economy in the Office of the Vice President. The announcement was made on Monday in a statement signed by the State House Director of Information and Public Relations, Abiodun Oladunjoye, which confirmed that Umunubo’s disengagement takes immediate
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has hinted that lending rates may decline in the coming months as inflation continues to ease, raising hopes for improved access to credit and stronger investment flows. Speaking at the European Business Chamber (Eurocham Nigeria) C-Level Forum in Lagos on Saturday, Cardoso explained that headline
The ongoing face-off between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has escalated, with the union commencing a nationwide strike on Monday, September 8, 2025, despite the intervention of the Federal Government. The strike, which effectively halts the distribution of fuel across the country, stems from allegations
Nigeria has stepped up monitoring and screening procedures at all ports of entry, airports, seaports, and land borders, in response to a fresh outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Federal Government said measures are being tightened to prevent the importation of the virus, which has resurfaced in
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), through its Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch, has declared an indefinite nationwide strike beginning Monday, September 8, 2025. The action is in protest against what the union described as anti-labour practices linked to Dangote Refinery’s deployment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks for fuel distribution.
The Osun State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of colluding with members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to illegally open and operate bank accounts in the names of local governments across the state. Speaking at a press conference in Osogbo on
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that the number of associations seeking registration as political parties has risen to 171. This follows the submission of 19 additional letters of intent, according to a statement released on Thursday by the commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that more than 15 terrorists were killed in an airstrike carried out on September 3, 2025, in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State. The operation, executed by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, targeted an enclave west of Zuwa identified as a hideout for fighters and
