The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has recorded a significant month-on-month surge in performance, with revenue climbing sharply to N4.97tn in April 2026, compared to N2.77tn posted in March. This represents an increase of about 79 per cent in monthly revenue, according to the company’…
Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze on Friday laid his mother, Mrs Serah Chinyere Chukwueze, to rest in Umuahia, Abia State, in a ceremony attended by Nigeria Football Federation President Ibrahim Gusau, fellow Super Eagles players and a large gathering of dignitaries from across the South East. …
Heliconia Park Hotel and Spa Lagos recently hosted an exclusive cocktail evening attended by government officials, business leaders and industry stakeholders, as part of efforts to strengthen its position as a premier hospitality and lifestyle destination in the city. The event, held on Victoria Is…
In an era where financial literacy is becoming increasingly important, a banking professional, Adetorera Obimakinde, is helping shed light on one of the world’s most misunderstood financial instruments—the Standby Letter of Credit. From Lagos to Texas, United States, Obimakinde has built a career a…
Foreign direct investment into Nigeria plunged by 80 per cent in January 2026 as foreign investors increasingly channelled funds into bonds and money market instruments, despite a sharp rise in overall capital inflows, the latest Economic Report of the Central Bank of Nigeria has shown. The report …
The African Development Bank has revealed that 70.7 per cent of firms in Nigeria own or share generators due to persistent electricity shortages, with power outages costing businesses about three per cent of their annual sales. The bank disclosed this in its 2026 African Economic Outlook report, wh…
The All Progressives Congress is grappling with rising internal tensions following contentious outcomes of its governorship, National Assembly, and state Houses of Assembly primaries, with growing fears of defections, litigations and anti-party activities ahead of the 2027 general elections. Findin…
A businessman, Ibrahim Koleosho, popularly known as King White, has emerged as the candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency II ahead of the Lagos State House of Assembly election scheduled for 2027. Koleosho secured the party’s ticket after reportedly polling 16,56…
On Friday, 29 May 2026, Nigeria’s Fourth Republic turned twenty-seven. But what happened a couple of months back still gnaws at my conscience. In the fluorescent-drenched jungle of electoral sloganeering and sesquipedalian grandstanding, where democracy is served piping hot in branded polythene bag…
As concerns over another Ebola outbreak continue to grow among Nigerians following fresh cases recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, public health physicians and epidemiologists have urged the Federal and state governments to intensify community sensitisation and strengthen surve…
Prince Laja Adeoye on Thursday emerged the consensus governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APC) for the 2027 governorship election in the state. Adeoye, a real estate entrepreneur, emerged during the party’s gubernatorial primary election, held in Yaba, Lagos. The News Agency of N…
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has given each pilgrim from the state performing the 2026 Hajj 300 Saudi Riyals to support their welfare during the pilgrimage. The governor announced the gesture on Thursday night while visiting Kaduna pilgrims at their tents in Mina, Saudi Arabia. A statement by t…
The leadership of the Labour Party has congratulated Gov. Alex Otti of Abia on his third anniversary in office, saying that he remains the ‘finest outcome’ of the party’s 2023 electoral outing. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ken Asogwa, made this known in a statement issued on Friday in …
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has cautioned the political class against violent acts during the electioneering campaigns. Eno noted that no single life is worth shedding for anyone’s political ambitions He stated this in his third anniversary speech to the people of Akwa Ibom state on F…
The Special Adviser on Security Matters to the Sokoto State Governor, Col. Ahmed Usman (retd.), has described the Eid-el-Kabir frontline visit by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shuaibu, as a major morale booster for troops engaged in counter-banditry operations in the North-West. Speaking …
The Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, has approved N500m for youth start-up support as part of efforts to tackle unemployment and promote economic growth in the state. Kefas announced this on Friday in a statewide broadcast in Jalingo to mark his third anniversary in office, saying the empowerm…
Activist lawyer Marshal Abubakar has asked the Presidency to sanction the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, over remarks linking social media activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), to an alleged fake audio of President Bola Tinubu. In …
Kenya court halts opening of US Ebola quarantine facility in the country A Kenyan court has suspended US plans to open an Ebola quarantine facility for American citizens in the country, which has sparked public concern about cross-border infection risks. The 50-bed isolation centre, the exact locat…
South Korea’s SK Hynix has entered the exclusive ranks of companies worth at least $1 trillion, propelled by explosive demand for semiconductors used in AI. SK Hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, hit the milestone this week as investors rushed to capitalise on record-shattering reve…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by former minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki will on Saturday hold a special national convention in Abuja to ratify the nomination of former President Goodluck Jonathan as its sole presidential candidate for t…
