The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has confirmed that he and the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, signed a written agreement committing Obi to serve only a four-year term, if elected president in 2027. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television yesterday, Kwankwaso said he was confident Obi would […]

Despite Nigeria’s headline inflation rate easing marginally in June 2026, residents in more than half of the country’s states continued to face annual inflation above 30 per cent, with Niger, Kogi and the Federal Capital Territory recording the highest rates. The latest Consumer Price Index report released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that […]

The Cross River State Government has exempted women in commercial transport and men aged 60 and above from paying vehicle registration and daily operational levies. The Chairman of the Cross River Transport Regulatory Agency, Chief Oliver Orok, announced the policy on Monday during a meeting with the drivers’ union covering Calabar metropolis and the southern […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) have expressed confidence that they will meet the deadline for uploading the names of their governorship and State House of Assembly candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Candidate Nomination Portal (ICNP) ahead of the August 8 deadline. While the APC […]

Marketers of petroleum products have stated that the loading of fuel has been put on hold at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery following the facility’s decision to sell fuel in dollars. Many marketers told The PUNCH on Sunday that the facility was not even loading its trucks, sparking fear of possible fuel tightness across the country. […]

Nigeria’s imports of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, jumped by 1,400 per cent in June 2026 as domestic supply weakened, raising fresh concerns over the country’s growing dependence on imported fuel despite its vast natural gas reserves. Data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) for June 2026 […]

Team Nigeria has won the Gold Award in the Middle School Group Category at the 2026 Spelling Bee World Cup in Shanghai, China. The achievement was announced by the Nigeria Spelling Bee on its official Facebook page on Sunday. The organisation wrote, “Team Nigeria has won the Gold Award in the Middle School Group Category […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a pre-election suit filed by former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, challenging the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Justice Joyce Abdulmalik struck out the suit on Friday after Amaechi’s counsel, Jibrin Okutepa (SAN), informed […]

The overall best candidate in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Daniella Owoeye Jesudunsin, has been awarded a ₦1 million scholarship in recognition of her outstanding performance in the examination. Owoeye announced the development in a Facebook post on Wednesday while expressing appreciation to members of the Ekiti Parapo in Indiana, United States, for the […]