Nigeria has unveiled an ambitious action plan to boost crude oil production to 3 million barrels per day and expand gas output to 12 billion cubic feet daily by 2030, following far-reaching resolutions adopted at the just-concluded NOG Energy Week 2025 in Abuja. The conference, held in Abuja, brought together over 6000 energy professionals, 250 […]
The Nigerian presidency yesterday intensified diplomatic engagement with Washington, following threats by the US President Donald Trump to launch a military intervention in Nigeria over alleged killings of Christians. On November 1, 2025, President Trump declared that he had instructed the Pentagon to begin planning for potential action in Nigeria, and warned that US aid […]
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has announced that applications for the student loan scheme have surpassed one million, marking one of the largest uptakes for a government-backed social intervention since the beginning of the Tinubu administration. In a statement on Sunday, the Director of Strategic Communications, Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, said the milestone […]
A protest erupted on Monday at Wadata Plaza in Abuja, the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, as supporters of the faction loyal to the PDP National Vice Chairman (North Central), Mohammed Abdulrahman, stormed the premises. The group, chanting solidarity songs, demanded that the National Working Committee, led by Umar Damagum, vacate the headquarters […]
Safiyyah Shaibu, the 25th president of the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association, has promised to deepen support for families of serving, retired and fallen officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army. Ms Shaibu made the promise while taking over the leadership of NAOWA from her predecessor, Mernan Oluyede, who is now president of the Defence […]
As part of a joint effort to advance Nigeria’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity and strengthen local health systems, the Federal Government, in partnership with the European Union (EU) and France, has signed a strategic partnership agreement under the Global Gateway’s Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines and Health Technologies (MAV+) Initiative. The project, named Quality Uplift […]
New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has called on the United States to back Nigeria with advanced security technology rather than threaten military intervention over allegations of Christian persecution. Kwankwaso’s message, posted on X Sunday evening, came after U.S. President Donald Trump designated Nigeria a “country of particular concern” and […]
Ahead of his formal reception into the All Progressives Congress today (Monday), the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said his decision to quit the Peoples Democratic Party was taken in the overall interest of the state. Speaking on Sunday during the 14th Bayelsa Thanksgiving Day at the Ecumenical Centre, Igbogene, Yenagoa, Diri […]
The face-off between the Federal Government and the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has intensified following a dispute over the actual amount released to settle outstanding arrears owed to health workers. Although the government claims to have released N11.995 billion to ease the ongoing nationwide strike, NARD insists that its members across 91 hospitals […]
The Oyo State Deputy Governor, Abdul-Raheem Adebayo Lawal, and other leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) from the 10 Local Government Areas of Oke Ogun Zone, have reaffirmed that the party remains united, strong, and loyal to the state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde. The leaders, including all notable party leaders in the zone, former […]
