More than 1,000 persons, mostly women, children and the elderly, have been displaced following a three day intensive communal conflict between members of the Mambilla and Fulani communities in Geroji settlements, Mbamnga Ward of Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State. The violence, which reportedly erupted on September 16, 2026, left about 340 houses burnt, […]
President Bola Tinubu on Monday hosted billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, at a private dinner in Paris, France, as the President continues his extended stay in Europe. Otedola disclosed the meeting in a post on his X handle on Tuesday, sharing a photograph of the two men smiling side by side. He expressed support for Tinubu’s […]
The Federal Government’s Mining Marshals have launched a coordinated enforcement and compliance operation across parts of Nasarawa State as authorities intensify efforts to tackle illegal mineral exploitation and enforce mining regulations. The operation followed complaints over alleged illegal mining activities in parts of the state and involved inspections aimed at identifying unauthorised operators and determining […]
The Federal Government has signalled plans to deepen Nigeria’s economic relationship with Saudi Arabia, with greater emphasis on agriculture, energy, investment, aviation, financial technology and trade. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday at a reception marking the 96th National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. […]
Filling station operators across the country are under pressure to check and recalibrate their dispensing equipment as the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority intensifies its crackdown on outlets accused of under-dispensing petrol to motorists. The regulator’s latest directive followed a series of enforcement operations carried out in the past, in which several filling […]
The Federal Government has introduced a new interest regime for late tax payments, linking the cost of delayed payments more closely to prevailing market rates and tightening the financial consequences for taxpayers who delay paying public revenue. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has issued the Nigeria Tax Administration […]
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has addressed the silence of some of his former colleagues, friends, and family members amid his current circumstances, saying he bears neither hatred nor resentment toward those who have chosen not to stand by him. The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory made this known in a statement […]
Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has arrived in Katsina State as he begins a fresh phase of his campaign for the 2027 presidential election. Makinde is in Katsina for a North-West zonal town hall meeting with citizens, political stakeholders and other groups as part of the […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has lifted its previous ban on the swapping of candidates’ registered phone numbers and changing of registered email addresses, allowing genuine candidates who have lost access to their credentials to update their records through a controlled process. The new policy, which takes effect on Monday, September 21, 2026, […]
Dangote Industries Limited has acquired an additional 4,000 pieces of construction equipment for the expansion of its Lekki refinery to 1.4 million barrels per day, bringing its fleet to 6,500 machines. The Group Vice President, Oil and Gas and Fertiliser, Devakumar Edwin, disclosed this Friday while briefing editors during a tour of the refinery in […]
