Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to respect and protect the multibillion-dollar investment of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, warning that safeguarding such ventures is crucial to securing the country’s economic future. Speaking on Monday at the opening of the 2025 Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, Shettima described Dangote as an institution and a […]
Some retired senior military officers have backed the call by a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd), for the declaration of a state of emergency to effectively address the Boko Haram insurgency. In his new book, ‘Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum,’ Irabor argued that the absence of political will […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today (Monday) return to Abuja after a 10-day working visit to Lagos where he engaged with investors, industry leaders, and national stakeholders on key economic and governance matters. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President arrived in Lagos on September […]
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has expressed profound appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his timely intervention in averting what it described as “the disruptive actions of PENGASSAN” against the company. The company, in a statement, said the President’s leadership, through his ministers and senior government officials, ensured the restoration of order and stability to the […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Saturday met with the Rivers State Elders Council in Port Harcourt in what observers describe as part of ongoing efforts to manage political tensions in the state. The meeting brought together key figures, including the Speaker of the […]
Speculation about a unified opposition front for Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election intensified this week after a key aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar publicly advocated for a joint ticket featuring Atiku and the Labour Party’s 2023 candidate, Peter Obi. Demola Olarewaju, the Special Assistant on Digital Media Strategy to Atiku Abubakar, articulated his view […]
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Oil Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has said the divestments by the International Oil Companies (IOCs) in the Nigerian petroleum upstream sector have added 200,000 barrels per to national production. He also said the divestments have unlocked over $5.5 billion in final investment decisions (FIDs) within months. Lokpobiri spoke on behalf […]
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to commission the $400m Otakikpo Onshore Crude Oil Export Terminal in Rivers State on October 8, the first new crude export facility to be built in Nigeria in over 50 years. The facility, developed by Green Energy International Limited, operators of the Otakikpo field in OML 11, Ikuru town, Andoni […]
The Lagos State Government has defended the ongoing demolition of illegal structures at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, insisting that the exercise is a technical enforcement of planning laws and not targeted at any ethnic group. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Olumide Oluyinka, made the clarification on Thursday during an interview on […]
Nigeria’s iconic National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, now wearing a fresh look after four years of renovation, was officially reopened Wednesday, October 1, 2025, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The landmark event, which coincided with the nation’s 65th Independence Day celebration, also marked the renaming of the national monument as the Wole Soyinka Centre […]
