The Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Andrey Podyelyshev, has dismissed reports that Nigerians are being conscripted to fight in Ukraine, insisting that there is no government‑supported programme to recruit Nigerians for the war. The clarification was made on Tuesday, during a press briefing in Abuja where the ambassador also outlined ongoing and planned military and economic […]

Pressure mounted yesterday on the National Assembly ahead of today’s planned harmonisation of the Electoral Act amendment bill, as protests, legal warnings and deep divisions among experts intensified the debate over mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results ahead of the 2027 general elections. Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, activist […]

Lagos State Government has announced partial road closure on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway to enable the Federal Ministry of Works to carry out critical rehabilitation works on failed road sections. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said this in a statement on Tuesday. Osiyemi noted that the rehabilitation would cover the stretch from U-Turn […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday, uncovered what it described as “one of the worst counterfeit medicine operations in recent years,” seizing over 10 million doses of fake and banned drugs hidden inside warehouses in Lagos State. Briefing journalists in Lagos, NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement and Chairman […]

Fresh killings, kidnappings and violent clashes across parts of Nigeria have heightened nationwide security fears, as new intelligence reports warn of expanding terrorist drone attacks. This came as President Bola Tinubu pledged to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture, stressing that defeating terrorism remains central to economic stability and national development. Residents of Ejule community in Ofu […]

Nigeria will continue borrowing to fund its widening budget deficit, the Senate has revealed, as lawmakers and fiscal experts warned that rising debt and weak revenue mobilisation could push the country to the brink. Consequently, the Senate vowed to scrutinise service-wide vote spending and ensure that no budget tenor would be allowed to extend beyond […]

Senegalese police have said that they have arrested 14 people and dismantled a criminal network operating between Senegal and France. The group, made up of Senegalese nationals, had allegedly been active since 2017 and was accused of serious offences involving the exploitation of minors. The police said the group was accused of “organised paedophilia, pimping, […]

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, on Monday led protesters to the National Assembly in Abuja to oppose the Senate’s decision on the electronic transmission of election results. The protest, tagged ‘Occupy National Assembly’, was organised by Nigerian youths, pro-democracy activists and civil […]

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has clarified that not all electricity meters currently being installed across the country are free, amid growing public confusion over Federal Government metering programmes and recent warnings against illegal charges by electricity distribution companies (DisCos). Speaking during a radio programme on Fresh FM on Saturday, NERC Chairman, Musiliu Oseni, […]

Nigeria’s economy is facing a growing risk of a liquidity gap, with abundant cash circulating within financial markets while productive sectors remain neglected, thereby slowing growth in the real sector, distorting asset prices and weakening the transmission of monetary policy. The widening gap between financial asset expansion and real sector activity raises fears of dire […]

The convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is serving a life sentence at the National Correctional Centre, Sokoto, for terrorism-related offences, has filed a notice of appeal at the Court of Appeal, challenging his conviction by the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 20, 2026. Kanu filed the […]

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has faulted Senate’s refusal to approve electronic transmission of election results and voter card downloads aimed at giving credibility to future elections and INEC’s efficiency. This is contained in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Thursday in Abuja. Mr Abdullahi condemned the Senate for rejecting […]