Speaking shortly after being sworn in for a second term at a closed-door ceremony held under tight security at a military base in Dodoma, President Samia Suluhu Hassan praised the country’s electoral body for conducting what she termed a “peaceful, fair, and efficient” election, and dismissed criticism from regional and international observer missions as “external […]

President Bola Tinubu is set to conclude the appointment of ambassadors to Nigeria’s foreign missions worldwide after months of diplomatic gaps and growing pressure over the country’s absence of envoys abroad, The PUNCH has learned. Multiple Presidency officials familiar with the development told our correspondent that the President had ordered a “final cleanup” of the […]

Nigeria’s sovereign dollar bonds, which initially plunged on Monday following US President Donald Trump’s threat of military action against the country, are expected to rebound as investors shrug off the remarks and refocus on the nation’s improving fundamentals. This is as the chief executive of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Dr […]

Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, deployed at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Oguma, have rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered N3.8 million meant for ransom payment during an operation in Kogi State. Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations for the brigade, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, said the rescue took place on November 2, […]

The battle for the control of the Peoples Democratic Party took a new twist on Monday in Abuja when loyalists of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, forcefully took over the party’s National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, in the absence of governors elected on the party’s platform and their loyalists. Members of the National Working […]

US President Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his threat of a military operation in Nigeria over the killings of Christians, after the Nigerian presidency suggested a meeting to resolve the issue. Asked by an AFP reporter aboard Air Force One if he was considering US troops on the ground in Nigeria or air strikes, Trump […]

The Nigerian government has denied reports making the rounds that President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to travel to the United States for a closed-door meeting with US Vice President J.D. Vance. In a post shared on his official X handle on Monday, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, […]

The Office of the National Security Adviser and the nation’s security chiefs are set to brief the media on Monday afternoon in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent remarks alleging genocide against Christians in the country. Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu, announced the development at the monthly National Joint Security Press […]

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 […]

Water hyacinth is rapidly spreading across southern Ghana’s Lake Volta, severely impacting fishing, depleting fish stocks, and threatening local livelihoods. The water hyacinth, a free-floating aquatic plant native to the Amazon River basin in South America, is renowned for its rapid growth and attractive lavender-blue flowers. It is also considered to be one of the […]

Cameroonian opposition politician, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who declared himself the winner of the October 12 presidential election, has reportedly left the country for neighboring Nigeria. This comes as protests against the official results, which declared President Paul Biya the winner, intensified across the country. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned the violent […]