President Bola Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive Personnel Audit and Skills Gap Analysis across the federal civil service to deepen capacity and ensure that the right individuals are placed in the right roles.

Amid the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam declared that he may soon dump the party if the situation is not resolved.

Gbenga Komolafe, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has been praised by civil society groups and community stakeholders for his commitment to regulatory compliance and transparency in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.

A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has again convicted and sentenced Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, alongside her associates Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode, to 14 years imprisonment each for a contract scam involving N11 million.

The Nery Developmental Initiative (NDI) has called on government and stakeholders to prioritize investment in drug prevention as a strategic and sustainable solution to Nigeria’s growing substance abuse crisis. Speaking at the 2025 United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, NDI emphasized the […]

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to diversify the nation’s reserve base. The Governor of the CBN, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, gave the hint at the opening of the Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM) in Abuja, yesterday. Foreign Reserve diversification refers to the practice of central banks and monetary authorities […]

Three hours later, Amina awakens. She will go home. She will play again. She will grow up. This is not science fiction. This is telesurgery. It is real

One headline features Tinubu saying that the coalition against him, ahead of the 2027 election, is full of politically internally displaced persons (IDPs).

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The number of people without access to electricity in Nigeria is put at 86.8 million, the highest world-wide, says a World Bank 2025 report. This is third consecutive year of this report showing Nigeria in the lowest position globally. The report, released yesterday, which covers 2023 and titled: “Tracking Sustainable Development Goal, SDG7: […]

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has denied involvement in the alleged demolition of a property belonging to the brother of Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, in Lagos State.

Kwara State Ease of Doing Business Council (EODBC) has sensitised stakeholders in the local government areas on different ease of doing business reforms as well as key capital projects of the state government that sought to promote conducive environment for businesses to thrive.

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The naira yesterday appreciated to N1,590 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,595 per dollar on Tuesday. Similarly, the Naira appreciated to N1,549 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira fell to […]

No fewer than 20 soldiers were reportedly killed by bandits, who stormed two military camps in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State on Tuesday while several others were injured.

Two political associations seeking registration as political parties have submitted identical acronyms to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos – To enhance grassroots communication and strengthen governance, a three-day capacity-building training has been held for Local Government Information Officers in Plateau State. The training, themed “Fostering Effective Communication and Collaboration for Transformative Governance,” was organized by the Plateau State Local Government Service Commission in collaboration with Dupa Greenwave Consultancy ltd. […]