Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the worsening security situation in the country, urging the Federal Government to take full responsibility for protecting lives and property.

Abuja-The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, UAE, to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Al-Shamsi, has said non-oil trade between Nigeria and the UAE increased to $5 billion in 2025.

As political parties begin positioning ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Abia State, early political calculations appear to favour incumbent governor, Alex Otti.

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has donated N10 million to support healthcare services at Ehime General Hospital, in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State.

The fallout from the state council elections, in which the national leadership of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has been accused of attempting to impose preferred candidates on some state councils, has taken a new twist.

Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, has said Teheran would not accept any agreement ending its conflict with the US unless there was certainty that the Iranian people’s rights were secured, Reuters reported, citing state media.

The Chairman of the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics LTD/GTE, Dele Oye, has criticised the Federal Government’s celebration of recent energy sector reforms, insisting that while official figures appear impressive, they do not reflect the economic hardship faced by ordinary Nigerians, who continue to grapple with high fuel costs, unreliable electricity, and rising production expenses.

A severe domestic energy crisis is forcing millions of households across Nigeria to abandon clean energy alternatives and revert to primitive cooking fuels. 

By Adeola Badru IBADAN — More than two weeks after the abduction of Mrs. Rachael Alamu, principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, her husband, Professor Wole Alamu, says the kidnappers are refusing to negotiate with the family and insist on dealing directly with the government. Professor Alamu, a […]

Yerima Shettima is the Convener of the Northern stakeholders consultative initiative, an influential socio-cultural and political organisation representing the interests of youths in Northern Nigeria.

Odunaiya noted that the measure demonstrates the Tinubu administration’s commitment to the welfare of pensioners and its resolve to identify and correct long-standing inequities

By Esther Onyegbula The Founder and President of the West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, WASPEN, Dr. Teresa Isichei Pounds, has raised concern over the growing burden of hospital malnutrition in Nigeria, revealing that between 30 and 45 per cent of patients admitted into tertiary hospitals are malnourished at admission. Speaking during a […]

Nigerians spent $5.996 billion on airline tickets for foreign travels in 2025, a 32 per cent rise, year-on-year, YoY, amid increases in education related travels and a surge in international business engagements.

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to commence an indefinite strike from Monday, June 1, 2026, over the continued abduction of teachers and pupils in the state.

Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, has said Teheran would not accept any agreement ending its conflict with the US unless there was certainty that the Iranian people’s rights were secured, Reuters reported, citing state media.