By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has expressed concern over renewed attacks by armed groups in parts of Sokoto State, calling for a more coordinated response to address insecurity in the state and the wider North-West. In a statement issued […]

By Udeme Akpan Aba Power has assured residents and businesses in the Aba Ring-fenced Area that electricity supply will be restored before the end of the week following progress in efforts to resolve the gas supply disruption that plunged the area into darkness. The assurance came as members of the Abia State House of Assembly […]

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Electricity consumers across Nigeria paid a total of N208.15 billion for power supplied in May 2026, as electricity distribution companies (DisCos) improved their revenue collection efficiency despite a decline in billing efficiency. This is contained in the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Commercial Performance Factsheet for May 2026 which also showed […]

•But warns energy prices, credit squeeze threaten outlook By Babajide Komolafe Nigeria’s business environment recorded stronger expansion in July 2026 despite rising operating costs, but the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, has warned that surging energy prices, limited access to credit and other structural constraints could threaten the sustainability of the recovery. Presenting its August […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Detained Director General of the phantom Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council PFIPC, Adeniyi Adeyemi has accused the police of detaining him beyond the scope of the court order used to justify his custody, and has now demanded that the House of Representatives question him at a public sitting rather than the […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The extent to which legal practitioners can stretch the provisions of Order 20 Rule 4 of the Supreme Court Rules 2024 became a matter of public discourse recently. This was after the apex court unleashed the sledgehammer against a lawyer it ordered to personally pay a cost of N50 million for bringing […]

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The national leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has reaffirmed that Mrs. Epelle-Asemota Bridgitte Osayuki remains the party’s candidate for the Edo South Senatorial District ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party also alleged that an error occurred during the publication of candidates’ particulars by the Independent National […]

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government’s response to recent comments by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), urging President Bola Tinubu to view the bishops as trusted voices offering constructive feedback rather than political opponents. Obi said religious leaders play an important role […]

An event planner, Owoyemi Sarah has denied wrongdoing over an alleged Point of Sale, POS, transaction, insisting she acted cautiously after being informed that money had mistakenly been transferred into her account amid an ongoing business relationship with a client.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission (SEDC), Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia North), has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving a significant salary increase for members of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Kalu described the development as a timely demonstration of the Federal Government’s commitment […]

Ahead of the August 15 governorship poll, thousands of youths in Osun State are set to hit the streets of Osogbo in a massive mobilisation drive for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO.

By Hadiza Yusuf KANO — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Kano State Government to introduce a six-month paid maternity leave policy to enable working mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies and improve maternal and child health outcomes. The appeal was made on Thursday by the Chief of UNICEF’s Kano Field Office, Mr […]

LAGOS — Bolaji Olasunkanmi of The Daily Monitor has emerged chairman of the Photojournalists Association of Nigeria (PJAN), Lagos Headquarters, after he was elected unopposed during the association’s 2026 election. The election, held on Thursday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Lagos Council Secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja, produced a new executive committee that will […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young ABUJA— The Federal Government has directed that the outstanding two-month wage award owed  federal civil servants be paid on or before August 15, 2026, following a high-level meeting between the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, and the leadership of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating […]

The presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, and his running mate for the 2027 election, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have defended the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, and John Cardinal Onaiyekan….