JUSTICE Yellim Bogoro of a Federal High Court in Lagos, has ordered the Nigerian Navy to immediately release from its custody, a detained vessel, MT Dejikun to a firm, Sea Delights Marine Wreckage Limited.

By Daniel Abia, Port Harcourt The Ogoni Beyond Oil and Politics group (BOP-Ogoni) has called on multinational oil companies operating in Ogoniland to partner with the newly established Federal University of Environment Technology (FUET) in training local youths for key roles in the oil and gas sector. The call was made by the group’s convener, […]

Amid persistent violence in rural communities across Plateau State, the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) has reinforced the need for dialogue-centred peacebuilding, insisting that security deployments alone cannot resolve the underlying drivers of communal conflict.

…empower indigenes with canoes, cash gifts  By Emem Idio, Yenagoa  A pipeline security firm, Labrador Security Outfit has empowered indigenes of Olugbobiri Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state with canoes to support their socio-economic activities. Coordinator of the firm in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, Dr Levi Seiyefa Wilson, said the […]

In a renewed effort to boost food production and reduce poverty, the Federal Government has launched an interest-free, collateral-free loan scheme targeting at least 22,000 farmers across the 774 local government areas of the country.

Northwest University Sokoto (NWUS) has taken a major step toward international academic engagement with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Lahore, Pakistan, aimed at fostering collaboration in teaching, research, and professional training.

By Chinedu Adonu The Executive Chairman of Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area and Deputy Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Enugu State Chapter, Hon. Barr. Ugo Ferdinand Ukwueze is a distinguished legal luminary, an astute administrator, and a visionary public servant, whose illustrious career spans over a decade of ceaseless commitment […]

The General Secretary of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS,, Joint Campus Council, Ondo Axis, Comrade Oladele Oluwafemi, has organized a programme for students and student leaders on how to use technology and modern tools for effective running of secretariat and achieving leadership effectiveness.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s Marmite president, is by no means a religious bigot. He is a moderate, even liberal, Muslim, who is surrounded, including in his immediate family, by practising Christians. However, for self-interested political calculations, Tinubu played the religious card to become president in 2023 by picking a fellow Muslim, Kashim Shettima, as his running-mate. […]

By EJIRO OFOYE Nigeria’s democracy stands today at a defining moment. While elections remain the constitutional pathway to leadership, public confidence in the electoral process has been dangerously weakened. Across the country, from major cities to rural communities, one concern has remained constant: the manipulation of election results during collation. If Nigeria is serious about protecting […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called for coordinated, human-centred, and rights-based policies to address the profound transformations reshaping labour markets globally. Speaking at the third edition of the Global Labour Market Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the ILO Director-General, Gilbert Houngbo, highlighted how rapid technological change, demographic shifts, migration, climate shocks, and […]

There was a great excitement in the premises of the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) Corporate Head office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has officially commissioned Nigeria’s first commercial Mobile Drone Operations Command Centre (MDOC).

If you’ve ever sat in a Nigerian exam hall—whether it’s JAMB, WAEC, or those brutal university finals—you know that feeling. The air is thick with tension. You can hear pens scratching furiously across paper, the occasional cough, and the sound of your own thoughts racing faster than you can write. Outside the hall, parents and family […]

Nigerians love clichés to bits. More often than not, you hear them regurgitate the famous “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried” quip by former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. The idea that democracy is the best form of government is a widely held principle in […]

Traditional rulers, and gender advocates have renewed commitments to end gender-based violence (GBV) and harmful traditional practices across Plateau communities, as the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria convened its 2nd Annual Dialogue with Traditional Leaders on GBV Prevention.