Nigeria’s Energy Transition must reflect development needs — Ekpo
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has said Nigeria’s energy transition must reflect the country’s development realities, stressing that natural gas remains critical to meeting its immediate energy and industrial needs. Ekpo spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the 2026 Annual Conference of […]
Shettima tasks Nigerians in US with backing Tinubu’s economic reforms
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has called on Nigerians in the diaspora, especially those in the United States, to support President Bola Tinubu’s administration in its efforts to transform the country’s economic fortunes. He said the administration was doing its best to reposition the economy particularly in the areas of […]
No nation can reach full potential without gender inclusion — Bamidele
Describes inclusion as strategic investment, not favourSays inclusion goes beyond women’s presence in institutions By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti Central, has said no nation can meaningfully realise its full potential when a significant proportion of its population is unable to contribute fully to governance, diplomacy, economic […]
Deepfakes: INEC chairman tasks editors on fact-checking
…Cautions media against unofficial results…Says journalists’ welfare critical to democracy By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe ENUGU — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged editors and newsroom managers to strengthen fact-checking and digital verification mechanisms to counter the growing threat of artificial intelligence-driven deepfakes ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC warned that synthetic disinformation, […]
Truck crushes okada passenger on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway
“The remains of the deceased were recovered, bagged with dignity by the Agency’s responders, and handed over to family members “
Retirement security begins on the job, not at retirement — Faleye
—Says NSITF now covers 7.8m workers; claim processing time cut to 10 days By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA– THE Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF),Oluwaseun Faleye, on Thursday said that individual efforts in retirement planning cannot substitute for institutional responsibility, emphasising that retirement security must be built during one’s […]
