Nigeria’s total oil production rose by 2.2 per cent in May, increasing to 1.70 million barrels per day (bpd), with crude oil output surpassing the country’s OPEC quota for the first time in 2026.

This came following the conviction of 11 Indian sailors and their merchant vessel, MV Aruna Hulya, for trafficking 31.5 kilograms of cocaine.

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced five persons to 25 years in prison for the roles they played in the November 21, 2025 attack on St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri village, Niger State.

….LAWMA evacuates 418,500 tonnes of waste in May By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — The Lagos State Lottery and Gaming Authority has donated 10 brand-new waste compactor trucks to the Lagos State Government in a move aimed at strengthening waste management operations across the state. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known […]

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — A bill seeking to establish state police and transfer policing powers to subnational governments, aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s internal security architecture, has passed second reading in the Senate. The proposed legislation, titled A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, to Provide […]