NNPC cuts liabilities by N19.6trn as assets fall
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) reduced its total liabilities by N19.58 trillion in 2025, even as its assets declined by N17.61 trillion during the year. According to the company’s 2025 financial results, total liabilities fell by 37.1 per cent from N52.77 trillion in 2024 to N33.19 trillion in […]
APC knocks Amaechi over claim he couldn’t afford mother’s drugs
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised former Rivers State governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, over his reported claim that he could not afford medication for his late mother before her death at the age of 89. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, […]
‘Killing farmers attacks Nigeria’s food security’ — Kyari
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has condemned the killing of 15 farmers in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State by suspected terrorists, describing the attack as a threat to Nigeria’s food security. Kyari, in a statement on Sunday, said the victims were killed while working […]
Nigeria cannot progress on ‘voodoo governance’ — Bakare
Public affairs analyst and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Otunba Lukman Taiwo Bakare, has urged Nigerians to look beyond short-term consumer relief and support economic reforms and infrastructure development, saying the country cannot achieve sustainable growth through what he described as “voodoo style of governance.” Bakare, while assessing Nigeria’s socio-economic development ahead of the 2027 […]
2027: Fani-Kayode, Atiku’s aide clash over ‘Bola’
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and the media adviser to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, have traded words over Atiku’s decision to repeatedly refer to President Bola Tinubu as “Bola” in his October 1 Independence Day address. Fani-Kayode, in a post on his Facebook page on Sunday, accused Atiku of disrespecting the office […]
How bus driver nearly landed in jail after accepting ‘energy drink’ parcel
A commercial bus driver nearly landed in jail after accepting a bottle of energy drink as a waybill package in Lagos for delivery to Ondo State, only for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to discover that it contained illicit drugs. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the bottle was used […]
