archive2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited Board, removing the Chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure; Group Chief Executive Officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari; and all Board members appointed with them in November 2023, with their replacements named. The sweeping changes were...

- commends Ecobank and other sponsors for supporting emerging artists Hannatu Musa Musawa, the Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, has called for stronger collaboration between the private and public sectors to ensure the sustainability of Nigeria's art industry. She also lauded Ecobank Nigeria, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC),...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged candidates who applied for admission in 2024 using the Interim Joint Matriculation Board Examination (IJMB) and Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) to visit any approved computer based test centre (CBT) to upload their results as soon as they are released....

Ahead of the planned visit of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to her hometown in Okene, the Kogi State Government has issued a restriction on “unauthorized movement” and demanded that any convoy of persons coming into the state must obtain permit from law enforcement agencies. Akpoti-Uduaghan is scheduled to visit her senatorial...

Kano Stat Governor Abba Yusuf has demanded compensation for the travellers killed in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State, most of whom are from Kano. Yusuf also insisted that the arrested perpetrators must be paraded for people, especially the bereaved families, to see.  He insisted they...

...says nation’s economy failing Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for his recent pronouncement of a state of emergency in River State, describing the nation’s number one citizen as giving out what he refused to accept then as Lagos State governor. Falana, who was speaking at...

Governor Ademola Adeleke has warned of stern state action against traditional rulers of Ifon, Erin Osun and Ilobu communities if they fail to sustain current peace and de-escalation of the crisis in their communities. The Governor issued the warning against the backdrop of online reports that some faceless groups across...

In a remarkable act of compassion, eight inmates at the Ikoyi Correctional Center, Lagos, regained their freedom after author, banker, and pastor, Bayo Adeyinka paid their fines as part of a prison outreach to commemorate his 50th birthday.   At a brief event held at the correctional center’s, Catholic chapel...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 3,465 suspected cases of Lassa fever, with 645 confirmed infections and 118 deaths between January and March 2025. The centre stated on Sunday that the outbreak had affected 91 local government areas across 33 states, resulting in a Case...

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed plans to review divestments of 26 oil blocks worth $6.03 billion by five International Oil Companies (IOCs). This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, during the agency’s first-quarter media briefing in Abuja. It cited the...