Nigeria Not Ready for Real-Time Transmission of Election Results – Shagari
Former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Mukhtar Shagari, has cautioned against rushing Nigeria into real-time electronic transmission of election results, saying the country lacks the necessary infrastructure to support such…
Senate Demands Mandatory Anti-Venom, Emergency Drugs in Hospitals After Snakebite Death
The Senate has called on governments at all levels to urgently strengthen emergency healthcare delivery by mandating the availability of minimum stocks of anti-venom and other life-saving antidotes in hospitals…
Coup Plotters Planned to Kill Defence Minister if He Resisted Arrest, Government Confirms”
Nigeria’s Defence Minister has revealed that the alleged coup plotters intended to shoot him if he resisted arrest during the failed attempt. In an interview on national television, the minister,…
Turaki-Led PDP Moves to Appeal Court Ruling Nullifying Ibadan National Convention
The Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assured its members that the party remains legally intact following a Federal High Court ruling in Ibadan that nullified its National Convention.…
Digital Reforms Lift Mining Revenue From N12bn to N30bn
The Director-General of the Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Obadiah Nkom, has praised the Minister of Solid Minerals Development’s seven-point agenda, saying recent digital reforms have repositioned Nigeria’s mining sector and…
Dangote Deepens Allegations Against NMDPRA Boss Over Children’s Foreign Education
President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has expanded his allegations against the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA),…
Reps Move to Intervene in PENGASSAN–Dangote Refinery Face-off Disrupting Fuel Supply
The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to wade into the ongoing dispute between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the management of Dangote…
FG Cancels Independence Day Parade for Nigeria’s 65th Anniversary
The Federal Government has announced the cancellation of the Independence Anniversary parade earlier scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. The decision was contained in…
Wike Denies Owing Contractors N5.2bn, Blames Civil Servants for ‘Irregular Contracts’
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims by local contractors that his administration owes them N5.2 billion, insisting that the debts stemmed from contracts…
Osun Governor Insists on Local Government Polls Despite AGF’s Objection
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has reaffirmed that the local government elections scheduled for Saturday will proceed as planned, despite a formal appeal from the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF)…