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2027: NUJ-NAN Press Week to examine politics, petroleum and Nigeria’s economic future
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Chapel, Lagos, is set to use its 2026 Press Week to examine the impact of politics on Nigeria’s oil and gas industry and the wider economy ahead of the…
Insecurity, fiscal chaos threaten Tinubu’s reform gains
Nigeria’s struggle to contain insecurity is emerging as a threat not only to President Bola Tinubu’s political survival ahead of the 2027 presidential election, but also to the economic rationale underpinning his administration’s painful reform programme. The central question increasingly…
FG, Southeast governors unite against regional insecurity
The Federal Government, South-East governors and other key stakeholders have agreed to deepen collaboration to address the persistent insecurity confronting the South-East, with a renewed commitment to intelligence sharing, coordinated operations and stronger community engagement. The resolution emerged at the…
Diezani: When spirited woman is caught in the web of power
Sopuruchi Onwuka The acquittal of former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke by a London jury after more than a decade of investigations and legal battles has reopened a larger conversation about one of the most consequential and controversial figures in the…
Tinubu signs NIMC Act 2026 into law, as NIN becomes Nigeria’s foundational identity credential
President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act, 2026, into law, as the new legislation repeals and replaces the old NIMC Act of 2007. According to the Presidency, Friday, the new law ushers in a comprehensive…
Nigeria evacuates second batch of 66 returnees, as foreign African nationals scramble to exit S/Africa ahead June 30 deadline
Second batch of Nigerian evacuees from South Africa has returned following recent anti-African immigrant tensions and xenophobic attacks in parts of the southern Africa country. This is also as thousands of mostly southern African nationals appeared stranded as they sought for…
S/African President Ramaphosa accuses anti-African migrant activists of ‘nefarious intentions,’ disowns June 30 march
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed an ultimatum by anti-illegal immigration groups demanding that undocumented foreigners leave the country by June 30, warning that the government will not tolerate attempts to create instability. Speaking on the sidelines of Youth Day…
Over 1, 000 mini-grids under construction nationwide to expand access to electricity, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has disclose that over 1,000 mini-grids are being developed across Nigeria as part of efforts to expand electricity access to underserved communities, universities, markets and hospitals. President Tinubu, in his Democracy Day broadcast, on Thursday, June 12, further…
Senate passes bill to promote alternative financing options for MSME operators, trade
Senate, Wednesday, passed the Factoring, Assignment and Receivables Financing Bill 2026, aimed at improving access to finance, modernise commercial transactions and enhance Nigeria’s competitiveness in regional and global trade. The bill is also designed to expand the framework of financing…
Court stops Akpabio, Abass over proposed N110bn vehicle procurement scheme for lawmakers
Federal High Court in Lagos has declared as unlawful the controversial National Assembly (NASS’) N110 billion vehicle and allowance schemes, ruling that the spending of N40 billion on 465 vehicles for lawmakers and N70 billion in support allowances for newly-elected…
