The Nigerian Senate has passed two amendment bills aimed at strengthening local manufacturing and processing industries and improving professional procurement practices in the country. The bills are the Raw Materials Research and Development Council Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the […]
An Indian court has sentenced two Nigerian nationals and three other individuals to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for their involvement in a drug case involving the seizure of 150 grammes of methamphetamine in 2023. The Additional District and Sessions […]
Osborn Umahi, son of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, has joined his father in mobilising support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Photographs from a political gathering showed Osborn alongside his father and […]
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has defended President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, claiming that the administration’s decisions have pulled Nigeria back from the brink of an economic calamity that could have become inevitable if successive governments had continued to delay critical reforms. […]
The Kwankwasiyya Movement has accused former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of attempting to undermine the political interests of Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The accusation comes amid growing […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed an application by Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), seeking an order compelling the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, to testify in […]
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has suffered a setback ahead of the 2027 general elections following the resignation of its governorship candidate in Bauchi State, Ibrahim Muhammad Kashim. Kashim announced his resignation in a letter dated October 16, 2026, addressed […]
The proposed amendment to Nigeria’s Electricity Act has raised concerns over its potential impact on renewable energy development, private investment and electricity access across the country. Abba Aliyu, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), […]
The Rainbow Coalition, a political movement championed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has continued to generate controversy across several states following its growing involvement in preparations for the 2027 general elections. The coalition, which […]
Three people have reportedly been killed and several others injured following a renewed clash between farmers and herders in Paikon-Kore community, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The violence, which began on Saturday afternoon and continued until […]