Blackout as national grid collapses
Nigeria was plunged into darkness on Friday, January 23, 2026, following the collapse of the national grid.
Data from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO)...
Envoys: Tinubu posts Are to U.S., Oke to France, Dalhatu to...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassadors-designate from the 68 nominees earlier confirmed by the Senate in December.
According to a statement...
Tinubu approves incentives to support Shell’s Bonga oil project
President Bola Tinubu has approved the gazetting of targeted, investment-linked incentives to support the proposed Bonga South West deep-offshore oil project by Shell and...
Makinde visits Tinubu at Aso Rock amid PDP leadership crisis
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Makinde arrived shortly after Plateau...
Court sacks Abure, orders INEC to recognise Nenadi Usman as Labour...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the former Minister of Finance, Nenadi Usman,...
Police make U-turn, confirm abduction of residents in Kaduna community
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the abduction of residents in Kurmin Wali, a remote community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State,...
‘It reflects renewed seriousness’: Shettima unveils first-ever Nigeria House in Davos
Vice President Kashim Shettima commissioned the Nigeria House in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday, January 19, 2026.
Shettima said the opening of Nigeria House in Davos...
‘It feels like gold’: Tinubu lauds Super Eagles for AFCON bronze...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Nigerian national team, Super Eagles, for Saturday's bronze medal victory at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The...
Shettima departs Abuja for Guinea-Conakry president’s inauguration
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at President Mamadi Doumbouya's inauguration in Guinea-Conakry.
Shettima is also billed to attend...
Alaafin absent as Makinde appoints Olubadan as Oyo Obas’ council chairman
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has appointed the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, as the chairman of the newly inaugurated Oyo State Council...
