The Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) says it has attracted more than $24 billion in investments into Nigeria, highlighting the growing strategic importance of the country’s oil and gas free zones to national development. The Authority also expressed...
Barely two years after its inauguration, Bayero University, Kano (BUK), has been plunged into irregular electricity supply following the collapse of its N5.6 billion solar hybrid power plant. The 3.5-megawatt facility, commissioned in September 2019 by then Vice President Yemi...
The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 58-year-old man, Vitalis Nwoko of Umuagba, Ahiazu Mbaise LGA, following the alleged domestic beating that resulted in the death of his wife, Uloma Nwoko. Police spokesperson Henry Okoye confirmed the arrest on...
Oil prices rose on Monday, December 15, 2025, as supply disruptions linked to escalating United States-Venezuela tensions outweighed oversupply worries and the impact of a potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal. Brent crude futures were up 33 cents, or 0.54%, at $61.45...
The troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised over 14 terrorists and intercepted N9 million ransom in the country. The army disclosed that the troops also apprehended several suspects and rescued many kidnapped victims in coordinated operations across multiple theatres. In...
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru has approved a N150,000 Christmas bonus for all civil servants in the state. The governor announced this during a church service at the Government House Chapel, Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, on Sunday, December...
The Presidency has dismissed allegations by opposition politicians accusing President Bola Tinubu of undermining multiparty democracy and weaponising anti-corruption agencies, describing the claims as desperate attempts to find scapegoats for political failures. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Special...
A faction of the Accord Party has elected Clement Bamigbola as its candidate for the 2026 governorship election in Osun State. Bamigbola was elected by a voice vote of 300 delegates during the party’s primary held in Osogbo, the capital...
Founder of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, has laid his mother, Mama Asetu, to rest in a burial ceremony that has stirred widespread reactions on social media. Mama Asetu, who passed away in May 2025 at the age...
Popular TikTok influencer and livestreamer, Habeeb Hamzat, widely known as Peller, has been hospitalised after crashing his newly acquired Mercedes-Benz during an emotional livestream in Lagos. The incident occurred on Sunday along the Lekki–Epe Expressway while Peller was broadcasting an...