Abia State Governor Alex Otti paid a visit to the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, at the Sokoto Correctional Centre on November 30. The meeting, held behind closed doors, was confirmed by the governor’s...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has officially launched the Nigeria 2025 Licensing Round, unveiling a dedicated bid portal — br2025.nuprc.gov.ng — to boost investment, enhance transparency, and deepen exploration in the country’s upstream oil and gas sector. The...
Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Lucky Irabor (retd.) has dismissed claims that repentant Boko Haram members are being recruited into the Nigerian Armed Forces. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Irabor described such reports as entirely false and...
Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa (retd.) on Monday visited President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, sparking speculation that he could be considered to replace Badaru Abubakar as Defence Minister. Musa arrived at the State...
Nigeria’s economy grew by 3.98 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025 (Q3’25), according to the latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The growth rate represents a slight decline from the 4.23 percent recorded in...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has condemned the renewed vandalism of its facilities following the destruction of a 33KV electricity supply line servicing the Rigasa railway station and the adjoining railway village in Kaduna State. The incident occurred barely 60...
Nigeria’s total public debt stock climbed to N152.39 trillion (US$99.65 billion) in the second quarter of 2025 (Q2 2025), up from N149.38 trillion (US$97.23 billion) recorded in the first quarter of the year, according to new data released on...
The Nigerian stock market opened the week in the red on Monday, December 1, 2025, shedding N197 billion in investor value. The drop erased gains from the previous session. The market turned quickly as sell pressure intensified. Heavy selloffs in International...
Nigerian social commentator Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has warned that Nigeria will continue to struggle with insecurity unless urgent reforms are made to the education system, particularly in the northern region. In a video shared on...
The naira opened the week with a slight depreciation on Monday, trading at N1,448.43 against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed the naira lost N1.69, representing a...