BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria is on track to ramp up its crude oil production to 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) before the end of 2025, according to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Bayo Ojulari. Ojulari made the projection on SundayContinue Reading

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR (right) and the  Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, H.E. Arsenio Dominguez during a courtesy visit by the Secretary General of the IMO to the Nigerian President in Lagos. BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has received in audienceContinue Reading

By Godwin Obi The South-West region has gone on high security alert following a deadly surge of bandit and terrorist attacks in neighbouring Kwara State that left scores of villagers, vigilantes, and traditional rulers dead. Security chiefs across Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, and Ondo confirmed to Frontline Reporters on Thursday thatContinue Reading

BY GODWIN OBI Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed reports suggesting he agreed to step down for any candidate ahead of the 2027 presidential election. In a statement on Thursday, his spokesman, Paul Ibe, said sections of the media deliberately misrepresented Atiku’s recent interview with the BBC Hausa Service.Continue Reading

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, CON (left) presenting a souvenir to the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Arsenio Domínguez, during the IMO Secretary-General’s visit to Nigeria, on Thursday. BY GODWIN OBI The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Arsenio Domínguez, hasContinue Reading

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has declared Abuja’s central location and vast agro-allied potential as game-changers in Nigeria’s quest to grow non-oil revenue and reposition the nation as an export powerhouse. Speaking at the Abuja International Trade Fair during the NPA Special Day,Continue Reading

BY GODWIN OBI It was a double celebration on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, as renowned business mogul and Chairman of Ordrec Investment Ltd, Dr. ABC Orjiako, rolled out the drums to mark his 65th birthday in grand style. The event, which also coincided with Nigeria’s Independence Day, drew a largeContinue Reading

Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of falsifying his medical records and subjecting him to negligent treatment in custody. In a strongly-worded petition to the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kanu alleged that his health had been severelyContinue Reading

BY GODWIN OBI Former Anambra State governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has declared that Nigeria has been “greatly diminished” under the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of plunging the nation into poverty, insecurity, and hopelessness. Speaking at a press conference inContinue Reading