The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to associations seeking to register as political parties to maintain consistency of their proposed leadership and not cause a delay in the consideration of their applications.  The Commission said in a statement that it has received an additional 12 letters of intentContinue Reading

Victims of the collapsed building along Adeniji Adele Road at Isale Eko on the Lagos Island were served a quit notice, but ignored it, a source in the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has said. Several people have been hospitalised after a building collapsed in the early hours of Thursday,Continue Reading

Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is frustrating the efforts of opposition political parties to form a formidable force against the ruling All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections. Amaechi, a former Minister of Transport and a member ofContinue Reading

The Chief Executive Officer of Seplat Energy Plc, Roger Brown, says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has cleared its legacy debts and now operates with improved financial alignment and discipline, a development he described as “a game changer” for indigenous oil producers. Speaking during a high-powered panel session titledContinue Reading

The Senate on Wednesday directed its Committees on Public Procurement and Local Content to partner with the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) to amend Nigeria’s procurement and local content laws so that newly registered local contractors can be included, especially in contract bidding. This resolution of the Red Chamber followedContinue Reading

The spokesperson of the opposition coalition, Bolaji Abdullahi, has explained why members of the group selected the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their political platform ahead of the 2027 general elections. Abdullahi, who spoke to newsmen, stated that the choice was driven by the party’s openness to reform and alignmentContinue Reading

The League of Maritime Editors (LOME) has joined other well wishers in congratulating the  Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi,  on his recent election   as the Chairperson of the Council of the World Customs Organisation (WCO).  In a congratulatory letter to the CGC Adeniyi signed byContinue Reading

The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Rivers has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Sole Administration of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Eke Ibas (retd.), to submit a breakdown of major items in the 2025 N1.48 trillion Appropriation Bill. The Chairman of the committee, Julius Ihonvbere (APC-Edo), issued theContinue Reading

President Bola Tinubu has approved a new scholarship scheme for students from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to study in Nigerian universities, beginning from the next academic year. Speaking at a joint press conference in Gros Islet on Monday alongside Saint Lucian Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, PresidentContinue Reading