…cent Ticket Sales Charge among aviation agencies has sparked passionate arguments across Nigeria's aviation industry. While every institution understandably seeks to protect its statutory sources of funding, the conversation ought to rise above institutional interests and focus instead on a more fundamental national qu…

Without a doubt, the President and governors in Nigeria are insanely powerful, more powerful than some of us have ever imagined. What some people may not know is that the control room behind these powerful beings is actually the chief of staff, the chief organiser. In most cases, the chief of staff organises the itiner…

Industry operators said beyond cost pressures, Nigeria's fibre rollout is also being constrained by weak coordination and inadequate infrastructure planning. Chief Technology Officer at FiberOne, Adetola Akinmade, called for telecom infrastructure to be formally treated as a national asset and proposed the establishmen…

…Labour Party platform. He will be contesting for the presidency again in 2027 under the Nigeria Democratic Congress. Sheriff said the former Anambra governor stood little chance of attracting widespread support in Northern Nigeria. "I am not worried about Peter Obi because I know Northerners will never vote for him," h…

…dollar at the official foreign exchange market. Data published on the Central Bank of Nigeria's official website showed the currency closed at N1,368.26 per dollar on Monday. The latest performance represented a 0.14 per cent appreciation compared with Friday's official closing rate of N1,370.19 per dollar. The gain, t…

By Esther Onyegbula The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has announced plans to convene political leaders, healthcare policymakers, regulators and pharmaceutical experts at its 45th Annual International Scientific Conference, Unity 2026, with a renewed push to expand healthcare access, strengthen…

…of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Brutu Otuaro, on Monday said the Niger Delta has become the most peaceful region in the country, attributing the development to the administration of President Bola Tinubu and the support of the Office of the National Security Adviser. Otuaro made the remarks while decla…

A former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, has said the Nigeria Police Force is poorly funded, understaffed and ill-equipped, arguing that this is the reason for growing calls for the establishment of state police. Okiro made the remarks while featuring on Channels Television's Politics Today on Monday. "Nigeria…

…support Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to move Kwara and Nigeria forward," he told reporters, when asked on some grievances by a few stakeholders. "Where there is peace, there is development, let us come to the round table and by God’s grace, we will carry each and everyone of them along.…

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has announced it will, on July 23, 2026, host the 4th Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture in Lagos. The Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture is an annual lecture series instituted by the NGE in 2023 to honour the legacy of Alhaji Lateef Jakande, the late iconic journalist, who was a one-time…

…The affected constituencies cut across Abia, Kogi, Taraba, Benue, Ebonyi, Ondo, Kaduna, Niger, and Kwara states, following a review by the party’s Primary Election Appeal Committee. According to him, the APC is committed to a transparent, fair, and credible nomination process in line with extant laws, rules and regulat…

…would contribute to strengthening the conduct of free, fair and equitable elections in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 General Election.

…enforcement, public education and prompt emergency response, Mohammed called on Nigerians to play their part in reducing road crashes. "Road safety is a shared responsibility," he said.

…support Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to move Kwara and Nigeria forward. "Where there is peace, there is development, let us come to the round table and by God's grace, we will carry each and everyone of them along. APC is big and there are a lot of positive things happening in the party…

…Peter Ahemba, disclosed this on Monday during a bi-monthly press briefing held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Secretariat in Lafia, the state capital. Speaking on the recruitment exercise being conducted by the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board, Ahemba said the state government approved the recruitmen…

…of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, officers, soldiers and veterans of the Nigerian Army on the occasion of the 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celebration, describing the anniversary as a significant milestone in the country’s military history. The upper chamber also urged officers and soldiers to remain profession…

…maximum 12-year tenure for non-executive directors as stipulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The bank disclosed the development in a statement on Monday, stating that its Board of Directors accepted Elumelu’s retirement at a meeting held on July 6. UBA also announced the appointment of Mr. Emmanuel Nnorom, a…

…decision-making and improve healthcare outcomes. He previously worked at Caritas Nigeria, where he served as a Strategic and Information Analyst between 2019 and 2022 before advancing to the role of Senior Strategic and Information Analyst from 2022 to 2023. During that period, one of his notable achievements includes…

…the maximum 12-year tenure for non-executive directors prescribed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The financial institution also named a current non-executive director on the board, Emmanuel Nnorom, as its incoming group chairman, whose appointment will take effect on the same day Elumelu retires. In a statement releas…

…equal access. The groups, under the auspices of the Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria and the Festus Fajemilo Foundation, raised concerns during a press conference held on Monday to mark the end of a statewide accessibility advocacy project implemented across the nine disability clusters of the Joint Association of Pers…

…Segun Awosanya, popularly known as Segalink, has said the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, lacks the qualities required to lead Nigeria, arguing that his politics is divisive and driven by what he described as an online “mob.” Awosanya made the remarks during an interview on V…

…that the agency’s inclusion in the budget raised serious concerns about the integrity of Nigeria’s budget process. “The question becomes unavoidable: At what point in this process did references to a non-existent agency allegedly enter the official record? And if they are indeed present in official documentation, what…

…(OAGF) has clarified that no account was successfully opened with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), stating that no public funds have been released to the body despite its allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act…

…yet to verify the nationality of the late Adaobi. Here are some things to know about the Nigerian final-year medical student 1. Adaobi was born on April 24, 2003. 2. Adaobi died on July 5 in a hospital in Germany after suffering injuries from the Russian airstrike targeted at Ukrainians. 3. She began her medical studie…

A Nigerian student, Dr Dorcas Akanbi, has graduated from a medical school in Russia with an outstanding 4.90 out of 5.00 cumulative grade point average, emerging as one of the institution's best graduating students. The newly inducted medical doctor shared the milestone in a post on X on July 3, expressing gratitude fo…