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President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of Prince George Buchi Nwabueze, identified by the ICPC as the alleged promoter of the National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office, which the commission says was...

The Edo State Government has disowned a declaration by Governor Monday Okpebholo’s media aide that Davido had been banned from entering the state or performing there for the remainder of the governor’s administration. Okpebholo’s Senior Special Assistant on...

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, August 25, 2026, a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Eid ul Mawlid, marking the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo urged Nigerians to use the occasion to...

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group projects Nigeria’s external reserves will rise to about $53bn by December 2026, supported by stronger oil production, favourable crude prices and improved foreign exchange inflows. NESG expects the economy to grow by 4.2...

The US Consulate General in Lagos awarded a $125,000 grant to preserve Enugu State’s ancient Lejja iron-smelting landscape. Archaeological evidence shows that iron production continued across the 33-village landscape for more than two millennia. Enugu State is preparing...

Dangote Refinery raised wholesale petrol by ₦20 per litre to ₦1,185 as Brent crude passed $93. Rising US-Iran geopolitical tensions triggered a five-day rally in international crude benchmarks. Dangote’s gantry rate remains ₦5 to ₦15 cheaper than major...

Filmmaker Ose Oyamendan’s 108-minute documentary, MKO, will premiere in Nigerian cinemas on October 1, 2026, revisiting the political journey of late businessman MKO Abiola. The documentary examines the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Abiola’s decision...

The Department of State Services has alerted the Sokoto State Government to intelligence indicating that terrorist and bandit groups are shifting their targets from vulnerable primary and secondary schools to universities. The intelligence warning said the planned attacks...

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in their first meeting since Adeleke won the state’s governorship election. Adeleke arrived at the Villa at 5:25 pm in a navy...

President Bola Tinubu has directed that liquid funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) be transferred to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has also approved the transfer of unclaimed...