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Aradel Holdings and Seplat Energy ended the first half of 2026 with combined assets of ₦19.11tn, reflecting the growing scale of Nigeria’s indigenous upstream oil companies. Aradel accounted for ₦10.87trn of the combined asset base after consolidating major...

Fubara receives Senator Magnus Abe and members of the Rainbow Coalition Reconciliation Committee in Port Harcourt as efforts to consolidate political peace in Rivers gather momentum. Visit comes weeks after the governor formally embraced the Rainbow Coalition, endorsed...

Nigeria Revenue Service Chairman Zacch Adedeji says the government’s tax reforms are designed to increase economic prosperity rather than extract more money from households and businesses. Adedeji said the NRS has a direct interest in businesses succeeding because...

Nigeria’s tax revenue surged 113% to N27.1tn by July 2026 from N12.3tn in 2023. The Nigeria Revenue Service linked the increase to tax digitisation, new tax laws and tighter revenue administration. Oil production, foreign reserves, capital inflows and...

Atiku Abubakar says 5,091 Nigerians were killed in violent incidents over three months, calling the figure an indictment of President Bola Tinubu’s government. The Presidency rejects the assessment, citing the killing of between 13,000 and 20,000 terrorists and...

Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has accused Minister Adegboyega Oyetola of threatening the credibility of the August 15 governorship election. The allegation followed Oyetola’s warning that the APC would reclaim the governorship seat from Adeleke. Adeleke interpreted Oyetola’s remarks...

Federal Government dispatches a dedicated Nigeria Immigration Service Passport Intervention Team to the United Kingdom to bring passport enrolment and processing closer to Nigerians in the diaspora. Special exercise will handle pending passport applications, fresh enrolments and renewals...

NDLEA arrests a 30-year-old Italy-based businessman at Enugu International Airport after he excretes 98 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.510kg allegedly swallowed for delivery in Europe. Operatives foil fresh international drug trafficking attempts by intercepting cocaine concealed in phone...

Deji Adeyanju declares his decades-long human rights activism and sacrifices for democracy place him above Peter Obi, questioning the NDC presidential candidate's contribution to Nigeria's democratic struggle. The activist accuses Obi's aides of repeatedly attacking and defaming him,...

SERAP challenges all 19 presidential candidates to publicly declare their assets and liabilities before the 2027 presidential election, saying Nigerians deserve to know the financial standing of those seeking the nation's highest office. The rights group urged candidates...