News

Osun Police summon Senator Francis Fadahunsi over viral "Kill Accord" remarks allegedly made at an APC campaign rally in Ilesa ahead of Saturday's governorship election. Police say the lawmaker is being questioned over statements considered threatening, inciting and...

Senator Francis Fadahunsi's viral "Kill Accord" comment has ignited fresh political tension ahead of Saturday's Osun governorship election, prompting widespread condemnation over fears of escalating violence. The Osun East lawmaker insists his remarks were purely metaphorical, saying he...

Police issue strong warning that ballot snatching, voter intimidation, vote-buying and election violence will attract immediate arrest and prosecution, regardless of political status. NPF bars Amotekun, vigilante groups, hunters, CJTF and all other non-state security outfits from participating...

New executive order replaces years of project-by-project bargaining with a transparent incentive framework aimed at restoring investor confidence. Federal Government targets up to $50 billion in fresh deep offshore investments, with the $10 billion Bonga South West project...

More than 85% of Nigerian workloads now run on public cloud platforms, according to NITDA. Only 22% of Nigeria’s 1,000 most-accessed websites are hosted locally. Government wants global cloud providers to put more infrastructure inside Nigeria. Local capacity...

Atiku says the closure of schools across about 40 local government areas exposes the failure of the Tinubu administration's ₦144.86 billion Safe Schools Programme despite massive public spending. The ADC presidential candidate demands a full audit of the...

The Good Governance Index Group has defended the leadership of the NUPRC and NNPC Ltd, describing recent criticisms over oil block allocations and energy security spending as premature and unsupported by evidence. The group said the 2026 licensing...

The CBN has opened applications for the second cohort of its Regulatory Sandbox Programme, with applications running from August 12 to August 31, 2026. The new cohort introduces separate tracks for Virtual Asset Service Providers and data-enabled financial...

SERAP warns that rising political violence could undermine the credibility of Saturday's Osun governorship election if urgent preventive action is not taken. Rights group urges INEC to document, publicly report, and promptly refer all cases of electoral violence...

The NGX reversed Monday’s strong rally as market capitalisation fell by ₦1.17 trillion to ₦159.255 trillion, while the All-Share Index dropped 0.73 percent to 246,723.57 points. Market breadth remained slightly positive, with 28 gainers against 27 decliners, although...