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As the Nigerian oil and gas sector continues to grasp for breath under the heavy weight of underinvestment, low crude oil production and the gradual exodus of international oil companies (IOCs) from its shores, the…

“A man cannot gradually enlarge his mind as he does his house.” – Alexis de Tocquiville, 1805-1859”. African leaders also cannot gradually enlarge their minds just as they expand their appetites for…

Big Brother Naija Season 9 runner-up, Wanni Danbaki, has boasted that she will make the N100 million grand prize of the show before the end of the year. Wanni made the boast during her last diary session with…

Uzoamaka Ohiri, ex-wife of comedian Nedu, revealed in a shocking interview that she wouldn’t have married him if she…

Point of Sale transactions in Nigeria totalled N6.23tn between January and July 2024, according to data from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System. This marks a 7.4 per cent decline compared to the N6.79tn…

The Labour Party, on Sunday, welcomed the offer by the New Nigeria People’s Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, to be running mate to LP’s Peter Obi in the 2027…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken steps to manage the country’s rising money supply, withdrawing N1.335 trillion from circulation. The measure, often referred to as a “mop-up exercise,” aims to curb the…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has explained why he has decided to avail the daughter, Mrs. Helen Obareki, the opportunity to man the first lady’s office following the demise of his wife, Pastor Patience…

We have no doubt that a combination of incom­petence, corruption, graft, inadequate fund­ing, inappropriate policies, obsolete and non-functional equipment, pipe­line vandalism and bunkering, occa­sioned by…

In preparation for and avoidance of delay in arrival of officials and election materials in the forthcom­ing November 16, 2024 off-circle gu­bernatorial election in Ondo State, the Independent National Elector­al…

Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu, a former Minister of Finance, has decried the current econom­ic situation in the country. The former Minister of National Planning, as well as a one time Minister of Transport, in a chat…

Today makes it exactly a year since the war in Gaza started. On the 7th of October, 2023 Hamas militants staged the worst-ever attack on Israel. On that fateful day, hundreds of Hamas fighters infiltrated…

There are growing concerns among Nigerians and other critical stakeholders within the security sector over the rise in importation of illicit arms and ammunition, as well as drugs worth billions of naira through…

Homicide detectives from the Lagos State Police Command have taken into custody a 30-year old man, Motunrayo Olaniyi, for allegedly stabbing his newly wedded wife, Olajumoke, 25, to death in the Ikorodu area of…

A 41-year-old Canadian woman, Adrienne Munju, arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for importing a large consignment of a strong…

Kellyrae has emerged as the winner of the Big Brother Naija season 9 ‘No Loose Guard’ edition. Kellyrae…

Ten journalists who have covered the war on Gaza for two of the world’s leading news networks, CNN and the…

The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, has said that the apex bank under him took the bold step of floating the Naira in the foreign exchange market in order to bring the official exchange…

…as APC wins in Akpabio’s LG, rejects result The Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) has released the results…

The United States will not ease its “pressure” on Israel and Arab leaders in the Middle East to reach a deal on hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza, Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview released Sunday.…

Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has disclosed that the delay in paying corps members their newly approved allowance of N77,000 is due to the non-release of…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas. The exercise was held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House in…

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has raised serious concerns over the infiltration of Boko Haram insurgents into Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in the state, warning that the terrorists are using the camps…

Retired Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah, former Chief of Army Staff, has joined other prominent citizens of the state in commending Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara for the smooth and successful conduct of the local…