The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and its OML 118 contractor partners—Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Deepwater) Limited, and Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE)—have executed key addenda to the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) and Dispute Settlement Agreement (DSA). This execution marks a major step forward...
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Firefighters Avert Wider Disaster as Ita-Amodu Inferno Exposes Need for Stronger Safety Measures
The swift intervention of firefighters has prevented a major fire outbreak at Ita-Amodu, Niger Junction, Ilorin, from spreading to adjoining properties, as the Kwara State Fire Service called for stronger preventive measures among traders dealing in highly combustible materials. The fire, which occurred on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at about 1:36pm, engulfed part of a...
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UMAHI EMERGES AS A DRIVING FORCE IN THE 2027 APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL
—Appointed Deputy Director-General for Infrastructure, Mobilisation and SensitisationPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the constitution of the 2027 All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, bringing together prominent political leaders, experienced strategists and grassroots mobilisers to coordinate the campaigns ahead of the 2027 General Elections.Among the key appointments is that of the Honourable Minister...
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Federal Government of Nigeria Moves to Increase Local Tech Hubs Funding
The Federal Government has called for increased investment in technology hubs, innovation spaces, and ecosystem builders across Nigeria, identifying them as foundational engines for cultivating local talent and driving the digital economy. Speaking in Abuja at the National Innovation Hub Standards Framework Validation Workshop, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani,...
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BENIN–ONITSHA ROAD: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON “NEGLECT”
_A Response to the Critics and a Clarification from the Minister of Works, Senator Engr. David Nweze Umahi, CON, FNSE, FNATE_ The debate over the condition of the Benin–Onitsha corridor is legitimate. Nigerians have every right to demand good roads, safe journeys and value for public investment. But legitimate concern must not be distorted into...
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NITDA Urges Nigerian Army to Leverage Data for Operational Edge
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has advised the Nigerian Army to stop treating data management as a mere record-keeping exercise and instead harness it as a strategic tool for gathering information and intelligence, stressing that the ability to convert data into actionable insight will define military advantage in modern warfare.The Director General of...
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For Nigeria’s displaced elderly, survival comes with a cost
By Prosper Okoye For some elderly Nigerians, growing old was supposed to mean spending more time with family, drawing on decades of experience and enjoying the security of a home they had spent years building.Instead, some are spending their later years in internally displaced persons camps, after violence forced them from communities they may never...
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Just in: Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan Appointed Head of Federal Civil Service
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Mr Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective August 27, 2026.Mr Enitan succeeds Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who will retire soon from the Federal Civil Service upon attaining the statutory retirement age of 60.Mr Enitan, from Osun State, is the most senior...
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FDX by GITEX: Blueprints for Africa’s Financial Future
Africa’s rapidly evolving banking and financial sector is entering a transformative growth phase, fueled by projections of a US$1.5 trillion digital payments economy by 2030. To help modernize critical infrastructure and accelerate financial inclusion across the continent, GITEX NIGERIA has announced the launch of FDX by GITEX. Held under the patronage of President Bola Ahmed...
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FG Louds Subsidy Removal Amid N30.64trn Expenditure, says reforms save Nigeria from economic collapse.
The Federal Government has rejected any opinion suggesting going back from the petrol subsidy removal, maintaining that the economic policies introduced since June 2023 have expanded fiscal space and averted severe financial deterioration. Presenting the economic reform scorecard covering June 2023 to December 2025 in Abuja, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the...