Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has announced the full restoration of the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) following an explosion that disrupted operations earlier this month in Warri, Delta State. The company in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Limited, Andy Odeh,...
By MBAFAN ADEH, Abuja
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the particulars of candidates (Form EC9) nominated by twelve (12) political parties for the Ekiti State Governorship Election scheduled to hold next year. The commission disclosed this in a post issued on Monday via its X handle (@inecnigeria) INEC said the publication...
A tragic road accident along the Gombe–Boliri Road has claimed the lives of six staff members of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Gombe, throwing the broadcast organisation and the state into mourning. The fatal crash occurred as the NTA personnel were returning from the wedding ceremony of a colleague....
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, alongside ex–Kano State Governor and NNPP leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have expressed deep concern over the road accident involving former heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, in Makun, Ogun State. In a statement shared on his official X...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with Nigerian-British boxing icon and former heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, following the tragic road accident in Ogun State that left the boxer injured and claimed the lives of two of his associates. During the call, the President expressed his...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, with aerial support from the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force, have dealt a major setback to Boko Haram following coordinated airstrikes in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the strikes were carried out on December...
Ogun and Lagos state governments have confirmed that world-renowned heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua and another passenger involved in a fatal road accident are in stable condition following thorough medical evaluations at a Lagos hospital. The assurance was contained in a joint statement issued by the Special Adviser to the...
President Bola Tinubu and Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have expressed deep concern following the road accident involving world-renowned boxer, Anthony Joshua in Makun, Ogun State. Tinubu in a statement issued on Monday, extended his deep sympathies to you following the tragic accident on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, which claimed...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), operating under the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Sector 2, has carried out coordinated airstrikes on two major bandit camps in Zamfara State, neutralising scores of criminals and destroying an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) manufacturing hub. The strikes, executed on Monday, formed part of...
Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in close synergy with other security agencies, have continued to dominate the operational landscape, effectively denying criminal elements freedom of action across the Niger Delta Region (NDR). The Army authority disclosed this in a post issued on Monday via its X handle @NigeriaArmyInfo...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, following his end-of-year media chat, describing his political conduct as provocative, destabilising and fundamentally anti-party. During the interaction, Wike openly reaffirmed his support for the presumptive presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed a fatal road traffic crash that occurred today Monday, 29 December 2025, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, around the Sinoma area near Sagamu, Ogun State, involving a Lexus Jeep conveying world-renowned boxer, Anthony Joshua, and a stationary truck. Corps Public Education Officer, ACM...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the cancellation of a significant portion of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPC Ltd) outstanding debts to the Federation Account, wiping off legacy obligations valued at about $1.42 billion, alongside trillions of naira in reconciled liabilities. The approval is contained in a document...
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday presented a N890,331,686,000.00 budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly, with the education sector receiving the highest single-sector allocation of N135 billion. Tagged the “Budget of Sustained Recovery and Growth,” it places the capital expenditure...
Federal Government has reassured investors, analysts and international partners that Nigeria remains peaceful, stable and firmly on course for economic growth, despite recent security operations carried out by the United States (US) military in parts of the country. In a statement addressing concerns over a joint Nigeria–United States security...
World heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, was on Monday involved in a serious road accident at the Makun axis of Ogun State, an incident that claimed the lives of two people. The crash occurred along the busy Lagos–Ibadan Expressway while Joshua and others were reportedly travelling from Lagos to...
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, and AMA Pharmaceutical Company Limited (AMA-MED) have concluded plans to establish a strategic partnership aimed at drug development and the commercialisation of research outputs, as part of efforts to strengthen local pharmaceutical production in Nigeria. AMA-MED, the largest pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Northern Nigeria,...
Chief Emeka Emmanuel Nwoba has once again demonstrated his unwavering commitment to humanitarian service, community welfare, and grassroots development through a comprehensive empowerment programme for indigent women and undergraduates in Inyere Autonomous Community, Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Widely regarded as a true son of Inyere,...
Live products reshaped gambling finance by changing how quickly money circulates and how early risk becomes visible. They shortened cash cycles, increased turnover frequency, and forced companies to manage exposure in real time. Stability now depends less on volume and more on structure. Platforms that failed to adapt felt...
