Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has emerged as BusinessDay’s 2025 Governor of the Year on Competitiveness and Investment Readiness Awards (SCIRA) under the category of Infrastructure Competitiveness Category Awards. The award ceremony is scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at NAF Conference Center & Suites,...
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Federal Government is set to roll out 10,000 electric tricycles for use as part of a broad plan to ease public transportation across Nigeria. The tricycles will be distributed by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in August, 2026 for use across the northeast region and beyond. The Vice...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned a Federal High Court judgment reportedly ordering its deregistration, describing the decision as a dangerous assault on democracy and a calculated attempt to weaken opposition politics ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Monday by its National Publicity...
Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), LCC Kirikasama, Maiduguri, on Sunday held a special prayer session for peace, unity, stability and progress in Maiduguri, Borno State and Nigeria as a whole. Speaking during the event, Apostle Joshua Akeredolu, who is also the Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, as the party’s vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, following consultations involving party...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian playwright, novelist and poet, Prof. Femi Osofisan on the occasion of his 80th birthday. President Tinubu in his tribute on Monday, described Prof. Osofisan as one of those incredibly brilliant individuals who have blessed the world with their creativity. Full text of the...
Borno State Government has reintegrated 720 former terrorists, alongside 992 spouses and 2,050 children, under its ongoing deradicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme, describing the exercise as a critical component of efforts to restore lasting peace across the state. The beneficiaries, classified as low-risk and minor clients under Batch 9...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has commended Nigerian music star Davido for using his global platform at the FIFA Club World Cup to draw attention to the country’s security challenges, particularly the plight of abducted schoolchildren. In a statement shared on his X handle, Obi said...
Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has called for leadership anchored on discipline, integrity and accountability as a prerequisite for building strong institutions and achieving sustainable national development. She made the call in Abuja during the investiture of Mrs. Rose Eshiett as Chairman...
A British mining company has launched international arbitration proceedings against Nigeria after authorities purported to revoke its licences, forcibly escorted company personnel off its legally held tenements, and blocked development of what it says is a multi-billion-dollar lithium and critical minerals project with strategic importance for the UK. Jupiter...
This article was first published on the 4th of April, 2022. It is as relevant today as it was then. Only that it is now: No one is safe, not only nowhere. What with Generals being killed on the roads (read General Alkali), abducted from their fortified homes (read...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, describing recent incidents of kidnapping and killings across parts of the country as evidence of a growing national crisis. In a statement posted on X on Sunday, Obi said he...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, for continuing ‘to serve as a respected elder statesman, promoting peace, national unity, democratic stability, and responsible political engagement” through the National Peace Committee. He also directed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ezenwo Nyesom...
As Nigeria marks Democracy Day, the people of Abia State are celebrating not only the nation’s democratic journey but also a remarkable transformation unfolding across the state, a Special Adviser in the state, High Chief Jerome Nbaonu Green-Amakwe has declared. In a statement he personally signed on Friday, June...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concern over the state of democracy in Nigeria, saying that 33 years after the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election, the country is still grappling with challenges that threaten democratic freedoms and institutions. In a statement issued on Thursday to mark Democracy Day,...
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has reassured Nigerian inmates in Ethiopia that they have not been forgotten by their country, following the signing of a bilateral Prisoner Transfer Agreement between Nigeria and Ethiopia. Ojukwu conveyed the message during a visit to Nigerian inmates at the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged young Nigerians to remain committed to building the country despite prevailing economic and social challenges, telling them that Nigeria’s future depends largely on their energy, innovation and participation in democracy. In his Democracy Day address on Thursday, the President made a direct appeal...
The National Association of Political Correspondents (NAPOC) on Thursday held its 2nd Annual Lecture Series in Abuja, bringing together key stakeholders in Nigeria’s democratic process to deliberate on the theme: “The Media, INEC, Security Agencies and the Integrity of the 2027 General Elections.” The event took place at the...
NDC presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government’s handling of food security, arguing that Nigeria’s hunger crisis has deepened despite President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency on food security nearly three years ago. In a statement shared on his X account, Obi questioned the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his administration will not rest until the dividends of democracy are equitably distributed across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its satellite towns and the entire country. He promised a balanced infrastructural and socio-economic development across both the city center and the suburbs...