FG Plans Shift To Bilateral Power Deals, Says Tegbe
The Federal Government says it can no longer keep paying the difference between what…
FG Plans Shift To Bilateral Power Deals, Says Tegbe
The Federal Government says it can no longer keep paying the difference between what Nigerians are charged for electricity and what it actually costs to supply it. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, said at the weekend that the government plans to move the market towards bilateral agreements, under which power supplied is tied…
PFIPC Scandal: FG Moves Adeyemi Case To FCT High Court
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out the eight-count criminal charge against Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of posing as Director-General of a non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). The decision does not end the prosecution. The Federal Government has moved the case to the High Court of the Federal Capital…
Show Respect, APC Campaign Tells Atiku Over Bola Remarks
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of disrespecting the office of the President by repeatedly addressing President Bola Tinubu by his first name. In a statement on Monday, the council’s spokesperson and Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, said Atiku, the presidential candidate of the…
Court Rejects Aisha Achimugu’s ₦10bn Suit Against EFCC
Abuja businesswoman Aisha Achimugu has lost her bid to make the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission pay ₦10bn in damages for searching her home and seizing her property. The Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the fundamental rights suit, according to a statement issued on Monday by the commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale. The ruling…
Atiku Faults Coastal Highway Rerouting, Asks Tinubu To Publish Costs
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked President Bola Tinubu to publish the payments, designs and borrowing plans behind the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, hours after the Federal Government said parts of the road would now run along the existing East-West Road. In a statement on Monday by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of…
Seyi Tinubu Colloquium: Sowore Cites Hunger, Questions Merit
Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has questioned what Seyi Tinubu has done for Nigeria to deserve a colloquium in his honour. In a post on X, he described the event as evidence of a growing culture of sycophancy and power worship in public life. The criticism comes as the…
Nigeria’s Food Market Could Reach $84.8bn By 2032, Report Says
Nigeria’s food and drink market could grow to $84.83 billion by 2032, but post-harvest losses, weak cold storage and costly distribution threaten to keep much of that value out of local hands. The projection, from Market Research Store, is contained in a report accompanying SIAL Paris 2026, the international food trade exhibition holding at Paris…
Pope Leo XIV Faces Surgery Over Lung Nodule
Pope Leo XIV announced to thousands gathered in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday, 11 October, that he will undergo thoracic surgery in Rome this week to excise a recently detected nodular lesion on his lung. The 71-year-old pontiff disclosed the impending operation directly to the faithful after reciting the midday Angelus prayer, describing the growth…
Admissions Outside CAPS May Not Be Valid, JAMB Warns Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned candidates that admission offers made outside its Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) may not be recognised. The board said accepting such offers could jeopardise a student’s academic journey and create problems with admission records. The caution, posted on X on Monday, comes weeks before the deadline…
Military Air Strike Kills 40 ISWAP Fighters
Nigerian military jets bombed an Islamic State West Africa Province enclave at Badu village south of Gudumbali in Borno State over the weekend, killing more than forty fighters alongside a senior field commander. Defence headquarters confirmed on Monday, 12 October, that the air component of Operation Hadin Kai launched the strike after surveillance spotted armed…