Presidency, Obi Clash Over 10,000MW Power Promise
A fresh dispute over Nigeria’s troubled electricity sector has opened between the Presidency and the…
Presidency, Obi Clash Over 10,000MW Power Promise
A fresh dispute over Nigeria’s troubled electricity sector has opened between the Presidency and the opposition, after Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, dismissed a campaign pledge by Peter Obi to raise power generation and distribution by at least 10,000 megawatts within four years. Onanuga criticised the recent promise by…
Dangote Dismisses Petrol Re-Import Allegations as Baseless
Africa’s largest refinery has pushed back against allegations that petrol produced at its Lagos facility is shipped to Lomé in Togo and then quietly returned into the Nigerian market, describing the claims as commercially illogical, contractually barred, and unsupported by trade data. Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals issued the rebuttal on Tuesday, June 23, 2026,…
“Is the Objective to Grant Bail or Deny It?” Atiku Asks Over El-Rufai
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has waded into the protracted detention of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, warning that bail conditions which are practically impossible to satisfy could erode public confidence in the justice system and amount to punishment before trial. Atiku, in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant…
NCCE Moves To Digitise Curriculum Amid 278,000 Teacher Shortage
Nigeria’s colleges of education are set for their deepest overhaul in decades, as the National Commission for Colleges of Education prepares to roll out a competency-based, fully digitised curriculum aimed at producing a generation of technology-ready teachers and restoring the battered prestige of teacher training. The Executive Secretary of the NCCE, Dr Angela Ajala,…
Court, Not Us, Sent Sowore to Prison, DSS Declares
The Department of State Services has distanced itself from the remand of activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore at the Kuje Custodial Centre, insisting that his detention flowed entirely from court proceedings rather than any action by the agency, even as it ordered an investigation into the conduct of operatives filmed during chaotic scenes at…
NGX Maintains Upward Streak With 1.06% Index Growth
The Nigerian equities market extended its winning streak for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, as fresh buying interest across blue chip and mid cap counters lifted key performance indicators and reinforced an upward run that has defined 2026 trading. The benchmark All Share Index advanced 2,524.00 points, or 1.06 per cent,…
Debt Servicing Swallows 20% Of Nigeria’s Revenue, Report Finds
Nigeria channels nearly five times more of its national revenue into servicing external debt than it commits to healthcare and education combined, a fresh review by ActionAid International and ActionAid Nigeria has found, framing the country’s fiscal squeeze as a direct casualty of policy advice from the International Monetary Fund. The report, released on…
Eyes on 2030: NSC Orders NFF Rebuild After World Cup Miss
Nigeria’s football authorities have turned their gaze to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2030 FIFA World Cup, with the National Sports Commission charging the Nigeria Football Federation to begin rebuilding immediately after confirming that Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle will stay on. NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko gave the directive on Tuesday…
Senate Faces Historic State Police Vote Today
The Senate moves today toward one of the most far-reaching constitutional decisions in Nigeria’s democratic history, as lawmakers prepare to vote on a bill seeking to establish state police services across the federation, following President Bola Tinubu’s formal transmission of the proposed amendment. The legislation, contained in a communication dated June 15, 2026, was…
US Freezes Assets of Nigerian Linked to ISIS Funding
A Nigerian national and three currency exchange firms operating in Lagos and Kano now sit on Washington’s terrorism blacklist, after the United States accused them of channelling funds for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria through Nigeria’s bureau de change sector. The designations, announced on Monday, June 22, 2026, by the U.S. Department…