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The Federal Government says it has no plan to increase electricity tariffs, even as it grapples with trillions of naira in unpaid subsidy obligations and a promise to wean the power sector off public support. The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, gave the assurance on Thursday in Ibadan, describing talk of an imminent tariff hike…
Wayve Microfinance Bank Limited says no investor bought shares in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals initial public offering through its WayvePay app. The bank made the claim on Thursday, days after the Securities and Exchange Commission warned Nigerians against investing through the platform. The episode has turned attention to how retail investors are reaching…
Rabiu Kwankwaso, vice presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), says former Vice President Atiku Abubakar should abandon his 2027 presidential bid and step down for the NDC candidate, Peter Obi. Asked directly on Thursday whether that was his position, the former Kano State governor replied, “Well, yes.” With the presidential election three months…
The Federal Government, the 36 states and 774 local government councils have shared N2.428 trillion from the Federation Account for September 2026, with stronger oil receipts offsetting a fall in Value Added Tax and several other tax lines. The figure, approved at the October meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee in Abuja, is N90…
Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele has said Nigeria “cannot power a $1 trillion economy in darkness”, as he outlined a fresh round of fiscal reforms covering power, agriculture, regulation, inflation and data management. He spoke on Wednesday at the Nigerian Investors’ Forum, held on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in…
Ogoni activist Gani Topba will return to the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on January 18 and 19, 2027, for the start of his trial on charges of terrorism, cybercrime and calls for the seizure of oil wells in Ogoniland. Justice Mohammed Turaki fixed the dates after Topba’s lawyers asked for more time…
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Olayemi Cardoso says record external reserves, falling inflation and steady growth gave the apex bank the room to deliver last month’s surprise interest rate cut. He described the move as an overdue repair of how monetary policy works in the country. “It took the market by surprise, and markets,…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed that one of its officers was killed and another seriously injured when armed men attacked a two-man surveillance patrol in Borgu, the Niger State border district that has become one of the most violent corners of the North Central. The attack took place at about 11.30am on…
Stefanie Kim Ladewig, the partner of Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen, has walked away unhurt from a three-vehicle collision in Istanbul, Türkiye. The 26-year-old model, who is eight months pregnant, was taken to hospital for precautionary checks after the accident and later discharged in good health. No one was injured in the crash, although all…
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, will from Thursday night take questions from Nigerians through a new online platform called Ask AA. The portal goes live at 8:30pm, according to a statement by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication for the ADC Presidential Campaign Council. It invites voters to question the…