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  Growing old in Nigeria is increasingly a question of luck rather than policy, and the Abia State Government has stepped into that gap with a fresh declaration that old age must never become a sentence of neglect, abuse or abandonment. The pledge was made at the state’s commemoration of the 2026 World Elder Abuse…

Electricity is a critical infrastructure that drives economic development, social welfare, and overall quality of life. In Nigeria, where power supply has long been erratic and inadequate, the government’s management of electricity tariffs and subsidies has profound implications for citizens and the economy. Recent media reports indicate the federal government plans to phase out electricity…

  The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has scheduled presentation of its Executive Bill package to President Bola Tinubu on 3 September 2026, setting a clear timeline for the next phase of Nigeria’s proposed dual policing structure. Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman of the Working Group, Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed…

  Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed claims of economic prosperity under President Bola Tinubu, pointing to the collapse of 767 manufacturing companies and the distress facing 335 others as evidence that official narratives do not match realities on the ground. In a statement issued on Monday by his Senior…

  Guinea has formally opted out of the planned West African single currency, the eco, becoming the first member of the Economic Community of West African States to reject participation in the monetary union scheduled to begin in July 2027. The country has chosen instead to retain its national currency, the Guinean franc. The decision…

  Nigeria’s electoral field for the 2027 presidential contest is now formally in public view. The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday published the personal particulars and academic credentials of 19 presidential candidates and their running mates, a statutory step that opens the door to public scrutiny of their records ahead of campaigns billed to…

  President Bola Tinubu’s insistence that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) remains impartial has run into sharp opposition pushback, with African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo warning that a country is in danger when its president becomes the electoral umpire’s public defender. Okonkwo, speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, was reacting…

  The Nigerian Army has named General Officers Commanding for four newly created divisions, setting in motion one of the most significant reorganisations of its command structure in more than a decade as the military moves to widen its reach against threats spread across the country. The appointments, contained in a statement issued on Wednesday…

  Nigerians seeking United States visas will soon lose the option of routine processing at the American Embassy in Abuja, after Washington announced that the service would be discontinued at the mission and 24 other diplomatic posts across Africa from August 1, 2026. The United States Department of State said the decision forms part of…