The Presidency has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s record in office would be a major obstacle if he chooses to contest the 2027 presidential election. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Monday, dismissed remarks by former Information Minister Jerry Gana suggesting Jonathan would run under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing them…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has signed a new two-year crude oil supply agreement with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to guarantee steady feedstock to the 650,000-barrel-per-day facility in Lekki, Lagos. The deal, sealed in August, aligns with the Federal Government’s Crude-for-Naira Initiative, which prioritises crude supply to local refineries in naira. According to…
Armed robbers have killed ARISE Television News anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, during an attack on her residence in Katampe, Abuja. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. In a statement signed by Hadiza Usman-Ajayi on behalf of the station’s management, ARISE News described Maduagwu popularly known as Sommie as a cherished colleague and vibrant…
Nigeria’s tax system is set for sweeping reforms as the Federal Government exempts food, education, shared transportation, and agriculture from value-added tax (VAT). The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, announced the reforms in an interview marking his second year in office, describing them as the most significant fiscal transformation…
The Federal Government has cancelled the parade earlier scheduled to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. The announcement was made on Monday in a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen. “The Federal…
By Prince Adeyemi Aseperi-Shonibare History is a master storyteller. On 25 September 1944, Ibadan welcomed a son. Eighty-one years later, in 2025, that son—Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja—ascended the throne as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. Born in 1944, crowned the 44th. Destiny had been whispering this symmetry from the very beginning. An engineer of precision, trained…
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is fully repositioned and prepared for the 2027 general elections. Speaking with journalists on the sidelines of the party’s state congress in Yola, Fintiri said the exercise reflected transparency, fairness, and renewed public confidence in the PDP. “We are trying to give birth…
The $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery is locked in a major labour crisis after the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) ordered its members across seven oil and gas firms to halt all crude oil and gas supplies to the facility. The union’s directive, issued by General Secretary Lumumba Okugbawa, followed the…
The National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended indefinitely the deadline for the submission of expression of interest and nomination forms by aspirants. In a statement issued in Abuja, the Secretary of the Publicity Sub-Committee, Debo Ologunagba, said the initial deadline of Friday, September 26, had been put on…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has accused the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state of partisanship, describing it as “shameful and unethical” for the labour movement. In a statement on Friday, the APC’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, warned the state NLC Chairman, Dr. Christopher Arapasopo,…
