Residents, commuters, and business owners along the Benin–Sapele Road have expressed frustration over the slow pace of repair work on the highway, lamenting the toll it has taken on daily life and economic activities. Particularly affected is the bypass to the Ologbo–Koko junction, where motorists say the situation has worsened despite years of intervention. The…
Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene decisively in the standoff between the Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Monday, Ndume urged the president to issue an executive order to end the crisis sparked…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the reopening of its online ticketing platform for the Abuja–Kaduna Train Service ahead of the resumption of operations on October 1. In a statement issued Tuesday in Lagos, the Chief Public Relations Officer of NRC, Callistus Unyimadu, said passengers can now book tickets via https://nrc.tps.ng or at designated…
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…
