Former Deputy Governor of Ondo State and former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, has officially returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ajayi, who served under the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, rejoined the APC on Tuesday at his ward in Apoi Ward 2, Kiribo, located in Ese Odo Local Government Area of…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed heartfelt condolences to Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi following the tragic passing of his father, Sunday Ndidi. Sunday Ndidi, who tragically lost his life in a road accident in Umunede, near Agbor, Delta State, on Tuesday, was mourned by his son, the Nigerian international footballer currently playing for Turkish Super…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted a temporary window allowing businesses to use expired National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) licences for import documentation, offering short-term relief to importers affected by ongoing changes in the country’s trade processing system. In a circular issued on January 26, 2026, the CBN’s…
The recent national grid collapse on Tuesday has been traced to a voltage disturbance at the Gombe transmission substation, according to the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO). In a statement released on Tuesday, the System Operator clarified that the incident did not constitute a total system collapse, contrary to earlier media reports. It was the…
The Federal Government has successfully raised N501.02 billion from the bond market to begin addressing outstanding debts owed to power generation companies (GenCos), part of efforts to tackle the over N6 trillion liabilities plaguing the electricity sector. The funds were mobilized through two bond tranches: a N300 billion seven-year Series 1 Tranche A bond and…
The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, has been increased to ₦835 per litre in Lagos and ₦839 per litre in Abuja following a new price adjustment by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. On Wednesday, several NNPC retail outlets in both cities confirmed the increase, pointing to another…
President Bola Tinubu has submitted a proposal to the Senate, urging the approval of a bill that seeks to amend the Court of Appeal Act. The amendment would increase the number of justices from 70 to 110, as part of efforts to improve Nigeria’s appellate justice system. The request, delivered in a letter to Senate…
