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Abuja – In no uncertain terms, Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, made it clear during the closing ceremony of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) and Huawei “Women in Tech” training…
Abuja — In no uncertain terms, Senator Ned Nwoko (APC, Delta North) declared on Thursday that Nigerian politics, up till now too often a closed club for a few, must…
In a blunt, no-nonsense address during the joint retreat of the National Assembly’s Constitution Review Committee in Lagos, Benjamin Okezie Kalu (Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives) made it…
In a dramatic turn, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced on 24 October 2025 that Nigeria has officially been removed from its “grey list” — the cohort of countries…
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – The African Union (AU) has pulled no punches: the 29 October 2025 general election in the United Republic of Tanzania failed to adhere to basic…
In blunt terms: Nigeria still has a sports-infrastructure problem. But for now, one shining exception rises above the rust and neglect—Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo (aka the “Nest of…
Remember the chaos of October 20 – the rallies, the fire of protest – all in the name of liberty. Omoyele Sowore called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu. He…
In what is fast turning into a global diplomatic showdown, Donald Trump’s threat of military action against Nigeria over alleged Christian genocide triggered sharp push-back yesterday — not just from…
In Abu Dhabi yesterday, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) made a bold, no-holds-barred pronouncement: Nigeria is gunning for 2 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil production by 2027,…
In headline-grabbing fashion, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) has confirmed what many suspected: its fintech arm pulled in ₦131.6 billion (~US $91.6 million) in the first nine months of…