By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE high-stakes reconciliation meeting between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery ended in a stalemate on Monday night, despite the intervention of the Federal Government. The closed-door talks, held in Abuja and presided over by the Minister of Labour and […]
By OBI DAVIES SPOTIFY has unveiled its list of top Afrobeats artistes for 2025, with Burna Boy, Rema, and Wizkid leading the chart. Asake and Ayra Starr complete the top five, reflecting the genre’s growing global influence. The streaming giant noted that Afrobeats is gaining massive traction across countries including the U.S., Brazil, France, the […]
By DIANA CHUKWUKA ON paper, Nigeria has the laws and resources to guarantee healthcare for every citizen. In reality, more than 90 per cent of Nigerian women remain outside the health insurance net—exposed to risks that turn childbirth into a life-or-death experience. A new study by the Maternal and Reproductive Health (MRH) Collective paints a […]
By TINA TOLUTOPE THE Federal Government has declared Wednesday 1st October 2025 a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary. Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement signed by Permanent Secretary Dr. Magdalene Ajani, congratulated Nigerians and urged continued patriotism and support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration. However, the government announced the cancellation of […]
By HAUWA MAGANA A City Divided, A People Scarred IN 2003, as violence spread across Jos, Blessing Emmanuel lost her home, her belongings, and the stability she once knew. Hers was not an isolated experience. Plateau State had already become synonymous with ethno-religious conflict, with clashes in 2001 and 2004 claiming thousands of lives. Old […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE NIGERIA marked 65 years of independence still battling diseases long considered conquerable. For the Asagba of Asaba, His Royal Majesty Prof. Epiphany Azinge, this is not just disappointing — it is shameful. Hosting Dr. Joachim Ajakaiye, Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Trypanosomiasis Research (NITR), the monarch delivered a scathing critique of […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE NIGERIA’S economy is showing unmistakable signs of revival. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), and the NNPCL suggest that the worst may be over. Inflation has begun to cool, GDP growth is outpacing forecasts, and foreign reserves are climbing. Yet, for many Nigerians, the […]
By MELVIN KOFFA A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared unconstitutional the attempt by Professor Pat Utomi and his associates to form a shadow government under the Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government (BTCSG). Justice James Omotosho, ruling in a suit filed by the DSS, held that the move was unlawful, null, and void, stressing […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has intervened in the escalating dispute between Dangote Petroleum Refinery and oil unions NUPENG and PENGASSAN, following strikes over unionisation and worker sackings. Committee Chairman Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere described the rift as a threat to downstream sector stability and warned it could scare […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH NIGERIA’S Golden Eaglets will face arch-rivals Ghana’s Black Starlets on Tuesday in the semi-final of the WAFU-B U17 Championship at the Stade Charles Konan Banny, Yamoussoukro, with kick-off at 8:00 PM Nigerian time. The Eaglets, five-time FIFA U-17 World Cup champions, topped Group B with four goals scored and just one […]