By PAULINA NZERUBE DELTA State Sports Commission Chairman, Onoriode Joshua Oborevwori, will receive the Best Sports Commissioner Award at the 2025 Nigeria-France Sports Awards in Paris on 20 October. Organisers said the award recognises his “transformative leadership” and contribution to grassroots and youth sports development. Since assuming office in November 2024, Oborevwori has repositioned Delta […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed alarm over Nigeria’s declining voter turnout, which dropped to 26.7% in the 2023 presidential election, the lowest since 2011. INEC Chairman’s Chief Technical Adviser, Prof. Bolade Eyinla, revealed this at a YIAGA Africa retreat in Abuja, warning that fewer than half of registered voters […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE Presidency has dismissed a World Bank report claiming that 139 million Nigerians—about 61% of the population—live in poverty, calling the figure a “statistical projection” that misrepresents current realities. In a statement on Wednesday, Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy, Sunday Dare, said the report, which uses the global poverty benchmark of […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE THE Partners for National Economic Progress (PANEP), a coalition of civil society groups, on Thursday held a massive citizens’ rally in Asaba, Delta State, calling on President Bola Tinubu to protect the Dangote Refinery from what it described as a coordinated campaign of sabotage by entrenched oil cartels. Themed “National Unity Against […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE NIGERIA lost 13.5 million barrels of crude oil worth $3.3 billion to theft and pipeline sabotage between 2023 and 2024, according to the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). Speaking at the 2025 NAEC Conference in Lagos, NEITI Executive Secretary Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji said the losses reflect deep institutional weaknesses and missed […]
By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH THE Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that Benin, Togo, Niger, and other bilateral electricity customers owe Nigeria $8.53 million for power supplied in the second quarter of 2025. According to NERC’s Q2 2025 report, the six international customers remitted only $9.01 million out of a $17.54 million invoice issued by […]
By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO AN oil leak from an 8-inch crude delivery line at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29, operated by Nembe Exploration and Production Company Ltd (formerly Aiteo), has polluted parts of Nembe communities along the Santa Barbara River in Bayelsa State. The spill, which occurred on 1st October at the Tora area, discharged an unconfirmed […]
By ANITA KNIGHT AFRICAN Radio International (ARI) has unveiled its pioneer management team to advance its Pan-African vision through innovative programming and global engagement. Managing Editor Binta Yero said in a statement that the team, comprising seasoned media and communication professionals, will steer ARI’s strategic direction, programme development, and expansion across Africa and […]
By HALIMA TAKWAS NIGERIA has called for stronger international solidarity and innovative solutions to address the worsening global displacement crisis. Speaking at the 76th Session of the Executive Committee Meeting of the High Commissioners’ Programme in Geneva, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Yakubu Adam Kofar-Mata, said the scale […]
By MELVIN KOFFA THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reaffirmed plans to begin a two-week nationwide warning strike from 14th October if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands before the 13 October deadline. ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, said the strike decision is final, citing government’s failure to sign and implement the […]