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 […]
By ESTHER McWILLIS-IKHIDE THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has submitted responses to 19 audit queries raised by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts over unaccounted funds totaling ₦210 trillion from 2017 to 2023. Committee Chairman Sen. Aliyu Wadada confirmed that NNPCL requested and received an extension before submitting its replies, which are now […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE THE Delta State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has reaffirmed its commitment to improving school infrastructure after a viral video showed pupils sitting on the floor at Eghreka Primary School, Ewu, in Ughelli South. Chairman Hon. Samuel Oghenevwogaga Mariere said the video was exaggerated for political reasons, noting that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s […]
By SANI BATURE THE North-Central region of Nigeria — once the country’s breadbasket and cultural heartland — is now a landscape of fear, flight, and forgotten promises. From Benue’s emptied farmlands to Kwara’s lithium-fueled bloodshed, the region’s agony captures the tragedy of a nation struggling to contain violence that has hollowed out its rural communities […]
By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU NIGERIA’S House of Representatives has launched a coordinated pushback against a bill before the United States Senate that seeks to classify Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) over alleged violations of religious freedom. The motion, sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, was debated under Matters of Urgent Public Importance on […]