By ABDUL AHMED (A.A.) RUFUS NIGERIA will host the 2025 Youth Creative Conference (YCC) from 22–23 October at the ECOWAS Headquarters in Abuja, bringing together over 1,000 young leaders from Africa and the diaspora. Organised with the African Union, the conference themed “Silencing the Guns: Pathway for Peacebuilding in Africa” will focus on youth-driven peacebuilding, […]
By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH THE Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) says industrial action in the gas supply chain on 28 September slashed power generation by over 1,100MW, dropping national output from 4,300MW to about 3,200MW at its lowest. In a statement Tuesday, NISO said the disruption caused widespread gas shortages and pressured the grid, but emergency […]
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 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 IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU AS Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshapes the way information is produced and consumed, experts are warning that West Africa risks becoming a fertile ground for AI-generated fake news—unless urgent action is taken. At the close of the ECOWAS Parliament’s 2025 Second Extraordinary Session in Port Harcourt, media and ICT specialists called on lawmakers […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has urged the World Bank, IMF, and African Development Bank (AfDB) to significantly scale up climate financing to help vulnerable nations meet urgent environmental challenges. Speaking through Vice President Kashim Shettima at a climate summit during the UN General Assembly in New York, Tinubu said Nigeria is mobilising $20–25 […]
By HALIMA TAKWAS THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced a reduction in the cost of the 2026 pilgrimage to Mecca, with fares set between ₦8.1 million and ₦8.5 million depending on departure zones. NAHCON Chairman, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman, said the new structure—approved by the Federal Government—offers pilgrims an average saving of […]
By FIDELUS ZWANSON AIR Peace Ltd. has announced the arrival of its second Embraer 190 aircraft, further strengthening its fleet and boosting capacity for domestic and regional routes. The 96-seater jet, registered 5N-CER, touched down at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 2:42 p.m. on Friday, according to a statement by the airline’s spokesperson, Efe […]
By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO TENSION gripped Agbarho community in Ughelli North, Delta State, on Wednesday after an angry mob lynched and set ablaze a woman accused of attempting to abduct a 7-year-old boy. Eyewitnesses said the woman, allegedly from nearby Ughelli town, was caught in the act before residents dragged her into the street, beat her […]
By SANI BATURE THE Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says poor maintenance and a faulty track switch were behind the Abuja-Kaduna train derailment at Asham Station on 26 August 2025. Investigators found that damaged sleepers were patched instead of properly replaced, while the station’s automatic switch was out of service and had to be manually […]