By SANI BATURE GOVERNOR Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa has told Northern governors to take responsibility for insecurity, stressing that record federal allocations leave no room for excuses. Speaking at the 2025 Northern Nigeria Investment and Industrialisation Summit in Abuja, Sule said monthly revenue to the three tiers of government has quadrupled under President Bola Tinubu’s […]
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 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 […]
THE Delta Online Publishers Forum (DOPF) has announced its 2025 Convention and Annual Lecture, set to take place in Asaba, Delta State, from Wednesday, November 26 to Thursday, November 27, 2025. The two-day programme will open with the induction of new members and a capacity-building training session for members and media practitioners, while the second […]
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 […]
THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to deplore every lawful tool at its disposal, including full mobilization, protests, and industrial action to return staff to the rehabilitated National Theatre and restore dignified working conditions. ‘’The NLC wishes to let you know that this is not just about physical working conditions but about our workers […]
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 […]