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APC Waives Presidential Screening Requirement for Tinubu Ahead of 2027 Polls

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has waived the screening requirement for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement following the 188th meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) held on Wednesday. According to Morka, the NWC resolved that Tinubu should be […]

FG Orders Full Closure of Eko Bridge Carriageway for Emergency Repairs

The Federal Government has announced plans to shut an entire carriageway of the Eko Bridge in Lagos State to facilitate urgent repair works. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, disclosed this on Wednesday during the handover of the Carter Bridge rehabilitation project site to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in Lagos. “By […]

NANS Threatens Protests Against South African Firms Over Xenophobic Attacks

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-West Zone D, has threatened to stage peaceful protests and picket South African businesses operating in Nigeria over renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The zonal coordinator, Mr. Kayode Adeyemo, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ibadan on Wednesday. Adeyemo expressed outrage over what he described as […]

Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of Nine Abuja Properties Linked to Timipre Sylva

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties linked to former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, to the Federal Government. Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued the order after counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Oluwaleke Atolagbe, moved an ex parte motion seeking the forfeiture. […]

Tinubu Courts Global Investors in Paris With Reform, Transparency Agenda

President Bola Tinubu has met with global investors in Paris, France, where he emphasised transparency, fiscal discipline, and the rationale behind the swift implementation of his administration’s economic reforms. Mr. Tinubu, who departed Nigeria on Sunday for a three-nation tour, said his government’s economic reform programme was designed to remove structural distortions within the economy […]

17 Reps Defect from ADC to NDC, One Joins APC Over Party Crisis

Seventeen members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday defected from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), citing the party’s ongoing leadership crisis. In separate letters read at plenary by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, the lawmakers attributed their defection to internal instability within the ADC. Their move follows the […]

Jim Ovia Retires as Zenith Bank Chairman After 12-Year Tenure, Mustafa Bello Appointed Successor

Zenith Bank Plc has announced the retirement of its Founder and Group Chairman, Mr. Jim Ovia, following the expiration of his tenure in line with regulatory requirements. The bank disclosed this in a corporate notice issued in Lagos on May 5, 2026. Ovia completed the mandatory 12-year tenure permitted under corporate governance guidelines for financial […]

NNPC Signs MoU with Chinese Firms to Revive Port Harcourt, Warri Refineries

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese firms to advance the completion and operation of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries. The agreement, signed in Jiaxing City, China, on April 30, 2026, involves a proposed Technical Equity Partnership (TEP). Signatories include the Group Chief […]

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