3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (336+ words) Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, has mourned the death of former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, describing him as a man of outstanding accomplishments. Tukur, a former governor of the old Gongola…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (390+ words) The Akwa Ibom State Government has denied allegations that Governor Umo Eno was behind the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s seizure of a Lagos property allegedly belonging to former Governor Udom Emmanuel. The government was reacting to a recent social…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (342+ words) Former Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, has described the death of elder statesman and former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Bamanga Tukur, as one of the nation’s finest citizens adding that his passing as a “great loss…...

3+ hour, 41+ min ago   (518+ words) The lawmaker representing the Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ede Dafinone, has reaffirmed his commitment to protecting the economic interests of the Urhobo people in the ongoing controversy surrounding the proposed Industrial Gas Park in Sanubi-Orogun, Ughelli North Local Government…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago   (420+ words) The Nigerian Economic Summit Group has raised concerns over the decline of Nigeria’s manufacturing sector, blaming high energy costs, import competition, inadequate financing and weak industrial coordination for the country’s poor productive capacity. The NESG, in a statement issued on…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago   (385+ words) FILE: Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun The Ogun State Executive Council has approved a fresh package of infrastructure and economic development projects, including the reconstruction of major roads, construction of two general hospitals, a power-generation investment and the establishment of…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago   (414+ words) Mobile network operators in Nigeria have deployed 8,526 of 12,179 committed coverage and capacity sites across the country, as fibre cuts continue to disrupt telecommunications services, the Nigerian Communications Commission said. The deployment represents about 70 per cent of the commitments made by…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (306+ words) The new flyover. Credit: Borno State Government. Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has commissioned a N15.9 billion flyover in the Post Office area of Maiduguri, marking the fourth flyover in the state capital. The nine-span flyover, which was completed within 11 months,…...

4+ hour, 59+ min ago   (605+ words) Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke A chieftain of the Accord Party in Osun State, Olalekan Ajagungbade, popularly known as Emir, has reportedly been shot dead in Ile-Ife during a fight over control of a motor park in the town. Sources…...

8+ hour, 48+ min ago   (505+ words) Vice President Kashim Shettima at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India. Credit: Stanley Nkwocha/X. President Bola Tinubu has called for the reform of the United Nations Security Council and the international financial system at the 18th BRICS Summit in New…...