A former President of the Senate, Sen. David Mark, has resigned his membership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mark, one of the prominent opposition figures in the country, was on Tuesday appointed as the interim National Chairman of African Democratic Congress (ADC), the platform adopted by the…
Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared it remains confident and unthreatened, even as high-profile opposition figures unite in a fresh bid to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the upcoming 2027 elections. Acting APC national chairman, Ali Bukar Dalori, downplayed the significance of an emerging opposition coalition, which includes senior members of the country’s main…
A delegation from the Federal Government of Nigeria joined prominent dignitaries and family members in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for the burial (Jana’iza) of renowned business icon and elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, in the Islamic holy city of Madinah. Alhaji Dantata passed away on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the age…
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says its research estimates a huge oil market deficit of 23 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2030, if investment in the global upstream industry stops. OPEC also said that global cumulative oil-related investments of 17.4 trillion dollars are required by 2050 to meet up the energy demand….
President Bola Tinubu has assured to unite the country through various sporting activities which are currently being heavily funded by the Federal Government. Tinubu said this at the presentation of the King’s Baton Relay ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games scheduled to hold between July 23 and Aug. 2 in Glasgow Scotland. The President represented…
The Enugu Police Command has rebuted the online report alleging that the woman reportedly murdered in a hotel in Nsukka, Enugu State, had her vital organs harvested. The command’s Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, made the rebutal in a statement issued in Enugu and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. According to him, the report is…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says it has recorded a 100 per cent availability on Major Crude Oil Pipelines in the country. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., Mr Bashir Ojulari, said this while delivering a Keynote Address at the 24th NOG Energy Week (NOG) on Tuesday in Abuja. Ojulari…
Gov Babagana Zulum of Borno has condoled with victims of flood and windstorm that affected communities in Damboa and Askira-Uba Local Government Areas of the state. The flood incident, which occurred on June 29, in Gumsuri and Wovi communities of Damboa, claimed two lives and displaced several families, while a windstorm in Rumirgo, Askira-Uba, destroyed…
No fewer than 313 students from 44 private and public schools gathered for the 2025 World Robotics Olympiad (WRO) National Competition in Lagos on Tuesday. The event, organised by Arc Lights Foundation (ALF), was held at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, under the theme ‘The Future of Robots.’ Present were Lagos State Commissioners Mobolaji Ogunlende…
The Federal Government says Nigeria is currently producing about 1.745 million barrels of crude oil per day (bpd) targeting to hit two million bpd by the end of 2025. Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil) said this while declaring the 2025 Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Energy Week open on Tuesday in…
