Ahead of the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championships coming up in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has announced the preliminary squad for the senior women’s national team, D’Tigress, as the team officially commences preparations to defend their title. As part of the roadmap to the championship, the team will open training camp…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has disclosed that Nigeria attracted investment of as much as $16 billion in the two years spanning 2023 to 2025. The Commission Chief Executive (CCE), Gbenga Komolafe, stated this in an address themed: “Strategic Imperatives for Advancing Investments Through Upstream Petroleum Regulations“ at the Nigeria-China Sustainable Bilateral Business,…
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority has reiterated its commitment to ensure the implementation of the presidential directive on reducing domestic petroleum product prices. NEPZA managing director Olufemi Ogunyemi said this during a courtesy visit to his office by the management of Dangote Refinery in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Ogunyemi stated that NEPZA, the Federal…
The National Working Committee (NEC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is divided over the decision to reinstate Sen. Samuel Anyanwu as the party National Secretary and the cancellation of the party’s 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. The party’s acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, had earlier at a news conference in Abuja, announced the reinstatement…
Umar Isa, former Chief Finance Officer (CFO), Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has denied the claim of his Monday arrest by the EFCC over alleged fraud. The former NNPCL CFO in a statement on Wednesday described his purported arrest over alleged 7.2 billion dollars fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as…
In a decisive move aimed at addressing a wave of violence, the Niger State Government has announced the immediate closure of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBUL), following what it described as “serious security breaches” that have led to the loss of life. The closure, confirmed in a statement by Alhaji Abubakar Usman, Secretary to the…
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised eyebrows after disclosing that some groups seeking registration as political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections submitted multiple applications using identical details. The development came to light after INEC published the names of 110 associations that have applied for registration on its website and official social…
On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu enacted four revolutionary tax reform bills, fundamentally altering Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework. The bills were approved by the National Assembly following extensive consultations and are designed to significantly enhance tax administration, augment revenue generation, and stimulate both domestic and foreign investments. These pieces of legislation will merge Nigeria’s fragmented…
Kano State has officially designated Thursday, 26 June 2025, as a public holiday to commemorate the beginning of the Islamic calendar year 1447 AH. The declaration was contained in a statement issued by Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf extended his warm greetings to Muslims throughout the…
In a bold fiscal move, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu will sign into law four transformative bills on Thursday that aim to modernise the country’s tax system and boost its revenue-generation capabilities. The new laws – The Nigeria Tax Bill, Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill…
