The Peoples Democratic Party says it has zoned its party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections to the Southern Nigeria and the national chairman to the North. The resolution was reached during the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) 102nd convention held at the PDP’s national headquarters in Abuja on Monday. The party’s National Publicity…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says it is close to achieving 100 per cent crude oil production capacity, following strengthened collaboration with security and intelligence agencies. Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Bayo Ojulari, announced this on Monday at the opening of the maiden African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit in Abuja. He said…
The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has renewed its partnership with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) and the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) to strengthen policy-making skills among Nigeria’s civil service leaders. The collaboration was marked by the launch of the second edition of the Federal Civil Service Directors’ Training…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced plans to deploy a 260,000-strong rapid response counter-terrorism brigade to strengthen the fight against insurgency in the region. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Touray, revealed this at the inaugural African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit on Monday in Abuja. He was represented by…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Gusau, Zamfara State, presented a Certificate of Return to Kamilu Sa’idu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the newly elected member representing Kaura Namoda South State Constituency. Sa’idu emerged victorious in the rerun election conducted last Thursday in five polling units across two registration areas. The…
The Controller of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Oyo State Command, Mr. Ayoola Opadeji, says no fewer than 1,440 inmates in the state’s custodial centres are awaiting trial. Opadeji made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ibadan. He explained that the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Agodi,…
A former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, and the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Monday clashed over the state of Nigeria’s economy during a panel discussion at the ongoing Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Enugu. Ezekwesili raised concerns about Nigeria’s soaring inflation, warning that it disproportionately hurts the…
Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State on Monday signed into law a bill establishing 13 new Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs), increasing the state’s administrative units to 24—comprising 11 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and the newly created LCDAs. The new councils and their headquarters are: Akko North – Amada; Akko West – Pindiga; Balanga South…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday was accorded full military honours during his official visit to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Planalto Palace in Brasília. A colourful guard of honour welcomed the Nigerian leader before President da Silva formally received him, exchanged pleasantries, introduced his ministers, and posed for photographs. Tinubu reciprocated by…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its National Convention Zoning Committee (NCZC) to expand its mandate to include zoning of the party’s 2027 presidential ticket. Chairman of the committee and Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, announced this on Monday during a meeting at Legacy House, Abuja, ahead of the 102nd National Executive Committee…
