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Tinubu Demands Global Financial Reforms, Says Africa Cannot Develop Under Current System

NewsDeskNgMay 13, 2026May 13, 20260

President Tinubu says Africa’s industrial future is being undermined by punitive global financial structures and unfair borrowing costs. President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday called for urgent reforms to the global financial architecture, warning that the current system is frustrating Africa’s industrialisation efforts and slowing the continent’s economic development. Speaking at...

Fubara Loyalists, Other Disqualified Aspirants Petition Rivers APC Appeal Panel

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

Disqualified Rivers APC aspirants have challenged their non-clearance before the party’s appeal panel ahead of legislative primaries. The All Progressives Congress (APC), State House of Assembly Screening Appeal Committee for Rivers State said it has received about 19 petitions from some assembly aspirants who were not cleared during the screening...

Tinubu Approves Nigeria’s Hosting Of CAF General Assembly, Awards Ceremony

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

President Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s hosting of the CAF Ordinary General Assembly and this year’s CAF Awards. President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s bid to host the 48th Ordinary General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and this year’s CAF Awards Ceremony. The President gave the approval during...

I Will Not Step Down For Anybody, Says ADC Presidential Aspirant Hayatu-Deen

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

ADC presidential aspirant Mohammed Hayatu-Deen says he will not step down for any aspirant ahead of the party’s presidential primary. Frontline presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has stressed that he will not step down for any aspirant ahead of the party’s...

Adelabu Fornally Declares For Oyo Governorship, Unveils ‘Rebirth Agenda’

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

Former Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu had formally declared his Oyo governorship ambition under APC, promising economic revival, jobs, and infrastructure development. The immediate past Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, yesterday officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 Oyo State governorship election under the platform of the All Progressives...

Three Killed As Gunmen Attack Kano Community, Residents Flee Homes

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

Armed attackers killed three people in Kano’s Yankamaye community, triggering panic and forcing residents to flee their homes Panic gripped the Yankamaye community in Tsanyawa Local Government Area, Kano State, after armed attackers raided the area on Monday night, leaving three dead and forcing residents to abandon their homes. According...

Ndudi Elumelu to Address Journalists on Democracy, Fake News at NUJ Press Week

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has invited former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, to deliver the keynote address at its 2026 Press Week. The invitation was conveyed in a letter jointly signed by the Chairman of the NUJ...

Dangote Targets Record $50bn Refinery IPO In Landmark African Market Listing

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

Dangote plans a $50 billion refinery listing, potentially becoming Africa’s largest capital market offering ever recorded. Africa’s richest person, Aliko Dangote, is targeting a $50 billion valuation for his flagship refinery business ahead of a planned stock market listing in Nigeria later this year, people familiar with the matter have...

Lagos Targets Q1 2027 Completion For Blue Line Phase II

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

Lagos transportation commissioner says second phase of the state’s Blue Line Rail System will become operational by the first quarter of 2027. Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Monday , disclosed that the second phase of the state’s Blue Line Rail System will become operational by the...

NSCDC Arrests Two, Recovers Stolen Railway Materials In Bauchi Anti-Vandalism Crackdown

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

NSCDC operatives arrested two suspects and recovered vandalised railway sleepers during an intelligence-led operation along Bauchi-Kano corridor. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dealt a major blow to a criminal syndicate involved in the vandalism and illegal movement of railway infrastructure following the arrest of two suspects and the...

Disinformation Takes Centre Stage as NUJ FCT Begins 2026 Press Week

Joachim Ezeji Earns Merit Honour for Impactful Leadership

Telcos Invest N2.5tn In Network Upgrades As NCC Moves To Curb Rising Service Complaints

Tinubu Demands Global Financial Reforms, Says Africa Cannot Develop Under Current System

Fubara Loyalists, Other Disqualified Aspirants Petition Rivers APC Appeal Panel

Tinubu Approves Nigeria’s Hosting Of CAF General Assembly, Awards Ceremony

I Will Not Step Down For Anybody, Says ADC Presidential Aspirant Hayatu-Deen

Adelabu Fornally Declares For Oyo Governorship, Unveils ‘Rebirth Agenda’

Three Killed As Gunmen Attack Kano Community, Residents Flee Homes

Ndudi Elumelu to Address Journalists on Democracy, Fake News at NUJ Press Week

Dangote Targets Record $50bn Refinery IPO In Landmark African Market Listing

Lagos Targets Q1 2027 Completion For Blue Line Phase II

NSCDC Arrests Two, Recovers Stolen Railway Materials In Bauchi Anti-Vandalism Crackdown