The Ambassadors for Peace and Progress (APP) has appealed to the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, to forgive the five individuals who publicly confessed to running a N500 million smear campaign against him while he was governor of Zamfara State. Addressing journalists at a press conference...

BusinessMetrics, an independent industry performance evaluator, says the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is delivering sustained progress in the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), with reforms that are strengthening investor confidence, deepening transparency and repositioning the upstream industry for long-term growth. In a statement released on Monday,...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged Nigerians to be ambassadors of truth and refuse weaponize misinformation but always highlight the progress, the innovation, the peace the country is making. The President also asked the people to embody the Citizens’ Charter of National Values through integrity, patriotism, diligence, tolerance, and excellence....

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike says he and other founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not allow those who joined PDP from other parties to kill the party. Wike said this on Sunday during the 104th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday said it ordered the immediate deployment of elements of its standby force to Benin after authorities there thwarted a coup attempt. Troops, including soldiers from neighbouring Nigeria, are to support the government and protect the country’s constitutional order, ECOWAS said...

Residents of four Katsina communities have protested what they described as six months of complete darkness, saying the outage has crippled daily life. Hundreds gathered in Barhim on Sunday, demanding urgent action to restore power to Abuja Quarters, Barhim Layout, Sha’iskawa and Tigirmis Quarters. Protesters said the situation has pushed...

President Bola Tinubu has praised the Nigerian military for swiftly helping Benin Republic repel an attempted coup on Sunday. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga confirmed the intervention in a statement issued in Abuja. Onanuga said Tinubu acted on two urgent requests from the Beninese authorities for immediate Nigerian air support. Benin’s...