On Sunday, August 24, 2025, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening family values and accelerating development in Niger Delta communities during the 90th birthday celebration of Mama Keketobou Jane Kuku, mother of Hon. Kingsley Kuku, former Special Adviser on Niger Delta Affairs, held at the First African Church, Arogbo, as […]
On Monday, August 25, 2025, industry stakeholders expressed growing concern over the widening gap between Nigeria’s real and services sectors, with the real sector—encompassing manufacturing and agriculture—facing a sixth consecutive year of decline in 2025, while the services sector surges, reinforcing economic structural flaws that hinder industrialization, per Vanguard and ThisDay. National Bureau of Statistics […]
On Sunday, August 24, 2025, domestic airlines in Nigeria raised airfares to South-East and South-South regions by 131% ahead of the Yuletide season starting December 1, 2025, driven by high demand, as reported by Vanguard and Businessday.ng. Air Peace increased one-way economy tickets from Lagos to Asaba (Delta State) from ₦147,000 to ₦337,500, and from […]
On Sunday, August 24, 2025, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Katsina and Zamfara states following a wave of violent attacks that claimed over 140 lives in the past two months, as stated in a release by National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, […]
On Thursday, August 21, 2025, Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule distributed 50 electric cars and 50 electric tricycles to youth groups, including Rindre, Alago, Mada, and Eggon cultural organizations, as well as religious youth bodies, and vulnerable residents to foster economic empowerment and job creation, as reported by Vanguard and The Sun. Speaking at the […]
On Thursday, August 21, 2025, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting security agencies in tackling drug trafficking, cybercrime, cultism, kidnapping, and other crimes, during a courtesy visit by a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) delegation led by Country Representative Mr. Cheikh Toure in Akure, as reported […]
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) held a strategic meeting at its National Secretariat in Abuja with Zonal Vice-Chairmen and State Chairmen to reposition the party as Nigeria’s most credible alternative political platform ahead of the 2027 general elections, as reported by Vanguard and Leadership.ng. […]
On Thursday, August 21, 2025, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) announced a profit after tax of N185 billion for July 2025, as detailed in its Monthly Report Summary, released Thursday night, per Vanguard and Nairametrics. The report recorded a revenue of N4.4 trillion for the month and disclosed that NNPCL remitted N7.9 trillion […]
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Alhaji Jamiu Olawumi, a former aide to Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola during his tenure as Osun State governor, urged All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders to adopt Senator Iyiola Omisore as the consensus candidate for the 2026 Osun gubernatorial election to unseat incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke […]
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) expressed deep concern over the worsening scourge of banditry, kidnappings, and other criminal activities devastating Northern Nigeria, as stated by ACF Chairman Chief Mamman Osuman, SAN, during the 78th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at the Forum’s Kaduna secretariat, per Vanguard and New National Star. […]