On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, Israel intensified its warnings to Syria, threatening to escalate military strikes unless the Syrian government withdraws its forces from the southern Sweida province, where deadly clashes between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes have killed over 200 people since Sunday. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz demanded that Damascus “leave the Druze […]
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Dr. Alex Otti, Governor of Abia State, urged the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, a pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization, to reduce reliance on government patronage and instead engage the wider Igbo community to foster collective ownership and ensure the organization’s sustainability. Speaking during a meeting with the Abia State chapter’s executive committee […]
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, President Bola Tinubu, President Umaru Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau, Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine of Niger, and former Niger President Issoufou Mahamadou joined Vice President Kashim Shettima, former Vice Presidents Atiku Abubakar and Yemi Osinbajo, governors, former governors, ministers, and industrialist Alhaji Aliko Dangote in Daura, Katsina State, for […]
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, citizens of Benue State gathered in Makurdi for a News Central Town Hall to address the escalating security crisis marked by relentless attacks, particularly by Fulani militia, which have claimed thousands of lives and displaced over 2 million people since 2009. The event, attended by traditional rulers, security officials, civil […]
On Saturday, July 5, 2025, residents of Umuezenevu Village in Ibute-Egede Autonomous Community, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, staged a protest against alleged land grabbing on their ancestral land, registered as Phoenix Layout Phases One to Four along the 9th Mile–Obollo Afor highway. Joined by men, women, and youth organizations, including the community’s […]
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, declared that Nigeria’s state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna, despite an estimated $18 billion spent on their rehabilitation, are unlikely to ever operate effectively due to outdated technology and mismanagement. Speaking during a visit by members of the Global CEO […]
On Friday, July 11, 2025, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director of Strategic Communications at the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), announced in Abuja that the fund has started disbursing upkeep payments to over 3,600 students who updated their bank details from digital wallet platforms to commercial bank accounts. This development resolves earlier delays in the disbursement […]
On July 10, 2025, the Nigerian Presidency, through Special Adviser Bayo Onanuga, refuted U.S. claims that Nigeria halted its 5-year multiple-entry non-immigrant visa policy for American citizens, which the U.S. cited as justification for imposing stricter visa restrictions on Nigerians. Onanuga clarified that Nigeria continues to offer U.S. citizens 5-year multiple-entry visas, while its 90-day […]
On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, Tope Fasua, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic Affairs, sharply criticized the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its “overly critical” and “fatalistic” assessment of Nigeria’s economic reforms, as outlined in the IMF’s July 2025 report, “How Nigeria Can Unleash Its Economic Potential.” Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning […]
On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, Dangote Petroleum Refinery reduced its ex-depot price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS, petrol) from ₦838 to ₦820 per litre, marking its second price cut in two weeks and the sixth in 2025, driven by a drop in global crude oil prices and intensified competition in Nigeria’s downstream sector. The adjustment […]