President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to preserve the unity of the country despite their differences, stressing that dialogue remains essential to sustaining Nigeria as one united nation. Tinubu, represented by Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, made the call on Tuesday at the International Conference on Security and National Unity organised by the...
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The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has declared its full support for the ongoing strike by aviation workers, demanding the immediate remittance of the statutory five per cent ticket charges and insisting that workers’ right to unionise must be respected. TUC President-General, Comrade Festus Osifo, stated this in Abuja while addressing journalists on pressing...
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The European Union has activated a Joint Election Observation Hub to monitor the Osun State governorship election as part of its support for democratic governance and electoral integrity in Nigeria. The initiative, established under the EU Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) programme, brings together six civil society organisations to coordinate independent, citizen-focused election...
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Renewed Hope Global engagement seeks to turn Nigeria-Canada relations from dialogue into investment, digital innovation and diaspora-led economic partnerships TORONTO, CANADA — Nigeria has taken its economic transformation message directly to Canadian investors, technology leaders and its diaspora community, as the 8th Edition of the Renewed Hope Global Tour concluded in Toronto with a high-level...
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The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, has intercepted 3,300 cartridges of explosive materials allegedly smuggled from Ghana, alongside 1,306 sacks of expired and decomposing noodles, illicit drugs and other prohibited goods with a combined Duty Paid Value of N365.16 million. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Abdullahi Shuaibu Kaila, disclosed this on Tuesday during a...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for stronger national and international cooperation to tackle emerging security threats confronting Nigeria and other parts of the world. Tinubu said Nigeria was facing multifaceted security challenges that required coordinated and sustainable responses from governments, international organisations, religious leaders and other stakeholders. The President spoke in Abuja on Tuesday...
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President Bola Tinubu has approved a new investment framework aimed at unlocking up to $50 billion in deep offshore oil and gas investment and reviving major capital-intensive projects that have remained stalled for years. According to a statement issued by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the reform replaces project-by-project negotiations with a transparent, rules-based framework designed...
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Two former presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, alongside former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate Peter Obi, have raised fresh concerns over the state of Nigeria’s democracy, warning of institutional decline and calling for urgent reforms to safeguard the country’s democratic future. The trio spoke at the 2026 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue in...
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, and Christian scholar, Rev. Dr Demas Sam Sarki, have warned against using religion to divide Nigerians ahead of the 2027 general elections. Their warnings came as stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) condemned recent comments attributed...
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The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has urged state governments to urgently access more than ₦65 billion in outstanding counterpart funds and utilise about ₦267 billion in previously released intervention funds to improve basic education delivery across the country. Garba made the call in Asaba, Delta State, at the...
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