The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has launched a fresh investigation into Nigeria’s cement industry over suspected price manipulation and other possible anti-competitive practices. The Commission said the investigation followed a three-month cross-border assessment by its Anticompetitive Practices Department, conducted in response to widespread complaints over the persistent increase in cement prices across...
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President Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, and African Action Congress (AAC) candidate Omoyele Sowore have signed a national peace accord ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The agreement was signed on Tuesday at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja during a ceremony attended by...
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has raised concerns over the growing presence of serving governors, senior political office holders and influential party leaders at off-cycle elections, warning that the practice could undermine Nigeria’s democratic process. Jonathan, in a statement on the recently concluded Osun State governorship election, said the deployment of political influence, large entourages and...
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FIFA Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour has left his position weeks after publicly challenging a controversial commercial proposal backed by the organisation’s president, Gianni Infantino. Lamour was one of the most prominent internal critics of plans to establish a new commercial entity that would house some of FIFA’s most valuable assets, including rights linked to...
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Claims and counterclaims have emerged over the resignation of the immediate past Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, with his successor, Yekini Idiaye, alleging poor leadership and corruption, while Agbebaku said he stepped down for personal reasons and in the interest of peace and the state. Idiaye, a three-term lawmaker representing...
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The United Kingdom has raised concerns over vote-buying, voter interference and challenges with the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System during the August 15 Osun State governorship election. The British High Commission, in a statement issued in Abuja, however, commended voters for their peaceful and active participation and congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his...
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The European Commission has allocated €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad to support efforts to contain the ongoing cholera outbreak in the four countries. The funding comes as cholera continues to pose a major public health threat across Africa, with more than 61,000 cases reported in...
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President Bola Tinubu and other prominent Nigerians have congratulated former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd.), on his 85th birthday, describing him as a significant figure in Nigeria’s political and military history. Babangida, who ruled Nigeria from 1985 to 1993, marked his 85th birthday on Monday, August 17, 2026. In a congratulatory message issued...
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At least 31 state governments spent an estimated N252.26 billion on security-related activities in the first six months of 2026, as killings, kidnappings, banditry and other criminal activities continued to pose a major challenge across the country. An analysis of state fiscal performance reports for the first and second quarters of 2026, obtained from Open...
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By Sam Biodun Ogundipe in London The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has congratulated his brother and colleague, the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on his re-election for another term in office In a congratulatory message, Governor Ododo described the victory as a renewed mandate from the...
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