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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clarify concerns over contracts for printing sensitive election materials and recent personnel postings ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku, in a statement issued on Sunday through the Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu, asked INEC to disclose the companies contracted to produce ballot […]

President Bola Tinubu has said the World Bank’s latest Nigeria Development Update confirms that his administration’s economic reforms are yielding results, citing improved economic growth, increased government revenue and stabilising poverty levels. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu said the October 2026 report showed that Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.2 per cent in the first half of 2026, compared with 3.9 […]

Every October 11, the world pauses to ask a simple but urgent question: is every girl truly free to grow, to learn, and to choose the life she wants for herself? This year's International Day of the Girl Child, themed "End Child Marriage and Invest in Girls' Rights," insists that the answer, for far too many girls, is still no. The observance, established by the United Nations General Assembly in […]

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has welcomed the release of prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from the state who were abducted in Imo State, while calling on the Federal Government to intensify efforts against kidnapping and banditry. The state Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, said the release had brought relief to the victims’ families and the government. He congratulated the Oyo, Imo and Federal Governments on the development […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the display of the preliminary voter register and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2027 general elections. The seven-day exercise, running from October 9 to 15, will enable registered voters to verify their details, submit claims and objections, and collect PVCs from the first phase of the Continuous Voter Registration conducted between August and December 2025. In Plateau State, […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Obidient Movement, the Nigeria Democratic Congress and Governor Seyi Makinde’s presidential campaign organisation have criticised the Federal Government’s proposed 30-day petrol discount, describing it as inadequate and politically motivated. The Federal Government announced that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) would temporarily forgo its retail profit margin and sell petrol at cost, with priority given to public transport operators, to cushion Nigerians against […]

The Federal Government and state governments have renewed efforts to tackle malnutrition and child stunting by expanding nutrition interventions to households across Nigeria’s 774 local government areas under the Nutrition 774 Initiative. The renewed commitment emerged during the Nigeria-Ethiopia Nutrition Leadership Exchange in Addis Ababa, where a Nigerian delegation led by Vice President Kashim Shettima examined Ethiopia’s approach to addressing malnutrition through coordinated interventions at national and grassroots levels. The […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that some political parties may be barred from fielding candidates in the 2027 general elections for failing to comply with legal requirements on membership registers. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, said candidates whose names are absent from the membership registers submitted by their parties at least 21 days before their primaries could be […]

Twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted while travelling to their orientation camps have reunited with their families in Ibadan, Oyo State, following their release after seven days in captivity. The victims reunited with their relatives on Thursday after engagements with officials of the Department of State Services (DSS). They were among 30 prospective corps members travelling from Oyo State to orientation camps in Abia State when they […]