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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will on Saturday hold its annual 10-kilometre Walk and Jog Exercise in Abuja, an initiative designed to strengthen the physical fitness, health, and operational readiness of its personnel. The event is part of the Force’s broader commitment to maintaining peak performance levels among officers and airmen, recognizing that physical endurance remains a crucial component of military effectiveness. The exercise, scheduled to take place between 6:00 […]

Despite decades of heavy investment and numerous reform initiatives, Nigeria’s power sector continues to grapple with deep-seated inefficiencies and underperformance. The national grid remains unable to transmit the full capacity generated by the country’s power plants, leading to significant energy losses and persistent shortfalls in electricity supply to homes and industries. Recent performance data show that, of Nigeria’s total installed generation capacity of approximately 13,625 megawatts (MW), only around 5,200 […]

  The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has projected an increase of about 600,000 barrels per day in the country’s crude oil production, driven by new investments and the implementation of 28 approved Field Development Plans in 2025. The Commission stated that the new developments are expected to add approximately 600,000 barrels of crude oil and more than two billion standard cubic feet of gas […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has denied involvement in a planned protest reportedly organised by activist Omoyele Sowore and his associates, warning students nationwide not to be deceived or used by “selfish and politically motivated individuals.” Addressing journalists on Thursday at the Federal Cooperative College in Ibadan, Oyo State, NANS President, Comrade Olushola Oladoja, described reports linking the association to the proposed #FreeNnamdiKanu protest slated for October 20 […]

The Nigerian Senate has officially confirmed Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The confirmation took place on Thursday during a plenary session in the Senate Chamber, following a thorough screening by lawmakers sitting as a Committee of the Whole. During the exercise, senators posed several questions to the nominee, which he responded to satisfactorily. After the session, Professor Amupitan was allowed […]

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate and former governor of Anambra State, has filed a ₦1.5 billion defamation lawsuit against Abuja-based activist and lawyer Deji Adeyanju. The case was instituted at the High Court of Anambra State in Onitsha. This legal move follows months of public tension between the two men. In August, Obi had threatened legal action against Adeyanju over what he described as a series of […]