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Seyi Makinde is expected to formally declare his presidential ambition on Thursday, May 14, during a major political rally scheduled to hold at Mapo Hall. The event, tagged “Unity Mega Rally Ibadan 2026,” is expected to mark the official launch of Makinde’s anticipated 2027 presidential bid, alongside the unveiling of a political alliance involving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), and other coalition-backed candidates aligned with […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s bid to host the 2026 Confederation of African Football Awards and the 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly. The approval was announced during the ongoing Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, following a meeting between Tinubu and CAF President Patrice Motsepe. Also present at the meeting were Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Nigeria Football Federation President Ibrahim Gusau, former NFF President Amaju Pinnick, […]

Health authorities across Africa are closely monitoring a rare hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde with passengers and crew from 23 different nationalities on board. The ship, carrying 88 passengers and 61 crew members, was denied disembarkation in Cape Verde after reports of an infectious outbreak emerged following stops at South Georgia, Tristan da Cunha, and St Helena. According […]

Former Minister of Power and governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, has unveiled a development blueprint tagged “Oyo Rebirth Agenda” ahead of the 2027 general election. Adelabu made the declaration on Tuesday in Ibadan while formally announcing his intention to contest for the governorship seat under the platform of the APC. He said the agenda was designed to restore, rebuild, reposition, and reclaim Oyo […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) remitted more than N322bn and $116.9m into the Federation Account within two months following the implementation of Executive Order 9 signed by President Bola Tinubu in February 2026. The remittances were disclosed in documents presented at recent Federation Account Allocation Committee meetings, showing that the inflows followed the Federal Government’s directive mandating the full transfer […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened fresh industrial action over what it described as the poor and incomplete implementation of the December 2025 agreement reached with the Federal Government. The union expressed dissatisfaction over unresolved issues, including the withheld three-and-a-half months’ salaries, promotion arrears, salary shortfalls linked to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), unremitted third-party deductions, and outstanding arrears of the 25 to 35 […]

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a businessman in Irawo, Atisbo Local Government Area of Oyo State, during an attack that also left a 10-year-old girl injured by gunfire. The incident occurred on Monday after the victim was reportedly followed from Kraal Market in Ago-Are to his filling station and later to his residence in Irawo, where he was abducted at gunpoint by three armed men and taken to […]

Nigeria is advancing talks with the World Bank over a fresh $1.25bn loan aimed at supporting economic reforms, job creation, and improved competitiveness, as the proposed facility moves closer to final approval. The loan, known as the Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration programme, is expected to be presented for approval on June 26, 2026. If approved, it will become one of the largest World Bank facilities secured under […]

The Federal Government has warned tertiary institutions across Nigeria against conducting admissions outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), declaring that any admission process carried out outside the approved platform will be regarded as illegal. The warning was issued during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja, where authorities stressed the need to restore credibility, fairness, and transparency to Nigeria’s higher education admission process. According […]