News

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said that state governments do not have jurisdiction over the national grid and over electric power stations established under federal laws or operating under licenses it issued. The commission stated this in its reaction to the controversies generated by the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission’s decision to slash the Band A tariff. In a notice on Thursday, the national power regulator advised state governments to […]

The Senate has adjourned for its annual recess, which will last for two months. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, made the announcement in plenary on Thursday, July 24, saying the Red Chamber will reconvene on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 He urged his colleagues to use the period to complete their various reports and conduct oversight functions, while also directing ad hoc and other committees to continue their work during […]

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday revealed plans to build a new national secretariat for the All Progressives Congress in Abuja. “We’ll look for an appropriate land to build a befitting secretariat,” Tinubu declared at the 14th APC National Executive Committee meeting held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. However, Tinubu did not name any amount dedicated to the undertaking. Currently, the APC operates from the Muhammadu Buhari House, located […]

Nentawe Yilwatda has emerged as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr Yilwatda, the current Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and a former university don, was nominated to replace Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who recently resigned from the position citing health concerns. His emergence followed a late-night meeting in Abuja between President Bola Tinubu and governors elected on the platform of the APC. Mr Yilwatda, 56, hails from […]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has issued a strong appeal to the contractor handling the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal office complex, urging a speedy completion of the project ahead of the September 2025 deadline. The Minister made the appeal during an inspection visit to the construction site located in Dakibiyu, Jabi District, on Wednesday. This is contained in a statement by […]

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to the National Assembly, seeking approval to borrow $347m under the 2025–2026 borrowing plan. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, read the President’s correspondence on the floor of the Green Chamber during Wednesday’s plenary. According to the President, the loan is necessary due to a rise in the funding needs for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, […]

Many residents of Igbope, Kishi and other communities in Oyo State are currently stranded as a result of collapse of the bridge that link the two communities. The affected bridge serves as the primary link between Igbope in Oorelope Local Government Area and Kishi in Irepo Local Government Area, both located in the Oke Ogun geopolitical zone of the state. According to reports gathered on Wednesday, the bridge collapsed due […]

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has reduced its premium motor spirit price for the second time in one week. Its observed on Wednesday, that the state-owned oil firm has adjusted its petrol price to N890 per litre from N895. This represents an N5 per litre downward price review when compared to its earlier N895 pump price. Retail outlets operated by NNPCL in Abuja, including locations along Kubwa Expressway, Gwarimpa, and […]

The Minister of State for Works, Bello Muhammad Goronyo, has pledged immediate repairs on the critical portion of the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway. Goronyo made the announcement on Tuesday during an inspection visit to the affected area, acting on the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The affected stretch, approximately 500 metres by the Federal Cooperative College at Abuja Junction in Kaduna, has been causing significant delays in the movement of people, […]