Isaac Samuel Barring any last-minute changes, both chambers of the National Assembly will resume plenary sessions on Tuesday, May 6. The Senators and House of Representative members commenced their latest…
Financial experts and stakeholders in the Nigerian agribusiness value chain have called for financial products that would attract long term funding from the capital market for the Nigerian agricultural value…
…Says Naira depreciation, higher energy costs driving inflation The productivity of the Nigerian private sector dropped marginally by -0.1 in April 2025 although business activity maintained its positive momentum into…
By Bayo Onanuga A few days ago, outgoing AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina claimed that Nigerians today are worse off than in 1960, basing his conclusion on figures that do not…
By Isaac Samuel Former state chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) have reaffirmed their allegiance to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).…
By Yusuf Alli The internet was abuzz the night of 2025 May Day, as a United States based activist, Dr Sandra Duru, with the moniker Prof Mgbeke made an expose`…
Isaac Samuel The Forum of former Speakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared support for the party’s move to take legal action against elected…
Comfort Isaac The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has has successfully apprehended three suspected robbers and cultists along the Calabar-Itu Road axis of the state. It added that…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the Nigerian military to intensify efforts to end terrorism and banditry in the country and has promised to prioritise their welfare. Addressing troops of…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must urgently rein in his family members, particularly his son, Seyi Tinubu, who appears determined to purchase political loyalty for his father by any means necessary,…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, will commence the construction of key projects in the state as part of activities to mark his second anniversary in office. Some of…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on governors across Nigeria to focus more on agriculture and remain focused on delivering tangible results that improve the lives of their people, urging…
The Executive Secretary/ CEO of Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), Dr. Rabiu Olowo, has announced that companies in Nigeria should not apply IAS 29 in preparing their Year 2025…
••• Condemns Branding of Tinubu-led Govt As Yoruba ••• His 8 years in Office is Sacrosanct The Pan Yoruba Socio- Political Group; Afenifere, has condemned the branding of the President…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the governors of Benue and Zamfara State, Rev Fr. Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal over ongoing crises in…
By ETIM ETIM Dear Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas You have been in office as the administrator of Rivers State for over a month, and I will like to draw your…
By Marcel Okeke Nigeria’s participation at the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Group spring meetings in Washington D.C, exposed the country to the good, the bad, and the ugly…
By Azu Ishiekwene There’s a concern that Nigeria could soon become a one-party state, not by law, like in China, but through subterfuge – or in legal terms, de facto…
– Say Payment of N78 billion backlog of Entitlements Unprecedented – In a remarkable show of unity and appreciation, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC)…
Isaac Samuel The Labour Party (LP) has called on Nigerian workers to back a political platform that prioritizes their welfare and genuinely represents their interests. The party which reaffirmed its…
By: ‘dayo Adedayo There are places that whisper their greatness rather than shout it. The Ibom Hotel and Golf Resort, Uyo, tells a story akin to the most successful souls…
By John Junior As Nigeria gradually shifts its gaze toward the 2027 general elections, political intrigues and realignments are beginning to emerge across the country. At the center of current…
David Olujinmi Access Holdings spent the bulk of the N351 billion capital raised during its 2024 rights issue on acquiring Standard Chartered subsidiaries across Africa, the bank has revealed. Roosevelt…
By Celestine Mel If there were still flickers of uncertainty about the direction of Akwa Ibom’s political future, they were extinguished yesterday. At the Oruk Anam–Ukanafun Town Square outing, Governor…
Comfort Isaac Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to facilitate the release of a business woman,…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar has affirmed the conviction of Professor Peter Ogban, a university lecturer jailed in 2021 for falsifying election results in favour of Senator Godswill…
Isaac Samuel Former Delta State Governor and 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has disclosed that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is set to…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has decried the reported plans by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to re-introduce the 4.0 per cent Free-on-Board Levy (FOB). It said that such…
IBEDC: Customers have brought digitalization into energy theft The Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr. Tunji Bello, has identified insufficient metering, billing inaccuracies…
Comfort Isaac One Olaniyan Gbenga Amos has been sentenced to sixty-three (63) years jail term for multiple investment fraud by Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court sitting…
293 indigenes of Ukanafun and Oruk Anam Local Government Areas smiled home on Tuesday with sundry support schemes ranging from cash grants to equipment for business support and vehicles. The…
by Reuben Abati I was abroad when the CBEX scandal broke: somehow, I tend to be out of town when Nigerians get into very serious trouble but it has been…
By ETIM ETIM Some twenty leaders of different political leanings and ethnic backgrounds in Akwa Ibom State have sent a passionate appeal to President Bola Tinubu reminding him of an…
Detectives from the EFCC on Tuesday arrested businesswoman Aisha Achimugu at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Achimugu was arrested around 5am shortly after her return from London. Achimugu had…
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc is scrambling to recover a staggering N9.3 billion stolen from customers’ accounts in a sophisticated fraud linked to a major system breach. The incident, which…
Nigerian corporate leaders showered tributes on the founder of the defunct Diamond Bank, Dr. Paschal Gabriel Dozie (PGD) as they remembered his lifetime as one dedicated to service to humanity…
Patrick Ekpoh The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has pledged that the National Assembly will give the necessary legislative backing for the review of outdated laws to promote police reforms and…
Comfort Isaac The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said it has begun the investigation of $86,500 (Eighty-Six Thousand Five Hundred United States Dollars), 305,150( Three Hundred and five, One…
Comfort Isaac Vice President Kashim Shettima has asked staff members of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to uphold the principles of transparency, equity and service excellence in…
PRESS RELEASE Presidency: Democracy strong and alive in Nigeria We have read the alarming claims of disgruntled opposition figures, some partisan human rights crusaders and emergency defenders of democracy over…
The electrifying energy of the African Knockout Championship (AKO), a mixed martial arts contest, recently filled the Abuja Velodrome, but the biggest win of the night wasn’t in the ring—it…
Isaac Samuel Following the decision of Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal affirming the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s (FCCPC) authority to sanction the WhatsApp LLC and its parent company,…
Lafarge Africa Plc, a manufacturer of a range of cement brands, held its 66th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos on Friday. The AGM, attended by shareholders, board members, and…
The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced that it recovered 417.3 kg of illicit drugs estimated to be worth N1,042,500,000 in an 80-room new hotel in Victoria Island,…
The Akwa Ibom Unity Forum (AUF), a bipartisan coalition of prominent sons and daughters of Akwa Ibom State, has issued a heartfelt appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging federal…
By ETIM ETIM Shareholders of Access Holdings will meet in Lagos on May 15 to consider the group’s financial results for FY 2024 and review its expansion strategy for the…
By Isaac Samuel Members of the Rivers State Caucus in the National Assembly have declared their full support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. The caucus,…
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the establishment of a Cotton, Textile and Garment Development Board (CTGDB) to regulate activities in the sector. The CTGDB would be domiciled in…
By Farooq A. Kperogi If economic health, social vitality, and the raw pulse of public opinion were the only indicators relied upon to prognosticate the chances of President Bola Ahmed…
Patrick Ekpoh Akwa Ibom State Police command has confirmed the abduction of about 20 passengers including a comedian who popularly known as General Odey along the Cross River Water ways…
