500 lawyers mobilise to defend Pat Utomi in DSS suit
Isaac Samuel A former presidential candidate and professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has revealed that efforts are underway to assemble 500 lawyers to defend him against a suit filed…
Nigeria’s Export Boom and Economy Diversification Imperatives
By Marcel Okeke A recent report that Nigeria’s non-oil exports hit US$1.7 billion in the first quarter 2025, marking a significant increase of almost 25 per cent compared to the…
No funds for new schools, focus on existing ones, minister tells Reps
Isaac Samuel The Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, has called on the National Assembly to exercise restraint in the passage of bills seeking to establish new federal tertiary institutions.…
Reps consider jail term, fine for eligible Nigerians who refuse to vote
Isaac Samuel A bill proposing to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians scaled second reading in the House of Representatives on Thursday. Titled “A Bill for an Act to…
Insecurity: Police speaks on Influx of Northerners into Lagos, Southern Nigeria
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 Command, Lagos, AIG Fayoade Adegoke, has allayed fears that the influx of northerners into Lagos and other parts of southern Nigeria posed…
Afreximbank Projects Sustained High Cocoa Price in 2025
The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has projected that the price of cocoa in the international commodity market would remain high in 2025. This projection is contained in “Afreximbank Research…
An Analysis of JAMB’s Crisis Communication Efforts
By Tony Onyima, Ph.D. The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), sparked public outcry over widespread failures, leading to a rare…
N275 million Fraud at Ubotex: EFCC arrests Auditor, Cashier
Comfort Isaac Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Sylvanus Edet Akpan, Auditor of Ubotex Limited, Uyo and Akaninyene Enefiok…
Mass failure: Reps launch probe Into JAMB’s 2025 UTME glitch
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the technical error that disrupted the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) leading to mass failure among candidates nationwide.…
ARISE RESORT: There’s something for everyone
– Gov. Umo Eno’s Two Hours of Vision and Detail at ARISE Resort By Aniekan Umanah ———————————— Dateline :Tuesday, May 13, 2025. It had already been a day of solemn…
Reps caution CBN on unintended consequences of high interest rates
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives Committee on National Planning and Economic Development has cautioned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against the unintended consequences of maintaining high interest rates…
Alleged N3.1b Fraud: EFCC Presents Ninth and Final Witness against Ex-gov Suswam
Comfort Isaac The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 presented the Ninth and last Prosecution Witness, PW9, Ape Sunday against the former governor of Benue…
Afreximbank Projects Sustained High Cocoa Price in 2025
The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has projected that the price of cocoa in the international commodity market would remain high in 2025. This projection is contained in “Afreximbank Research…
Court fixes June 27 to deliver judgement on Natasha’s suit against Akpabio, Senate
Comfort Isaac The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed June 27, 2025, to deliver judgment in a suit instituted against the National Assembly by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan challenging…
INEC, Election Riggers and Twisted Narratives
By Anietie Ekong Lately, there has been an upsurge of politically motivated and unwarranted attacks on the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio using several guises camouflaged as serving public…
Reps reject bill on rotational presidency
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has rejected a bill seeking to amend the 1999 constitution to provide for rotation of the offices of the president and vice president among…
2024: Nigerian Leasing Industry Hits N5.16trn Transactions, Records 23.2%
The Equipment Leasing Association of Nigerian (ELAN) has announced that the Nigerian leasing industry recorded N5.16 trillion transactions in 2024, which represented a growth of 23.2 per cent against N4.19…
Defections And Threat Of One-Party State
by Reuben Abati When the latest wave of defections began in March 2025, marked by the high profile exit of Mallam Nasir El Rufai from the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
Rewane: Nigeria Has Too Many Underutilised Airports
Only two airports out of 33 airports are profitable in Nigeria. This was declared by the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Mr. Bismarck Rewane, in his presentation…
Reps consider 1,059 bills in two years – Kalu
Isaac Samuel Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has disclosed that no fewer than 1,059 bills have been presented on the floor of the Green Chamber since…
Report: Power Supply, High Cost of Commercial Leases are Key Challenges to Business Expansion
The NESG-Stanbic IBTC Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) for the month of April 2025 has identified power shortages, high commercial lease and limited access to finance as major challenges to business…
Court jails 9 over internet fraud in Akwa Ibom
Comfort Isaac Justices Ijeoma Ojukwu and Rosemary Oghoghorie Dugbo of the Federal High Court Calabar have convicted and sentenced nine fraudsters to jail. The convicts are: Nsofor Charles Ochiabutor, Aneikan…
I remain INEC chairman, Yakubu declares
Isaac Samuel The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, has dismissed rumours that he had been removed from office, saying he is still in charge of the…
Fubara visited me with two APC governors – Wike
Isaac Samuel Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has confirmed reports that suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara recently visited him in the company of two governors…
Repeating 2023 mistakes will doom 2027 chances, Wike warns PDP
Isaac Samuel The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against repeating the strategic errors and internal divisions that led to…
Gov. Eno Returns to Apostolic Church Maboju in Thanksgiving
…says Church Prophesied his reign as Governor in 1980 It was celebration galore at the Apostolic Church, Nigeria, Maboju Assembly, Lagos when several dignitaries including top government officials, private sector…
2027: Patience Jonathan declares support for Tinubu, promises to join in campaigns
Comfort Isaac Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan has declared her support for the reelection bid of President Bola Tinubu at the 2027 general elections. She also expressed willingness to…
ESG Report: MTN Nigeria Targets 2040 for Zero Emission, Achieves 11% Emission Reduction in 2024
The MTN Nigeria has declared its commitment “to protecting our planet by achieving net zero emissions by 2040,” adding that it attained 11 per cent reduction in fuel consumption in…
The New Pope is “Black,” Now What?
By Farooq A. Kperogi In the aftermath of Pope Francis’ death, many Africans on the continent and in the diaspora wondered if the Catholic Church would, for a change, elect…
Gov. Umo Eno’s half-term report card
By ETIM ETIM This month marks the half-term mark for Gov. Umo Eno and the other 27 state chief executives who took office in May 2023; and it is important…
President Tinubu: Anambra visit and the petals of inclusive leadership
By Fredrick Nwabufo In botanical terms, inclusive leadership is like a flower, in which beauty proceeds from the anatomy of each petal or the leaves of its corolla. It takes…
Development Commissions: Tinubu sends nine names to Senate for ratification
Comfort Isaac President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent the names of nine appointees for the South West, North Central, and South South Development Commissions to the Senate for confirmation. This…
GOV ENO DOLES OUT N303M, VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, TO 677 BENEFICIARIES, PLEDGES MORE AT ITU/IBIONO TOWN SQUARE MEETING
It was another rain of empowerments as 677 people in Itu and Ibiono Ibom local government areas smiled home with cash, working kits and vehicles at the ongoing Town Square…
Reps summon CBN governor, finance minister over non-payment of contractors
Isaac samuel The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi…
Aniefiok Festus Udott, August 9, 1961 – April 15, 2025
By ETIM ETIM It feels so surreal that I am writing Aniefiok’s eulogy. Ani and I were born in the same year –just four months apart; grew up in the…
Nnaji: Artificial Intelligence Can Propel Youth to Prosperity
The Chairman of Geometric Power Limited, Professor Bart Nnaji has stated that Nigerian youth have a great opportunity to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to prosper. Nnaji, a former Minister of…
Nigeria: Another Attempt at Import Substitution Strategy?
Marcel Okeke Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the other day, approved a new initiative to revise and enforce procurement rules that prioritize Nigerian-made…
We’ve disbursed N54bn to students in 303 institutions – NELFUND
Isaac Samuel The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has stated that, contrary to allegations of diversion of funds meant for the students loan scheme, its records have shown a transparent…
Let Senator Akpabio Focus: Enough of the Distractions
Destiny Young| 7/05/2025 Recent events in the Nigerian Senate have left many Nigerians both bewildered and concerned. The sexual harassment allegations levelled against Senate President Godswill Akpabio by Senator Natasha…
MAN: FG’s “Nigeria First” Procurement Policy Directive Will Boost GDP by 56%, Reduce unemployment by 37%
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria’s new public procurement policy directive that emphasised patronage of Made-in-Nigeria goods and services. MAN also said that…
Furious debates in the House of Reps over insecurity
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday engaged in fiery debates as lawmakers from insurgency-ravaged regions issued stark warnings about Nigeria’s deteriorating security situation, lamenting fresh attacks by Boko…
Bwala’s Outburst Exposes Tinubu Camp’s Mounting Panic Over Atiku-Led Coalition Surge
The Atiku Media Office notes with utter contempt the disparaging remarks made by Mr. Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Policy Communication, during a recent interview…
Senate Resumes Plenary after Eid-el-Fitr and Easter Recess
*** Sets up Committee on Rivers State The Nigerian Senate resumed plenary on May 6, 2025, after a month-long break to enable the Senators to celebrate Eid El-Fitr and Easter…
Abia Set to Buy EEDC, Targets Uninterrupted Power Supply to Umuahia
The Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, will make a bid today to buy over the Umuahia ringed fence of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) in order to provide…
Six Delta Reps leave PDP for APC
Isaac Samuel Six members of the House of Representatives from Delta State on Tuesday announced their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).…
EFCC: Why VDM was arrested
By Comfort Isaac EFCC has finally given reasons for the arrest of Martins Innocent Otse, popularly known as Very Dark Man, VDM. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale in a statement on…
CSCS Launches USSD code Service
Central Securities Clearing System PLC (CSCS), has announced the launch of *7270#, its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code service, which would go live on May 8, 2025. The USSD…
As the National Assembly resumes, calls mount on lawmakers to walk the talk
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…
Agribusiness: Experts Call for Unlocking Capital Market for Sustainable Long Term Funding
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…
PMI Report: Productivity Declined Marginally as Business Activity Maintain Positive Momentum
…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…