Nigeria eyes 100% EITI validation score in 2026
The Federal Government has expressed confidence that Nigeria will achieve a perfect score in the 2026 validation of the global Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),...
Author : Alake Uri
TCN restores Benin–Egbin 330kV transmission line after grid disturbance
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday announced the restoration of the Benin–Egbin 330kV transmission line following a power system disturbance that disrupted electricity...
OOUTH doctors suspend strike after Ogun payment pledge
The Association of Resident Doctors at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, has suspended its ongoing 10-day warning strike following assurances from...
Ondo gov names new AAUA vice-chancellor
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment of Professor Tomola Obamuyi as the new Vice-Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko. The appointment followed...
Soldiers rescue 53 hostages, recover eight vehicles in Borno
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have rescued 53 civilians and recovered eight vehicles after dismantling a suspected ISWAP/JAS roadblock along the Buratai–Kamuya road in Biu...
Dangote refinery eyes $2bn in historic listing – Report
The planned public listing of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has triggered an unprecedented wave of investor interest across Nigeria and beyond, a Bloomberg report has stated....
CBN orders banks to freeze six terror suspects’ accounts
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed banks and other financial institutions to immediately freeze the accounts and assets of individuals and companies designated for...
188 die, 1,500 injured in Venezuela earthquake disaster
At least 188 people have been killed and more than 1,500 injured after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela in quick succession, causing widespread destruction across...
Tinubu vows safe return of abducted Oyo teachers, pupils
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday assured residents of Oyo State that the schoolchildren and teachers abducted during coordinated attacks on three primary schools in Oriire...
Death toll in Lagos building collapse hits eight, 26 rescued
No fewer than eight persons, including an infant girl, have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a three-storey shopping complex in the Alakija area...