By: Ganiyu Olayinka President Bola Tinubu has defended his removal of the fuel subsidy, saying Nigeria cannot reverse the policy and return to what he called “Egypt.” He spoke on Monday at “Together Till 2027: An Evening with Original City Boy,” a forum organised by the City Boy Movement with the “Relax, Tinubu Is Fixing…
By: Tunji Okunlola Former Delta State Governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has died at the age of 71. He passed away on the morning of Monday, 19 October 2026. The family announced his death in a statement signed by Toju Anire Uduaghan. They called it a significant loss and spoke of his contributions to the lives…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) will graduate 16,152 students at its 41st convocation, with 365 undergraduates earning first-class honours. A further 8,320 students have completed a skills programme meant to prepare them for the modern workplace. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, gave the figures on Monday at a press briefing at the…
Deutsche Bank AG has added Nigeria to its frontier foreign exchange monitor, a sign of growing investor interest in the naira as the bank expects the currency to strengthen further against the US dollar. By: Tunji Okunlola The German lender regards the naira as undervalued and attractive to carry-trade investors, who seek to profit from…
By: Tunji Okunlola On 1 October 2025, Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, President Bola Tinubu reopened the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos. Nearly 50 years after it hosted FESTAC ‘77, the 23,000-square-metre complex, now called the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, is back in use after a four-year, N68 billion restoration…
The Presidency has rejected Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s claim that the Federal Government is withholding ₦250 billion in Nigeria LNG (NLNG) dividends for each state. It called the claim false and urged the public to disregard it. By: Tunji Okunlola In a statement dated 18 October 2026, signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Retired Supreme Court Justice Amina Adamu Augie has warned that corruption among judges, lawyers and court officials is eroding public confidence in Nigeria’s judiciary, turning courts from institutions of impartiality into what she described as “market stalls.” Augie spoke in Abuja on Saturday, October 17, 2026, during the 40th anniversary celebration of…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Dr Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said Northern Nigeria’s political understanding with President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections is “sacrosanct” and “non-negotiable,” and that the region will repay the administration’s development projects with large numbers of votes. He spoke on the sidelines of…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The European Union’s Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, has said Nigeria probably has the largest number of people living below the poverty threshold of any country in the world. He called poverty one of the country’s biggest challenges. Mignot spoke in Abuja over the weekend at the 2026 International Day…
World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has linked the 2012 kidnapping of her mother to an investigation into an alleged $2.4 billion petrol subsidy fraud that she says she uncovered as Nigeria’s finance minister. By: Tunji Okunlola Her mother, Kamene Okonjo, was abducted from her home in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, in December 2012. In…
