6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1130+ words) …18 parties cleared, 2 women in race The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates for the 2027 general election, formally setting the stage for a contest involving 18 political parties. The presidential election…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago   (1643+ words) Longest bridge in Niger Delta close to commissioning …Hopes high on November unveiling Barring any further obstacles, the farming people of Khana LGA and the fishing people of Andoni LGA, all of Rivers State, would move freely to each other…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago   (801+ words) The Big Tent, a political group under the leadership of Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy and leader of thought, says it is restructuring its operations around grassroots problem-solving, voter mobilisation and vote protection ahead of the 2027 general elections....

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (638+ words) At the Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu Square, Owerri Imo State, during an empowerment programme by Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s current First Lady, 2,500 women and vulnerable persons benefited from various forms of support aimed at improving their livelihoods and economic wellbeing. The…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (593+ words) The National Assembly has suspended all official visits to South Africa and announced a boycott of legislative activities hosted or organised by the country over recurring xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals. The decision followed concerns by the…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (174+ words) Tinubu confirms full payout of $100,000 cash reward to D’Tigress President Bola Tinubu confirmed that Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has received the cash rewards promised for winning the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket Championship. According to the President, each D’Tigress player received the…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (688+ words) Six months into Nigeria’s tax reforms, the Organised Private Sector is demanding greater clarity and predictability in tax administration as businesses adjust to the new regime. Speaking at the 2026 LCCI-OPS Stakeholders’ Forum on Emerging Tax Matters, Leye Kupoluyi, president of…...

3+ day, 33+ min ago   (39+ words) Oil is small in GDP, but big for the economy Why did oil growth slow even though production increased? The non-oil economy remains the main engine Does this mean Nigerians are better off? What to watch in Q3 2026...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (707+ words) …Records 1,521km of roads, 7,000 classrooms, 260 Type-2 PHCs, sweeping reforms Peter Mbah, governor of Enugu State, has unveiled a compendium of more than 10,000 milestones recorded in the first term of his administration across critical sectors of the Enugu State economy. The compendium,…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (315+ words) Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says he will retain the floating exchange rate regime introduced by President Bola Tinubu if elected president in 2027, but will focus on boosting productivity to strengthen the naira. Obi made…...