Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Uba Sani, Governor of Kaduna State, as Renewed Hope Ambassador and Deputy Director-General for Outreach, Engagement and Mobilisation.Tinubu approved the appointment in his capacity as leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The decision...

The Dangote Group has signed a $400 million equipment supply agreement with XCMG Construction Machinery Company Limited to speed up the expansion of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals.The partnership will support the refinery’s planned scale-up from 650,000 barrels...

Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, operating under Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke, arrested a suspected gunrunner in Taraba State and recovered six machine guns. Security operatives intercepted the suspect at a riverbank in Ibi Local Government Area...

Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has officially published the timetable for the 2027 General Elections, setting out critical dates for party primaries, campaigns, voter registration and the conduct of polls across the country.Under the approved...

Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, has urged African governments to deepen collaboration with the private sector to revitalise rural economies and accelerate agribusiness growth across the continent.Elumelu made the appeal at the 49th Governing Council meeting of the...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a two-week warning strike across Nigeria’s public universities, citing the Federal Government’s failure to honour longstanding agreements. ASUU National President, Chris Piwuna, confirmed the industrial action in Abuja after a 14-day...

God’s City International Church (GCIC) will host its highly anticipated Special Power Touch Night on February 20, 2026, at the Velodrome, Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The event, themed “All-Round Settlement,” is expected to attract thousands of worshippers from across...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has escalated concerns over proposed amendments to Nigeria’s Electoral Act, warning that unresolved ambiguity around electronic transmission of election results could trigger nationwide protests or even election boycotts. The labour union accused the Senate of...

Plateau State has confirmed a renewed outbreak of Lassa fever, with health officials reporting 11 laboratory-confirmed infections and four fatalities across multiple communities since December 2025. The disclosure was made in Jos by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the selection of Computer-Based Test (CBT) examination towns for candidates registering for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Ekiti State. JAMB announced the decision weeks before the nationwide UTME...