It is a gamble on a massive scale – 108 politicians, former party chairmen, serving governors, senators, regional power brokers, veterans of different political generations – all in one council.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has challenged political leaders to look beyond electoral cycles and build strong institutions and policies capable of continuing to serve Nigerians long after they leave office.
The Nigerian Institute of Journalism Alumni Association (NIJAA) yesterday paid a courtesy visit to the management of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), with a commitment to strengthen collaboration with the Board and Management towards advancing the development and grow...
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the weekend adopted a resolution promoting the wider use of equal-area world maps, including the Equal Earth projection, in a move aimed at addressing long-standing distortions in the representation of Africa and other equatorial regi...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr. Kelechi Anosike, has promised to abolish taxes on wheelbarrow and truck pushers, and institute a welfarist tax regime to reduce the burden on workers, traders and artisans if elected in February 2027.
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, and Ex-Mnister of Industries, Alhaji Bamanga Mohammed Tukur, is dead. He was aged 90.
The United States Government has commended Nigeria for its sustained maritime security reforms, which culminated in the lifting of the 12-year Condition of Entry (CoE) imposed on vessels visiting the United States from Nigeria, saying the development will deliver tangible benefit...
The Bauchi State Chapter of the Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) has called on voters to assess political aspirants based on character and performance rather than religion, ethnicity or hate rhetoric as the country prepares for the 2027 general elections.
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has enrolled 2,296 applicants in the first six operational days of its Special Passport Intervention Exercise in the United Kingdom, with the Manchester Centre recording the higher number of enrolments.
No fewer than 1,303 candidates have been cleared to contest the 109 senatorial seats in the January 2027 National Assembly elections, according to the final list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
British High Commissioner Designate to Nigeria, Pete Vowles, has arrived in Abuja to assume leadership of the United Kingdom’s diplomatic mission, pledging to deepen the longstanding partnership between both countries.
A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Abayomi Arabambi, has dragged the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), the University Of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), to court, over the credentials of the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Demo...
The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Abuja Chapter, has reiterated its commitment to reducing Nigeria’s housing deficit through increased housing delivery and innovative financing options.
Nigeria’s patience is wearing thin over the alleged killing of its nationals in South Africa, former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has cried out, warning that the continued failure to prosecute perpetrators could have consequences for bilateral relations.
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has trained 32 lecturers and postgraduate students from universities across the Southeast on modern geophysical exploration techniques as part of efforts to strengthen research and technical capacity in Nigeria’s petroleum and ener...
The Senator for Nasarawa South, Mohammed Onawo, has emerged the governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) for the 2027 general election in Nasarawa State.
A group, Middle Belt Young Political Stakeholders, has called on the national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson to intervene in the attempt to displace the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Jonathan Akuns.
The recent blockade of the convoy of the Presidential Candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, Peter Obi in Benue State followed by the arrest of 46 suspects, has transformed a disputed political incident into an early test of Nigeria’s democratic tolerance ahead of 2027. W...