30 m. ago Only 40% of Nigeria’s Power Capacity Available for Dispatch in October 2025—NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that only 40 per cent of the country’s total installed power capacity was available for dispatch in October 2025, highlighting significant challenges within the national electricity supply ecosystem. According to the latest Operational Performance Factsheet released by NERC on Tuesday, nationwide grid-connected power plants produced a total […]

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2 h. ago Entreprenuers, not govt hand outs or foreign aid, will drive Nigeria’s future —Tony Elumelu

Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Group Chairman of UBA, Tony Elumelu, has urged Nigerian leaders to build partnerships that empower entrepreneurs’ growth, calling for stronger collaboration across government, the private sector and institutions to create an environment where local businesses can scale, thrive and ultimately transform the economy. Delivering the keynote address entitled […]

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3 h. ago Nasarawa Police Foil Organ Harvesting Operation, Rescue 4 Victims

Police in Nasarawa State have prevented a major organ harvesting operation in the ongoing onslaught to rid the state of crimes and criminalities. Addressing journalists on the achievements of the state police command on Tuesday in Lafia, the Commissioner of Police, Shettima Jauro Mohammed said a distress call from the Alhaji Yahaya Sabo Motor Park, […]

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3 h. ago Activists Lead Campaign Against Poor Menstrual Hygiene In Displaced Peoples’ Camp

Gender activists and women’s health advocates, including Freda Irabor, Aisha Yesufu, and Lemmy Ughegbe, have called for increased awareness and education on menstrual hygiene among women and girls, particularly those living in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. The activists made the call during a Reusable Sanitary Pads Outreach organised by the Thrive for Her Foundation […]

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3 h. ago Seventeen of Nigeria’s 23 power plants run below 50% capacity

…As blackouts pain deepens Nigeria’s power grid slipped deeper into distress in October as new operational data show that 17 read more Seventeen of Nigeria’s 23 power plants run below 50% capacity

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3 h. ago ‘My desk job made me unfulfilled, I found purpose in entreprenuership’

For Bolaji Hannah Oladiji, Founder and Creative Director, Goldlake, her investment in storytelling is more than a profession but a calling deeply rooted in heritage, history, and impact. Born into the Oladiji family in Ibadan, a city she fondly describes as ‘the home of culture and tradition’, Bolaji’s world view was shaped by the richness […]

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4 h. ago Edun kicks off acceptance testing of NSW ahead of March 2026 operation

The Federal Government has commenced the National Single Window (NSW) User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with the first cohort of participating stakeholders to ensure the unified and technology-driven trade ecosystem becomes operational by March 2026. The technology vendor CrimsonLogic, on Tuesday, walked each agency and stakeholder through NSW’s onboarding process, system navigation features and the operational […]

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6 h. ago T2 debunks viral posts on IHS Towers, affirms network stability

T2, telecommunications services provider, has raised the alarm over what it described as a surge of deliberate misinformation circulating online about its operational structure and its relationship with IHS Towers. The company said in a statement that it had become necessary to address the matter publicly following the activities of what it called, “pseudo-analysts operating […]

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8 h. ago Tinubu sends Shettima to visit Kebbi over schoolgirls abduction

Tinubu, who has been fully briefed by military authorities on both incidents, expressed sorrow over the abduction of the schoolgirls, despite prior intelligence warnings. 

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9 h. ago Senate Seeks Recruitment of 100,000 Troops, Probe Of Safe School Funds

The Senate, on Tuesday, urged President Bola Tinubu to approve the recruitment of 100,000 fresh military personnel to confront insurgency, banditry and the rising wave of school abductions across the country. The lawmakers also demanded a full investigation into the Safe School Programme, questioning how funds allocated to the initiative were spent despite repeated attacks […]

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9 h. ago Kebbi abduction: Senate decries consistent bandit attacks on schools

The lawmakers also called for investigation into the more than $30 million expended on Nigeria’s Safe-School Programme.

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9 h. ago Tinubu Sends VP Shettima To Kebbi, Orders Swift Rescue Of Kidnapped Schoolgirls

President Bola Tinubu has asked Vice President Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi State on Wednesday to sympathise with the state government and assure parents and guardians of the kidnapped schoolgirls that the government will ensure their quick release. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu also sent his condolences to the military […]

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11 h. ago ‘Your Call For Foreign Invasion Reckless, Unpatriotic’, APC Flays New PDP Chairman Turaki

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the call for foreign invasion of Nigeria by the new national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, Turaki called on the United States President, Donald Trump, to save Nigerian democracy which, according to him, was in […]

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11 h. ago APC slams PDP factional chairman, Turaki, over ‘reckless’ call for foreign intervention

The statement declared that "a new date for the reception will be announced later."

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11 h. ago Minister applauds ARCON DG, calls for communication renaissance to reframe Nigeria’s global image

Two years after the reappointment of Dr. Lekan Fadolapo as Director General of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), the supervising minister of the agency and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has declared that the leadership provided by Fadolapo is the best thing that has happened to advertising growth and development […]

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13 h. ago Govt must support private versities in infrastructural devt, tax reduction — Salem VC

A call has gone to the government to deliberately support and complement the efforts of private universities, particularly in infrastructure development and tax reduction. The Vice Chancellor of Salem University, Lokoja, Prof. Alewo Akubo, made the call during a pre-convocation press briefing on Tuesday, stressing that private universities require intentional government backing to thrive. He […]

Economics

13 h. ago 44 Federal Lawmakers Write Tinubu, Seek Release Of Nnamdi Kanu

A fresh twist emerged on Tuesday in the growing calls for the release of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as 44 serving federal lawmakers from across Nigeria signed a two-page letter urging President Bola Tinubu to intervene and end his prolonged detention. The lawmakers, drawn from both […]

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14 h. ago COAS orders intensified operations to rescue abducted Kebbi schoolgirls

Waidi Shaibu, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has ordered troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA to ramp up efforts toward read more COAS orders intensified operations to rescue abducted Kebbi schoolgirls

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15 h. ago Security Operatives Ignored DSS Intelligence, Left Kebbi School 30 Minutes Before Attack

Indications have emerged of how security operatives allegedly ignored credible intelligence by the Department of State Services (DSS), which could have prevented the abduction of 25 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu local government area of Kebbi State. This is even as Kebbi State governor, Mohammed Nasir Idris, on Monday night, […]

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15 h. ago Change Strategy To End Killings, Kidnappings, Reps Tell Tinubu

The House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to explore a new strategy to end the killings, kidnapping and other acts of banditry activities in Zamfara State and the country at large. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by the member representing Gusau/Tsafe Federal Constituency of Zamfara […]

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