PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday officially inaugurated the board and management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The inauguration happened about two months after their appointment on April 2, 2025. The brief swearing-in ceremony took place at…
A man sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of his wife and her two sons was executed in Tennessee on Thursday, according to the state’s Department of Correction. Oscar Smith, 75, was the third death row inmate to be…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the establishment of a dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) Division within its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Department, marking a significant step in modernising Nigeria’s electoral process. In a statement released on Thursday,…
A NEW chapter in African aviation is taking flight as Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Conakry, Cape Verde, and Gambia throw their weight behind the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). The breakthrough came during the 18th plenary session of…
SENEGAL has charged a former mining minister with embezzlement in an expanding anti-corruption drive targeting senior figures from the previous administration, AFP reported Wednesday. Aissatou Sophie Gladima, who held the mining portfolio under former President Macky Sall, was formally charged by…
ECOWAS is accelerating efforts to launch a long-delayed regional counter-terrorism force as extremist violence surges across parts of West Africa. The regional bloc says preparations are now ‘in full gear’, with troop contributions expected and funding talks underway. The update…
AFRICA’S drive to modernise identity systems is gaining serious traction, with five countries reporting substantial progress despite persistent challenges. The updates came on Day 1 of ID4Africa 2025, taking place from May 20 to 23 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where ID…
Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, says six million Nigerians have benefited from the Federal Government’s Conditional Cash Transfer programme in six months. Yilwatda disclosed this while addressing beneficiaries of the ongoing Skills-to- Wealth…
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has arrested seven suspects allegedly notorious for burglary and stealing of valuable property in Ifa Atai Village in Uyo metropolis. This is contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri SENATOR Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), particularly the Correspondents’ Chapel in Maiduguri, over the death of veteran journalist, Haruna Dauda Biu.…
