President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats, alongside the
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INEC defends appeal of court rulings on 2027 election timetable, cites need for electoral certainty
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has defended its decision to appeal two recent Federal High Court judgments concerning its Timetable and Schedule of Activities
EFCC arraigns Blessing CEO over alleged ₦69.1m fraud, remanded in custody
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, arraigned social media influencer, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka,
EFCC interrogates banker, BDC operator over alleged $2.5m money laundering scheme
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have interrogated a banker, Masa Olumense, and a Bureau de Change
DICON partner unveils indigenous tactical shotgun, boosts local defence production push
Nigeria’s drive toward self-reliance in defence manufacturing advanced on Tuesday as DICON Gray Insignia Ltd (DGI), a strategic partner of the Defence Industries Corporation of
Groups demand review of GMO policy, push agroecology
Civil society organisations have called for a comprehensive review of genetically modified organism (GMO) approvals in Nigeria, urging the Federal Government to adopt agroecology as
Experts call for WASH financing reform to attract private capital
Development experts and stakeholders in Africa’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector have called for a comprehensive restructuring of the financing framework governing water and
Falana warns of threats to 2027 elections
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has raised concerns over the future of Nigeria’s democracy, warning that worsening insecurity, shrinking
Zulum pledges safer, prosperous Borno before exit
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has pledged to hand over a more secure, stable and economically prosperous state at the end of his
First batch of Nigerians return as South Africa’s xenophobic attacks escalates
The first batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following renewed xenophobic attacks is expected to arrive in Lagos on Thursday as the Federal Government
