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Godswill Akpabio says Nigeria’s electoral process recorded tremendous improvement since the PDP was kicked out of Power

Senate president Godswill Akpabio has claimed that Nigeria’s electoral process recorded tremendous improvement after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) exited power at the centre. Akpabio,...

Victor Osimhen has been nominated for the 2025 CAF Player of the Year award

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the final shortlist for the 2025 African Player of the Year award, with Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen,...

Festus Keyamo directs airlines to prioritise serving military personnel over first-class passengers during boarding

Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, has directed all Nigerian airlines to give serving military personnel priority boarding on all flights ahead of first and business class passengers. Keyamo announced...

Akwa Ibom Rep condemns attacks on Senate President Akpabio

The member representing Ikot Ekpene/Essien Udim/Obot Akara Constituency of Akwa Ibom State in the House of Representatives, Dr Patrick Umoh, has condemned what he...

How a Hit-and-run driver kills Lagos director days before retirement

A director with the Lagos State Government, Serifat Talabi, died four days before her retirement from civil service and at her 60th birthday party. PUNCH gathered on Tuesday...

NEMA confirms 39 dead, 60 injured in Niger tanker explosion

The National Emergency Management Agency has deployed an emergency response following a petrol tanker explosion that claimed 39 lives and left more than 60...

DSS has raised the alarm over imminent coordinated attacks by suspected members of ISWAP targeting several communities in Ondo and Kogi States

The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised the alarm over imminent coordinated attacks by suspected members of the Islamic State of West Africa...

Phone snatchers have killed a nurse, Hadiza Musa, the Deputy Head of the Maternity Unit at Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Kofar Gayan, Zaria

Phone snatchers have killed a nurse, Hadiza Musa, the Deputy Head of the Maternity Unit at Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Kofar Gayan, Zaria, during...

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has said that no one could separate him from the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples...

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has said that no one could separate him from the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples...

ASUU has suspended its ongoing two-week warning strike 10 days after it began.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its ongoing two-week warning strike 10 days after it began. Addressing a press conference in Abuja...

Bishop Kukah begs US against moves to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern”

The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has cautioned against renewed moves to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” over religious...

UK warns citizens visiting Nigeria of methanol poisoning from fake alcoholic drinks

UK authorities have warned British citizens travelling to Nigeria and other seven countries of risk of methanol poisoning from counterfeit or tainted alcoholic drinks. UK Foreign Office updated travel...

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“No Victor, No Vanquished” — Angbazo calls for unity after Nasarawa ADC Governorship Primary win

LAFIA — Retired General Nuhu Angbazo has emerged victorious from the Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship primaries in Nasarawa State, calling on all party faithful to sheathe their swords and rally behind a common vision for the state's development. In a press statement issued shortly after his victory...

Lazarus Angbazo: The Countries that will lead the AI Economy are being decided right Now — By Their PowerGrids

Nigeria has enough installed generation to power a mid-sized country. The grid delivers less than half of it. Around the world, the race to build AI-ready power infrastructure is already underway — and the decisions African governments and investors make in the next eighteen months will determine...

Cheta Nwanze: Failed visa Marriages

by Cheta Nwanze The 1990 film Green Card told a relatively innocent story: a French immigrant and an American woman enter a marriage of convenience so he can stay in the US. They barely know each other. They hope never to see each other again after the deal...

Digital Marketing for Attorneys

In the competitive landscape of legal services, personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys are finding themselves overshadowed by competitors who dominate online visibility. The root of this issue lies in the digital presence that many firms lack. While traditional word-of-mouth referrals still hold value, the digital age...

Lazarus Angbazo: The global power industry is leaving Africa behind

 Dr. Lazarus AngbazoThe nascent AI revolution is not just driving electricity consumption and massive demand for additional capacity—it is reshaping how power is built, maintained, and delivered. For Africa, the real risk is no longer just insufficient capacity—it is also losing control and ability to manage the capacity it...

Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku: The first thing you feel when you land in Nigeria

By Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku The first thing you feel when you land in a country is not its culture, not its cuisine, not its people. It is its airport. That threshold, the space between the jet bridge and the city beyond, tells you everything a nation believes about itself...

Dr. Lazarus Angbazo: Why a fractured world strengthens the case for African Infrastructure

How inflation, energy insecurity, power scarcity, and geopolitical fragmentation are reshaping the risk-return case for African infrastructure By Dr. Lazarus Angbazo At a recent global infrastructure summit, the prevailing mood among institutional investors was unmistakable. Faced with surging capital requirements for energy transition, grid expansion, and digital infrastructure in Europe and...

Aliko Dangote to launch what could become Africa’s largest initial public offering to raise $5 billion from investors

Nigeria’s biggest local investor, Aliko Dangote, is moving ahead with plans to launch what could become Africa’s largest initial public offering, as Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals prepares to raise up to $5 billion from investors. The share sale is expected to open as early as May, with...

Criminal networks have turned Nigeria’s telecom towers into open-air warehouses for theft, looting

Criminal networks have turned Nigeria’s telecom towers into open-air warehouses for theft, looting 656 critical power assets across 14 states in 2025 alone and keeping up the pace in early 2026. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) data showed the haul included 152 generators and 504 batteries stolen from...

Paul Yirenkyi: A call for Caution Needed, President Tinubu and the INEC-ADC Crisis

I have seen enough cycles of tension and resolution to recognise when restraint must prevail over confrontation. The current standoff between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is one such moment. In early April 2026, INEC withdrew recognition of the Senator...

Nigeria’s opposition landscape appears increasingly fractured, disorganised and strategically weakened

10 months until the 2027 general elections, Nigeria’s opposition landscape appears increasingly fractured, disorganised and strategically weakened. Although no fewer than 21 political parties have been registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to participate in the polls, developments within the parties, including internal crises, litigations and other destabilising factors, may...

Power shortages weaken Nigeria’s business activity 

Nigeria’s business environment continued to expand in March 2026 but slowed as rising input costs and power supply deficits weighed on performance, according to the latest Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) report by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). The report indicates that the Current Business Performance Index declined...