Joseph Ugbo, Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), stated that the April 2024 electricity tariff increase averted the collapse of power generation companies (GENCOs), which
The Kebbi State government congratulated the Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammad Iliyasu Bashar, after the Supreme Court upheld his 2023 enthronement, ending a 20-year chieftaincy dispute. Governor Nasir Idris, in
On June 5, 2025, Spain edged France 5-4 in a nine-goal UEFA Nations League semi-final thriller at Stuttgart’s MHPArena, securing a final berth against Portugal. Seventeen-year-old Lamine Yamal starred, scoring
Uzbekistan and Jordan achieved historic first-time qualifications for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while South Korea secured their 11th consecutive appearance for the tournament hosted by the United States, Canada,
The Department of State Services (DSS) issued a statement denying any intention to arrest Professor Pat Utomi or members of his proposed “shadow government,” a group formed to monitor and
On June 3, 2025, Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Group, officially named the 120-km access road to his $19 billion refinery in Lekki, Lagos, the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Way, in
Niger State Governor Mohammed Umar Bago announced the cancellation of all state-sponsored Eid-el-Kabir festivities, scheduled for June 6, to honour the victims of the devastating May 28-29 Mokwa flood, which
The escalating security crisis in Benue State, driven by persistent herder-farmer conflicts and banditry, has claimed 1,500 lives and displaced 700,000 people in 2025, prompting intense pressure on President Bola
President Bola Tinubu approved ₦2 billion and 20 trucks of food, including 50,000 bags of rice and maize, for victims of the May 28-29 Mokwa flood in Niger State, which
On June 4, 2025, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, highlighted that the foundation’s $100 billion investment in African healthcare over the past 25 years has
