A four-day blackout has been declared in Lekki, Ikoyi, Jakande, and the neighboring areas of Lagos State by the Transmission Company of Nigeria. In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, TCN spokesperson Ndidi Mbah revealed this information. Expected to occur on October 11, 12, 18, and 19, 2025, the […]
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Amid scandals involving his academic records and claims of certificate fabrication, Geoffrey Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s government. In a letter to the President on Tuesday, Nnaji, who was appointed in August 2023, announced his retirement while thanking him for the chance […]
The Nigerian media community has been thrown into deep mourning following the tragic death of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a promising news anchor with ARISE News Channel, who was fatally attacked during an armed robbery at her home in Katampe, Abuja. Somtochukwu, affectionately known as “Sommie” by colleagues and friends, was […]
Operations at important oil and gas regulatory organisations, such as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, were paralysed Monday by the nationwide strike announced by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has fined MultiChoice Nigeria a devastating ₦766,242,500 (≈$501,000) for serious violations of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA), causing the company to face a series of financial and regulatory difficulties. According to the NDPC, an inquiry that was started in Q2 2024 discovered that […]
Paul Adefarasin, the senior pastor of Lagos’ House on the Rock Church, has refuted claims that he flashed a gun in a social media video that went viral. In a video footage that went viral earlier this week, Pastor Adefarasin is seen talking to a bystander who is filming him […]
President Bola Tinubu has been urged by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project Nigeria to step in and stop what it calls a “purported threat” by Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike to close 34 foreign embassies in Abuja due to unpaid ground rentals. SERAP cautioned that such a move […]
Dauda Lawal, the fifth civilian governor of Zamfara State, has stated that he will continue to serve in the People’s Democratic Party. Bello Matawalle, the previous governor and Minister of State for Defense, urged the governor to join the All Progressives Congress, and the decision was made in response. Mustafa […]
House of Representatives Speaker Rt. Abbas Tajudeen claims to have retracted the contentious Compulsory Voting Bill. Musa Abdullahi Krishi, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said Monday that the Speaker had “decided to withdraw the Bill to Amend the Electoral Act 2022 to make voting mandatory for all […]
The results of applicants who took the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) retest this year have been made public by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Following a meeting of the Board’s Chief External Examiners (CEEs) in each of the federation’s states, the results were made public. […]