Friday, 06 November, 2026

Category: Policy


Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Thursday, unveiled two newly acquired Boeing 737-800NG aircraft belonging to United Nigeria Airlines, named after the late literary icon and author of Things Fall Apart, Professor Chinua Achebe, and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Read more…


Iran says it is ready to move forward with diplomacy with the United States, but insists Washington must ensure Israel complies with the agreement to end the war. Tehran has repeatedly said the deal requires an end to hostilities across the Read more…


The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared that all actions taken by the dissolved third administration of its Directorate of State (DOS), led by Chika Edoziem, are illegal, null and void, while reaffirming that its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Read more…


President Bola Tinubu yesterday extolled FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, saying he had never disappointed him. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Shettima Kashim, delivered the endorsement at the inauguration of Collector Road CN2 (Emmanuel Okanla Boulevard) and other road networks in Read more…


Colleagues, friends and associates of the late director, Defence Information,  Maj.-Gen. Abubakar  Rabe  (retd), have called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s security architecture, following his death in the hands of bandits after being kidnapped in Katsina State. The group made the call  at  a press conference Read more…


Fresh controversy has erupted over the six-month suspension of Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, following revelations by the lawmaker representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Ireti Kingibe, that she neither saw nor signed the committee report that recommended the Read more…


By Uzo Ugwunze Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state has restated its commitment to producing innovative, technologically skilled and globally competitive professionals as well as supporting research that would contribute to the modernization of insurance industry. Vice Chancellor Prof Ugochukwu Read more…


The US has dropped its naval blockade of Iran after the two countries signed a deal to end the war in the Middle East. US Central Command confirmed the end of the blockade on X “in accordance with the President’s direction”, Read more…


“The document provides a framework for managing transitional issues while ensuring that the new laws are not applied retrospectively,” says Taiwo Oyedele, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. The Federal Government has released guidelines to govern the Read more…


By Uzo Ugwunze Leadership of the Igbo Youth Leaders and Stakeholders Assembly has dissociated itself from a recent report by one Mazi Nnabuike purportedly targeted at undermining present board of the South East Development Commission, SEDC. Nnabuike, who claims life Read more…


The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed concern over Nigeria’s rising debt profile, arguing that the country’s growing borrowings have not translated into visible improvements in the lives of ordinary citizens. Obi Read more…


The Nigeria Democratic Congress has excluded its presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, from a newly introduced party requirement mandating candidates to sign an anti-defection oath. The party’s National Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu, disclosed this on Wednesday Read more…