The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reported a 19.5% increase in vessel traffic in the first quarter of 2026, with Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) for ocean-going vessels rising to 46.75 million.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has introduced a new national security reform with the appointment of retired Major General Adeyinka Fadewa as Special Adviser on Homeland Security.
Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, and Joint Task Force South East, Operation UDO KA, have recorded significant operational successes
Gov.Abba Yusuf of Kano State has resolved the lingering dispute over the Kano Central Senatorial ticket, paving way for former governor of the state, Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau to emerge as the consensus candidate. This is contained in a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa in Kano on Sunday. He said that the breakthrough followed a high-level reconciliation meeting convened by Yusuf in Abuja, where all aspirants and major stakeholders agreed to close ranks in the interest of unity, progress and the political future of Kano State. “Following Yusuf’s ’s intervention, eight aspirants voluntarily withdrew their ambitions and threw their…
Defence Headquarters has dismissed claims circulating on social media alleging that civilians were killed during recent aerial bombardments in
TCN says it has commenced second phase of compensation for Project Affected Persons (PAPs) affected by the 330kV Double Circuit QUAD
Troops of the Guards Brigade have foiled a potential security breach with the arrest of a suspected spy and four impostors during separate operations
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday dismissed the no-case submission filed by activist and former presidential
Tinubu Appoints Arinola to Nigeria Commodity Exchange Board President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Arinola Ogbara-Banjoko as a Non-Executive Director representing Lagos State on the board of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. Ogbara-Banjoko replaces Bamidele Hussein on the board. The appointment was disclosed in a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, President Tinubu had earlier in April constituted the board of the Exchange with Dalhatu Abubakar as chairman alongside other non-executive directors. The presidency said the…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, convicted a former Minister of Power, Mr. Saleh Mamman, on a 12-count fraud and money
Nigeria recorded a strong Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 11.2 per cent in US dollar terms in 2025, reinforcing the country’s ambition to build
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved a waiver of screening requirements for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the