Power Sector Faces Challenges Across Whole Value Chain, Says Minister Tegbe Amid Ongoing Reforms
Power Minister Joseph Tegbe has said Nigeria’s electricity sector is facing serious challenges across the entire value chain, adding that the Federal Government is working to address debts, infrastructure gaps, metering problems and weak revenue…
Obasanjo Asked Atiku To Chair The Committee But He Recused Himself And France Never Called Him — Sanni
Media associate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Olusola Sanni, has revealed that Atiku recused himself from the power investment process because he did not believe in the methodology being adopted at the time. Speaking on Sunday Politics on…
Nigeria Stumble In Chess Olympiad Round 6 As Men, Women Suffer Defeats
Nigeria’s men and women endured a difficult outing in Round 6 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, suffering defeats to Vietnam and Austria respectively. The men were handed a heavy 4-0 defeat by Vietnam, while the women lost 3-1 to…
Lawyers Petition Tinubu Over Detention Of Delta Councillor Who Challenged Local Govt Finances
…Chukwuemeke represents Ward 19, Ezhionum, in the Legislative Arm of Ukwuani Local Government Council Lawyers representing a councillor in Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State have petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the detention…
El-Rufai Faces Fresh Setback as AGF Moves to Dismiss N1bn Suit
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has suffered a fresh setback in his legal battle with the Federal Government after the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to…
Cour affirms PenCom’s power to access Optimum petroleum records
The Lagos Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court has affirmed the power of the National Pension Commission (PenCom) to access, inspect and examine the pension records of Optimum Petroleum to determine compliance with the Pension Reform Act…
Bature Tanimu Gagare: Fighting, Not Just With His Pen – Interview
By IBRAHIM SHEME (NB: This piece was published in the Weekly Trust on Friday, August 17, 2001. Bature T. Gagare is the author of the Hausa novel, Karshen Alewa Kasa) Last week, the Sharia Commission in Katsina announced a fatwa, or ruling that says music…
Civil Servants Give Tinubu Sept 30 Deadline; Demand N500 Petrol, N500,000 Minimum Wage
Nigerian civil servants have asked President Bola Tinubu to urgently respond to mounting economic pressures, demanding cheaper petrol and immediate improvements in workers’ pay. According to the report by Vanguard Newspaper on September 21, 2026, the…
Makkah Grand Mosque Muezzin Sheikh Al-Madani Passes Away
To Allah we belong, and to Him shall we all return. The Muslim world has received with deep sadness the passing of Sheikh Ibrahim bin Adel Al-Madani, one of the distinguished muezzins of Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque in Makkah, who passed away in the…
Abdullahi Pledges To Reposition Nigerian Basketball, Give Breath Of Fresh Air
By Andrew Abah, Abuja The campaign group in support of Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi for the presidency of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has pledged a fresh beginning and comprehensive repositioning of Nigerian basketball, emphasizing the need for a…