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Dismantle financial structures of drug cartels, Marwa charges NDLEA investigators

The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has charged investigators and prosecutors of the Agency to intensify efforts at tracing, seizing and recovering the proceeds and instrumentalities of narcotics trafficking, insisting that the war against drug cartels can no longer be won by arrests and seizures alone. Marwa gave the…

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Uber exits Nigeria, Uganda markets

Global ride-hailing company Uber has announced that it will wind down its operations in Nigeria and Uganda from Wednesday, September 2, 2026. The company said the decision followed a comprehensive review of its businesses in the two countries. It did not disclose the specific commercial, regulatory or operational factors behind the withdrawal. “After a thorough review, we have taken the…

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NDC’s “smuggled candidates” claim unfounded, says INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed as unfounded allegations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) that the Commission removed the party's validly nominated candidates for certain State House of Assembly constituencies in Anambra and Benue States and replaced them with unauthorised names. In a press statement issued by the Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mohammed Kudu…

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Amupitan calls for fusion of electoral technology and communications ahead of 2027 polls, warns of AI-driven disinformation threat

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has called for electoral technology and electoral communication to be treated as a single discipline, warning that the growing sophistication of artificial intelligence-driven disinformation poses one of the most serious threats to the credibility of Nigeria's 2027 General Election. Prof. Amupitan made the call in a keynote address…

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Nigeria is not poor. So why are Nigerians poor?

The country’s economic reforms may be repairing the balance sheet. But until Nigeria repairs its productivity problem, growth will remain a number on a spreadsheet while prosperity remains a promise. By Jude Dike, PhD There is a peculiar moment in Nigerian economic life when the country can be told that things are getting better. At the same time, the Nigerian…

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Nigeria’s economy accelerates, on track towards a $1trillion GDP

Nigeria's economy continues to demonstrate resilience and accelerating growth with the second…

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Tinubu celebrates rescue of 15 NYSC members, 6 others abducted in Kogi

President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the rescue of 21 Nigerians, including 15…

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How EFCC recovered ₦1.233t in 34 months of my stewardship – Olukoyede

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has broken its monetary asset…

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Ooni calls for peace, unity as Adeleke presents Certificate of Return

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has called for peace,…

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2027 poll: Clever-by-half defence of APC’s PCC list, by Ehichioya Ezomon

By Ehichioya Ezomon Politicians – in or out of power – don't…

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Bayelsa community raises alarm over pollution, declining fish stock

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for urgent action…

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Alleged cybercrime: DSS directs counsel to suspend Sowore’s prosection till after 2027 presidential election

The Department of State Services (DSS) has instructed its private counsel, Akinolu…

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OsunDecides2026: APC’s Oyebamiji congratulates Adeleke, calls for end to harassment of opposition

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the August…

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NITRA Technology Forum: NITDA, Cloudflex, Rackcenter To Grace 2021 Edition

Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no longer an option but a necessity imposed on all human activity.