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66 Years After Independence, CPPE Says Nigerians Must Feel Economic Reforms

adminSeptember 29, 2026

By Ikechi Nzeako, Lagos Nigeria’s economic reforms will mean little to households and businesses unless they begin translating into cheaper production, higher farm output, better public services and more productive jobs, the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has said. The centre, in its assessment of Nigeria’s economic trajectory 66 years after independence,...

AI May Transform Broadcasting, But Cannot Replace Trust — Minister

adminSeptember 29, 2026

The rapid advance of artificial intelligence may be changing how news is produced and distributed, but the technology cannot replace the human credibility on which broadcasting ultimately depends, the Minister of Information and National Orientation has said. The Minister, while addressing the Society of Nigerian Broadcasters and other media practitioners, warned that the growing use...

A’Ibom 2027: Engineers Join NUJ To Give Election Debate Technical Backbone

adminSeptember 29, 2026

The planned Akwa Ibom 2027 Election Debate is set to gain a technical dimension as the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), Akwa Ibom State Branch, has thrown its weight behind the initiative of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). The NSE, through its state chairman, Engr. Francis Uwah, FNSE, pledged the professional body’s participation in...

UNICAL Sounds Alarm Over Alleged ‘Result-Fixing’ Scam Targeting Students

adminSeptember 29, 2026

Students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) are being warned against an alleged “result-fixing” scam in which a suspected impostor is reportedly demanding money from students in exchange for promises to manipulate or improve their examination results. The university management raised the alarm in a notice issued by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Offiong Okon, disowning...

Edo APC Sets 2.5m Vote Target for Tinubu, Chairman Says He’ll Go to Any Length

adminSeptember 29, 2026

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it needs only about 341,400 additional votes to reach its declared target of 2.5 million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, with the party’s state chairman, Jarrett Tenebe, declaring that he is prepared to go to extraordinary lengths to achieve...

US Links Nigeria’s Planned Viper Helicopter Deal to Stronger Defence Capability

adminSeptember 29, 2026

The planned acquisition of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters is being positioned by the United States as a significant step in strengthening Nigeria’s ability to respond to existing and emerging security threats. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria, in a statement on Tuesday, said the proposed acquisition reflects the growing security cooperation between Washington and Abuja...

Tinubu Floods Senate With Fresh Appointments, Reform Bills, NDDC Budget as Lawmakers Resume

adminSeptember 29, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has opened a fresh legislative cycle at the Senate with a series of requests covering key federal appointments, diplomatic postings, institutional reforms, research financing and the statutory budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as the upper chamber resumed plenary on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. The communications were among the major...

Tinubu Moves to End Fragmented Research Funding, Seeks Senate Backing for New National Fund

adminSeptember 29, 2026

Nigeria may be moving towards a single funding framework for research and innovation as President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to establish a National Research and Development Fund aimed at replacing the fragmented financing arrangements currently spread across government ministries, departments and agencies. Tinubu’s proposal was contained in the National Research and Development Fund...

Nigeria Eyes Chinese Oil Equipment Makers For Local Manufacturing Push

adminSeptember 29, 2026

Nigeria’s drive to reduce dependence on imported oil and gas equipment is gaining a new dimension, with more than 100 Chinese Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) being linked to opportunities to establish manufacturing, technology and supply-chain partnerships in the country. The development follows the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board’s (NCDMB) engagement with Chinese oil and...

Tinubu Returns From Paris, Heads To Lagos For 2027 Political Consultations

adminSeptember 29, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is returning to Nigeria from France with his immediate schedule in Lagos set to combine a commemoration of a major figure in Nigeria’s democratic history with political consultations ahead of the 2027 general elections. Tinubu’s aircraft is expected to land at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, later Tuesday after the President...

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