FG fixes June 12 deadline for oil bids

The Federal Government through its Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has fixed Friday, June 12, 2026, as the deadline for the submission of technical and commercial bids by prequalified applicants participating in the country’s ongoing 2025 Licensing Round. The commission disclosed this in a notice posted on its official X handle on Tuesday, urging all […]

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Insecurity: Reps query defence spending, summon NSA, ministers

The House of Representatives has summoned the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, Minister of Defence, Gen Christopher Musa and his finance counterpart, Taiwo Oyedele, for questioning over the spike in kidnappings in some parts of the country. Specifically, the House seeks details of funds released to the Ministry of Defence over the past six months […]

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NASS will pass state police bill this week – Senate Leader

Senator Opeyemi Bamidele Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said the National Assembly will this week pass the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police, describing the reform as long overdue amid worsening security challenges. In this interview with Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis, the lawmaker representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District also explains why the Senate rejected calls […]

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Post-primary chaos worsens as INEC fixes candidates’ submission deadline

Political parties are racing to resolve post-primary disputes, finalise candidate lists and conclude consultations on running mates after the Independent National Electoral Commission fixed June 26 for the release of access codes to its nomination portal and July 11 as the deadline for the submission of candidates’ particulars for the 2027 general elections. As appeals, […]

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Osogbo, Ede Attacks: Adeleke Accuses Oyetola, Oyebamiji of Sponsoring Violence, Seeks Presidential Intervention

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has condemned what he described as coordinated political attacks in Osogbo, Ede and Ile-Ife, accusing former governor and Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, of allegedly sponsoring violence […]

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Two feared dead, several injured in Osogbo sporadic shootings, Adeleke alleges coordinated violence

–appeals to Tinubu John Dike, Osogbo Two persons were feared dead and several others injured in Osogbo on Tuesday as sporadic shootings rocked the Osun State capital. The incident occured just as Governor Ademola Adeleke accused supporters of the state’s former Governor and Marine and Blue Economy minister Mr Gboyega Oyetola,together with APC governorship candidate […]

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NUC pushes universities toward entrepreneurship, innovation

Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof Abdullahi Ribadu The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof Abdullahi Ribadu, has called for stronger collaboration between universities, industry, government, and international partners to reposition higher education in Nigeria for innovation, entrepreneurship, and societal impact. He made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during a […]

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Reps urge Tinubu to flush out bandits, kidnappers from hideouts

The House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately deploy a comprehensive and aggressive security strategy to flush out bandits and kidnappers from their hideouts and restore safety across the country amid worsening insecurity. The call followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Ibe Osonwa, who represents […]

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Ibadan visitation: Nobody can stop me from going anywhere in Nigeria – Sheikh Gumi

Sheikh Ahmad Gumi Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has broken his silence on his visitation to Ibadan late last year, amidst outrage that he was trying to Islamise Oyo State with some Northern ideologies and tenets. Gumi stressed that nobody can stop him from visiting anywhere in the country, while maintaining that he was […]

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