Popular Nigerian rapper and activist Falz has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspend its elected governor. On Tuesday, Tinubu announced the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and all elected members of the State House of Assembly for six months, citing political instability. He appointed Vice Admiral Ibokette Ibas …

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has ordered the immediate deployment of Amotekun Corps operatives to rural communities to curb attacks by armed herdsmen. The directive follows the brutal killing of farmers at Aba Oyinbo in Akure North Local Government Area on Wednesday. In response, outraged protesters stormed the Governor’s Office in Alagbaka, displaying the corpses of the slain victims. Earlier …

Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto is spearheading a transformative Moringa agroforestry program in Wurno Local Government Area, positioning it as a cornerstone of his administration’s environmental and economic development agenda. This initiative is a key part of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project, a World Bank-backed effort aimed at combating climate change, enhancing food security, and creating jobs in …

Cocoa farmers in Nigeria have called on the federal and state governments to strengthen support for research institutes to promote the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices. The call was made in a communiqué issued at the conclusion of the National Cocoa Festival, organized by the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) and the Cocoa Roundtable Initiative (CORI). The event focused …

The Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, through its Department of Veterinary Services, has set March 31 as the deadline for the registration of herders in the state. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Kehinde Jokotoye, made this announcement in a statement on Tuesday in Abeokuta. Jokotoye emphasized that the registration, …

The Adamawa and Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, worth over ₦72.6 million. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday at the command headquarters in Yola, Comptroller Garba Bashir attributed the seizure to intensified efforts to protect the nation’s borders and combat illicit trans-border smuggling. According to Bashir, …

IHS Towers, the world’s fifth-largest multinational tower company, saw its revenue drop to $1.7 billion in 2024 from $2.1 billion in 2023, largely due to its reliance on a few key customers in Nigeria. MTN Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria alone accounted for 57% of the company’s revenue, while Nigeria as a whole contributed 58.3% of its total earnings. With 98.5% …

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the delay in disbursing the conditional cash transfer to some beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s Household Upliftment Programme. During Wednesday’s plenary, presided over by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, the House set up an ad-hoc committee to probe the delayed payments and report back within four weeks. The resolution followed a motion moved …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted the names of five nominees for appointment as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the Senate for confirmation. The nominees includes Umar Yusuf Garba (Kano), Saad Umar (Bauchi), Chukwuemeka Ukomba (Anambra), Umar Muhktar (Borno, reappointed)and Johnson Alalibo Siniken (Bayelsa) Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the President’s request during …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the request by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to be joined in the lawsuit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and several oil marketers over the importation of refined petroleum products. Delivering his ruling on Tuesday, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the …