Day: April 11, 2026

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has reported a modest rise in revenue for February 2026, posting N2.68 trillion, up 4.2 per cent from the N2.57 trillion recorded in January. Despite the increase in earnings, the company’s profit after tax fell sharply by 64.67 per cent to N136 billion, compared to N385 billion in the previous month. The... Read more

The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to withdraw and deactivate passports issued to individuals who have formally renounced their Nigerian citizenship. Minister of Interior, Mr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the directive, stating that it applies strictly to persons whose renunciation requests have been duly approved and registered by the President. Such individuals, he said, are no longer... Read more

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said the reported evacuation of United States embassy staff from Nigeria over rising insecurity reflects a deepening loss of international confidence in the country’s security architecture and leadership. Obi, in a statement on Friday, warned that the development should not be treated as routine diplomatic action but as a serious... Read more

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has signaled plans to return missionary schools in the state to their original faith-based owners, in what is being described as a renewed push to deepen collaboration between government and religious institutions in the education sector. Abiodun made the disclosure on Friday while hosting the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, who visited... Read more

A tragic road accident has claimed the lives of two graduating students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and three other persons while they were travelling to Calabar for the institution’s convocation ceremony. The victims, identified as Godwin Daniel and Glory Ajor, were among passengers in a Siena bus that departed from Abuochiche in Bekwara Local Government Area of Cross... Read more

No fewer than 25 U.S.-based Nigerian doctors are set to arrive Abia State for a five-day medical outreach offering free surgeries and consultations to residents. The initiative, tagged Abia ANPA Medical Mission 2026, is a collaboration between the Abia State Government and the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas, and will run from April 13 to 17. State Commissioner... Read more

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Monday for judgment in a suit seeking to stop Senator David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola from parading themselves as National Chairman and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1637/2025, was instituted by a member of the House of Representatives, Leke Abejide. Justice Musa Liman reserved judgment after... Read more