Author: Standard Focus

By Daniel Ado ABUJA — The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Olakunle Nafiu, has cautioned Corps Members to remain strictly non-partisan as they prepare for participation in the 2027 general elections. Nafiu gave the directive while addressing 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream II Corps Members at the Kubwa orientation camp in the Federal Capital Territory and the Keffi... Read more

Makurdi — The Deputy Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ode, has dismissed reports alleging that a reconciliation committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) endorsed automatic tickets for National and State Assembly members, describing the claim as false and misleading.Speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Makurdi, Ode, who chaired the communique drafting committee, said the document being circulated did not... Read more

Kaduna — The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned the sealing of its national secretariat in Kaduna by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, describing the action as unlawful and without justification. In a statement issued Tuesday, the Forum’s National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur A. Muhammad-Baba, said the premises were shut ahead of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting scheduled... Read more

By Clement John Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ike Nwachukwu, has called for the establishment of a Foreign Service Commission to strengthen professionalism and institutional stability in Nigeria’s diplomatic system. Nwachukwu made the call in Abuja during the public presentation of a memoir titled “Fragments of Time: My Foreign Service Years” authored by Ambassador Eineje Onobu, where diplomats, policymakers and... Read more

By Rosemary Nwanpka Dubai-based carrier, Emirates, has restored 96 per cent of its global flight network following weeks of disruption triggered by the Middle East crisis. Air travel across the region was affected after tensions escalated on February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, forcing several airlines to scale down operations and operate limited... Read more

By Adamu AliThe Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revealed that pricing disagreements between crude oil producers and domestic refiners significantly reduced supply to local refineries in the first quarter of 2026, leading to a shortfall of between 54 and 64 percent. In a statement issued by its Head of Media and Corporate Communication, Eniola Akinkuotu, the Commission said... Read more

By Juliet Usman An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Bukar Kashim Goni, standing trial over an alleged plot to overthrow the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that over ₦10 million traced to his account was for prayers and charitable purposes. Sheikh Goni is among six defendants facing prosecution in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/206/2026,... Read more

By Gloria Anda Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has publicly addressed Muhammad Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano for the first time since his removal from the throne in 2020. Ganduje made the acknowledgment on Tuesday during the swearing-in ceremony of the new Deputy Governor, Murtala Sule Garo, held at the Government House in Kano. In his... Read more

By Halima Abubakar, Abuja The House of Representatives on Tuesday witnessed a wave of defections as no fewer than 18 lawmakers formally announced their exit from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) during plenary, citing internal crises within their former party. The defectors, who cut across Kano, Anambra, Lagos, Edo and Rivers states, read separate... Read more

By Jude Omale The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, collectively known as OPEC+, have increased the oil production quota of member countries in a bid to stabilize the global oil market.This decision comes amid persistent volatility in the global oil market, with crude oil prices rising from about $100 per barrel to over $120 per barrel... Read more