By Ayomide Otitoju JMG Limited has partnered with Lagos Business School (LBS) to promote leadership development and communication skills among emerging professionals through its sponsorship of the Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) Mini-Keynote Speaking Competition. The competition, organised through the LBS MBA Careers and Placement Unit, was held on September 26, 2026. JMG said the partnership…
By Ayomide Otitoju The All Progressives Congress (APC) will begin its presidential campaign in Kaduna on October 24, 2026, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, AbdulAziz Yari, disclosed this on Friday while briefing State House correspondents in Abuja after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa….
By Ayomide Otitoju US President Donald Trump has criticised the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decision to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay, describing the choice as “disgraceful” and claiming the honour should have gone to him. Pillay was announced as the laureate on Friday in recognition of her…
By Ayomide Otitoju A High Court sitting in Koton-Karfe, Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State, has dismissed a suit challenging the tenure of local government officials, ruling that the Kogi State Electoral Law is not inconsistent with the Electoral Act or the 1999 Constitution, as amended. Justice Aminu Eri, in his judgment on Friday,…
By Ayomide Otitoju A Senior Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja has issued bench warrants for the arrest of former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, former Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and two others over allegations of criminal conspiracy, forgery and the presentation of false documents. The other individuals named in the warrants are Timothy Ama Chuks and…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Government is negotiating a ceiling of ₦1,350 per litre on the ex-gantry or landing cost of petrol as part of measures to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices on Nigerians and stabilise pump prices. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this on…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Government has defended the removal of the petrol subsidy, warning that reinstating the policy could push petrol prices to at least ₦2,000 per litre and weaken the naira. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, stated this on Thursday during a press briefing in Abuja…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Government has defended the removal of the petrol subsidy, warning that reinstating it could weaken the naira and push petrol prices to at least ₦2,000 per litre. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, made the statement on Thursday during a press briefing in Abuja…
By Ayomide Otitoju Nigeria recorded 263 deaths from Lassa fever and 1,115 confirmed cases between January and September 20, 2026, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The agency disclosed this in its situation report for September 14–20, which showed that the case fatality rate (CFR) rose to 23.6 per cent,…
