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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally recognised the new leadership of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), with former Senate President, Senator David Bonaventure Mark, emerging as National Chairman, News360 Nigeria reports. INEC confirmed the change in the party’s particulars on its official website on Wednesday in Abuja, effectively ending months of leadership tussle within the ADC. According …

The Abia State Government has banned graduation ceremonies for nursery and primary school pupils, as well as secondary school students who are not in exit classes, in both public and private schools. The government also announced the abolition of compulsory combination of textbooks and workbooks by publishers, a practice that prevents parents from reusing textbooks for younger children. Commissioner for …

Data from the Independent System Operator (ISO) revealed that power generation dropped from 2,917.83 megawatts (MW) to just 1.5MW between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m, confirming a national grid collapse. In a statement to its customers, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) explained that the outage across its franchise area was due to the grid failure, which occurred around 11:23 …

The Qatari Ministry of Interior has announced new visa regulations for Nigerian travellers. The ministry cited recent cases of overstays as the cause of the new development. Under the new policy, a confirmed return transfer must be booked alongside hotel reservations before a tourist or transit visa can be processed. Also, eligibility has also been restricted, as only females or …

The Anambra State APC Deputy Governorship Candidate, Senator Uche Lilian Ekwunife (Iyom), PhD, CON, has launched a scathing attack on Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, questioning his competence and describing his style of governance as petty and insensitive. Ekwunife’s remarks came in response to Soludo’s recent campaign comments in which he reportedly questioned her academic qualifications and dismissed the prospect of …

The United States of America swore in 47,819 Nigerians as naturalised citizens from 2019 to 2023, an updated U.S. Naturalisations Annual Flow Report by the Department of Homeland Security shows. The report, updated in August 2025 and compiled by the Office of Homeland Security Statistics, draws its figures from Form N-400, the application every would-be American citizen submits. The data …

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, has mocked President Bola Tinubu over his government’s fresh plan to secure a $1.75 billion loan from the World Bank. In a post shared on X on Tuesday, Abdullahi recalled that Tinubu had recently declared that Nigeria had met its revenue target and would no longer need to borrow. “But no sooner …

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday announced that over 3.5 million Nigerians have completed online pre-registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration exercise. The update was provided in a press release issued on Monday by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. “As at Sunday 7th September 2025, a total of 3,544,850 Nigerians have …

Fresh details have emerged about why President Bola Tinubu sacked Fegho Umunubo, his Special Assistant on Digital and Creative Economy, who worked in the office of Vice President Kashim Shettima. Sources in the presidency told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr Umunubo was dismissed after being linked to a series of scams in the creative industry, which he allegedly executed under the …

On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, Senator Shehu Sani reacted to the Nigerian Senate’s decision to block Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming her legislative duties. “If the pending court issues has to be resolved before the Kogi Senator resumes, then the resumption has no date,” Sani wrote. His remarks followed the Senate’s insistence that her six-month suspension remains in force until …