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Nigerians buying petrol will pay additional N45 for each litre of fuel they purchase come 2026 if the price remains unchanged at the rate of N900. This is due to the provision of a five percent surcharge in the 2025 Nigeria Tax Administration Act on refined petroleum products in a bid to promote the use of clean energy. The five …

Nigerians buying petrol will pay additional N45 for each litre of fuel they purchase come 2026 if the price remains unchanged at the rate of N900. This is due to the provision of a five percent surcharge in the 2025 Nigeria Tax Administration Act on refined petroleum products in a bid to promote the use of clean energy. The five …

President Donald Trump is changing the name of the Department of Defence to the Department of War, the White House announced Thursday, insisting the rebrand will project a more powerful image. While the department’s official name is set in law, Trump, in an executive order, is authorising use of the new label as a “secondary title” by his administration, a …

In August, Tinubu reappointed Muheeba Dankaka as chair of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) but replaced her hours later with Ayo Omidiran. Asu Okang was named to the NDDC board in 2024, only to be replaced by Orok Otuk Duke. Ruby Onwudiwe’s CBN board appointment was withdrawn over her Labour Party affiliation. On March 18, Tinubu asked the senate to …

The apex Igbo socio-cultural group said Dabiri has consistently promoted bigotry and ethnic profiling against Igbos, particularly those in the diaspora. In a statement signed by, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Deputy President-General, and Thompson Ohia, National Spokesman, the group accused Dabiri of using her social media pages to amplify defamatory posts that portrayed the Igbo “as caricatures before national and global …

After months of lingering crisis in the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), there was a seeming sigh of relief when the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) proposed and agreed on November 15 for an enlarged national elective convention. To political watchers, the convention would provide ample opportunity to right the wrongs and reposition the former ruling party for the …

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the state Commissioner of Police of violating the constitution. El-Rufai said the summon sent to him was a dangerous descent into lawlessness by the state police Command. The state police command had earlier allegedly prevented a scheduled meeting of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, from holding in the state. The Command subsequently …

A retired Group Captain, Sodeeq Shehu, has rated President Bola Tinubu’s administration low on security, saying there is little difference from the previous government. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Shehu said that although there have been slight improvements in synergy among the military and security agencies, the overall security situation remains largely unchanged. He noted that collaboration …

The State of the Nigerian Youth Report 2025, released in Abuja, on Thursday, by Plan International Nigeria in collaboration with Action Aid Nigeria, found that youth unemployment now stands at 53 percent, making it the single greatest threat to the future of Africa’s most populous country. The report was unveiled at the Nigerian Youth Dialogue organised by the House of …

The South-East Stakeholders Forum (SESF) has accused Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State of operating an administration characterised by “harsh anti-people” policies. The forum said that Governor Mbah’s administration has failed to address human capital development in the state despite increased federal allocation. In a press statement issued on Wednesday titled “Reverse Your Harsh Anti-People Governance” and signed by its …