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Politics Undermine Leadership Selection In Nigerian Institutions – Adewole

29.07.2025

Former Minister of Health and 11th Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Isaac Adewole, has identified ethnicity, regionalism, and political interference as the major challenges affecting leadership selection in Nigerian higher institutions. Delivering the 14th Registry Annual Lecture of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Prof. Adewole spoke on the theme, “Conundrum...

Dangote Refinery Withdraws N100bn Lawsuit Against NNPCL, Others

29.07.2025

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on Tuesday withdrew its lawsuit against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and five other petroleum companies. The case, filed at the Federal High Court Abuja, was formally withdrawn by the plaintiff’s legal team. According to a notice of discontinuance...

Zamfara APC Congratulates New Emir Of Gusau

29.07.2025

The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the newly appointed Sarkin Katsinan Gusau, Alhaji Abdulkadir Ibrahim Bello, on his ascension as the 16th Emir of Gusau. In a statement issued by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris Gusau, the APC described the new Emir’s emergence as a divine continuation...

Okpebholo Suspends Special Adviser Over Unapproved Fundraising

29.07.2025

The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, disclosed the suspension of his Special Adviser on Oil and Gas, Felix Osemwengie Isere, over alleged unauthorised fundraising for an upcoming oil and gas summit in the state. The suspension was announced in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Umar Ikhilor,...

Fraud Control: Nigerians’ BVN Enrollment Hits 66M –NIBSS

29.07.2025

A total number of 2.76 million Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs) were generated between the end of December 2024 and July this year, findings by New Telegraph has shown. According to latest data released by the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), total BVN enrollment, which stood at 63.47 million at the end of 2024, increased to...

FAAN, NAMA Report Quashes Lufthansa’s Crew Claim Over ‘Unaware’ Damaged Abuja Runway

29.07.2025

There are indications that the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) duly notified all airlines through a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) of a section of damaged section of the Abuja airport runway, which was supposed to keep airlines away for some time pending the repair of the bad...

TCN Maintenance: Blackout May Push Alternative Energy Cost To N2trn –OPS

29.07.2025

Following the commencement of the 25-day maintenance of Omotosho-Ikeja West 330kV power line by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), yesterday, electricity users, mostly in the manufacturing sector, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) segment and household owners in Lagos State and parts of Ogun State, experienced interrupted supply causing total blackout in most parts...

How Emmajuba Wigs Is Building Beauty Empire Across Borders

29.07.2025

In the fast-growing world of African entrepreneurship, few stories stand out quite like that of Umeneanya Emmanuel Chibueze, better known in business circles as Emmajuba Wigs. A visionary Nigerian entrepreneur with a passion for beauty, innovation, and excellence, Emmajuba has emerged as one of the leading names redefining the hair and wig industry across the...

Tinubu Confers Natn’l Honours, Splashes N4.5bn On Victorious S’Falcons, Officials

29.07.2025

President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all 24 players and the 11-member technical team of Nigeria’s senior women’s national football team, the Super Falcons, following their historic victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. At the presidential reception held in their honour yesterday, the President awarded each player...

Nigeria’s 2023 Election Will Be Benchmark For W’Africa Polls, Says ECOWAS Mission

29.07.2025

The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) has said the lessons learnt from Nigeria’s 2023 General Election will be the benchmark to improve the conduct of elections in West Africa. The leader of the group promoting the conduct of credible elections, Davidetta Browne-Lansanah, said this during a follow-up and needs assessment visit to the Abuja...