Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan Six months into her tenure as Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan is driving reforms aimed at strengthening regulatory certainty, improving operational efficiency, accelerating decision-making, and enhancing transparency. The early results are becoming increasingly visible, with higher oil production, renewed…

Joe Ajaero The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to push for a comprehensive review of the national minimum wage and the introduction of a national minimum pension to improve the welfare of retired workers. NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, disclosed this during the commissioning of the Comrade Godwin…

The Director-General of the Border Communities Development Agency, Abdulrazak Namdas. Three weeks after President Bola Tinubu announced the appointment of Dr Abdulrazak Namdas as Director-General of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA), the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has been accused of withholding his appointment…

An evidently disturbing development played up yesterday in the judiciary after two Appeal Courts handed down conflicting judgments on the powers and guidelines of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The first Court of Appeal, Abuja, upturned the judgment of a Federal High Court, which nullified part of the election…

The United States House of Representatives has approved an amendment seeking to withhold 100 per cent of the country’s assistance to Nigeria until the federal government takes effective steps to prevent and respond to terrorism and violence, significantly tightening an earlier proposal that sought to suspend only half of the…

Oghenevwede Ohwovoriole in Abuja Nigeria has called on African countries to deepen collaboration to accelerate the growth of the continent's digital economy. The call was made by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Nadungu Gagare, during the 7th Special Session of the African Telecommunication…