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Month: May 2026

Economy

NDPHC revives 450MW Abia power plant after three-year shutdown

The Niger Delta Power Holding Company has announced the restoration of the 450-megawatt Alaoji Open Cycle Power Plant in Abia State after 36 months of shutdown caused by gas supply disruptions, metering disputes and mounting debts. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NDPHC, Jennifer Adighije, disclosed this during a meeting with the […]

Education

JAMB Releases 279 UTME Results Held For Investigation

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of 279 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results that were withheld for investigation over suspected cases of examination malpractice. This was disclosed in a statement by the JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, on the agency’s X handle on Thursday.According to the board, the release follows […]

Breaking News

Coup trial: Accused colonel rejects military court

The second accused person in the charges brought against 36 persons accused of alleged mutiny and plot to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu, Col Mohammed Ma’aji, has challenged the jurisdiction of the Defence Headquarters Garrison General Court Martial sitting in Asokoro, Abuja, to hear the case. Ma’aji, in a preliminary objection filed before […]

Economy

Navy ramps up local shipbuilding, completes five vessels, three underway

The Nigerian Navy has intensified its indigenous shipbuilding drive, revealing that it has completed five locally built vessels since 2010, while two additional seaward defence boats and a ferry are currently under construction. The Chief of Policy and Plans, Rear Admiral Akinola Olatunde, disclosed this on Thursday during a press briefing in Abuja to herald […]

Politics

No presidential aspirant was barred from buying nomination forms – Turaki-led PDP

(L-R) Peoples Democratic Party National Secretary, Taofeek Arapaja, and National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki (SAN), addressing a press conference on the newly initiated reconciliation efforts over the PDP crisis in Abuja on Wednesday. Photo Credit: Abdulrahman Zakariyau The Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has denied allegations that it barred presidential aspirants from obtaining […]

Business

Abia No Longer Depends Solely On National Grid For Electricity — Gov Otti

Governor Alex Otti has said Abia State can no longer depend solely on the national grid for electricity supply, stressing that his administration is pursuing alternative power sources to support its industrialisation agenda. Otti stated this while receiving the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Jennifer Adighije, in Abia State on Wednesday. […]

Breaking News

Sierra Leone receives Nigerian, others deported from US

Sierra Leone on Wednesday became the latest African country to receive migrants expelled from the United States under President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. A first plane carrying nine West African migrants landed Wednesday morning at the international airport just outside Freetown, an AFP journalist saw. “We have received nine deportees this morning from the US,” […]

Breaking News

NUT Condemns Attacks On Schools, Warns Of Possible Strike

The Nigeria Union of Teachers has condemned the recent attacks on schools, teachers and students in parts of the country, describing the incidents as barbaric and inhuman. In a statement jointly signed by the National President of the union, Audu Amba, and the Secretary General, Clinton Ikpitibo, the union said schools, which should serve as […]

Politics

Kwankwaso indirectly working for Tinubu’s re-election — Kano gov aide

The Director-General of Media and Publicity at the Kano Government House, Sunusi Tofa, has made the explosive allegation that former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is indirectly working towards the re-election of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. Tofa made the claim on Wednesday during an appearance on the Arise News […]

Politics

NDC clears Peter Obi for presidential primary

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has been cleared to contest in the presidential primary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 general election. Chairman of the NDC National Screening Committee, Sam Egwu, announced Obi’s clearance in a video shared on the party’s official X account on Wednesday. The screening exercise was […]

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