The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas called for a deliberate effort to support the return of committed and performing legislators in the 2027 elections. He added that together — the executive and the legislature can sustain this path and complete the work they have begun. Abbas made the call on Friday in Abuja at the 8th National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Speaker noted: “What kind of country do we want to be? A country that retreats at the first sign of difficulty, or a country that confronts its challenges with courage and…
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Thursday called for deeper collaboration with the European Union to address emerging maritime threats, particularly illegal fishing, trafficking and environmental crimes in the Gulf of Guinea. He stated this in Abuja while receiving a delegation from the European Union Evaluation Mission on the Gulf of Guinea Inter-regional Network (GoGIN II) Project. Oyetola emphasised that evolving security challenges in the region require a broader, more integrated and sustained response anchored on strong international partnerships. The delegation, led by Ms Stéphanie Vergniault, is in Nigeria as part of an independent assessment of the…
The Chairman of The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan has identified convergence of social media volatility, the weaponisation of AI-driven disinformation, Foreign Information Manipulation (FIMI) and logistic deficit ahead of the 2027 elections. He added that when these digital threats intersect with physical challenges like insurgency and communal strife, the trust deficit widens. Amupitan said it is through collective responsibility that this gap could be closed with surgical precision. The chairman disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the 2nd annual Alumni Association of the National Institute for Security Studies (AANISS) with the theme: “Credible Elections…
One of the high points of President Bola Tinubu’s recent state visit to the United Kingdom was the £746 million financing agreement to update two key ports in Lagos State – Tin Can Island and Apapa ports. The agreement was celebrated with so much fanfare by the Tinubu government. One would probably think that it would be free money from the British government. Far from it. The British government loaded it with neo-colonial landmines. The loan will be repaid at a great cost to Nigeria’s economy. The interest rate is also said to be brutal. The Tinubu government has…
The Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike Wednesday called for urgent investment in weather observation systems. He added that Nigeria’s ability to predict and survive extreme climate events hinges on the quality of data collected today. Anosike stated this during the 2026 World Meteorological Day celebration in Abuja, anchored his message on the theme, “Observing Today, Protecting Tomorrow.” He emphasized that accurate and timely weather observations are the foundation of all forecasts, early warnings, and climate projections. Anosike noted that the increasing frequency of extreme weather events driven by climate change has made reliable meteorological…
The Federal High Court has granted an order of final forfeiture of the sum of $13 million linked to a business woman, Ms. Aisha Achimugu and her Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd, to the federal government. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dragged Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd before the court regarding the ownership of $13m suspected to be proceeds of fraud and unlawful activities. TheHintsNews reports that the court had on 22 August 2025, granted the EFCC an interim order forfeiting the $13 million linked to Oceangate to the government. The court also directed…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it has concluded a clause-by-clause realignment of its regulations and guidelines to ensure they are not only legally airtight but operationally in sync with the new Electoral Act ahead of the 2027 elections. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan gave the hint on Tuesday in Abuja at the consultative meeting with leaders of political parties on the review of INEC regulations and guidelines for political parties. Amupitan recalled that earlier this month, the Commission commenced a rigorous technical retreat to review and reconstruct the regulations and guidelines for political parties 2022.…
The Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Dr. Yusuf Dantalle has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against lapses during the forthcoming Ekiti and Osun governorship elections. Dantalle made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the consultative meeting with leaders of political parties on the review of INEC regulations and guidelines for political parties. IPAC was duty-bound to draw both national and international attention to evident shortcomings in the current electoral legal framework—shortcomings that have the potential to impede, weaken, and destabilise our hard-earned democracy. He stressed that Nigerians participated actively in the public hearings on the…
There is a peculiarly Nigerian species of political actor — let us call him Mallam Ambition — who wakes up one Tuesday morning, looks out of his window, squints at his neighbour’s house, and reaches a conclusion that would baffle a first-year law student, confound a mediating imam, and bring a Yoruba elder to his knees in prayer: he decides that the house is not being used ‘optimally,’ and therefore it belongs to him. Never mind that he sold the house to his neighbour forty-three years ago. Never mind that a price was paid, a transaction witnessed, and handshakes exchanged.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over a total sum of N3,936,145, 822 to the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. The presentation was made on Wednesday in Abuja behalf of the Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede by the Secretary to the Commission, Mohammed Hammajoda. Hammajoda reiterated the commitment of the Commission to the task of curbing economic and financial crimes, stressing that the funds were recovered through diligent investigation and professional uncovering of fraudulent engagements by some actors in the NNPCL. He said: “On behalf of the Executive Chairman, we will continue to put…