The piece by columnist and former Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief of The Guardian, Martins Oloja, entitled “Why Should We Celebrate Daily Times @ 100, FRCN @ 75?” published on September 5, was an angry one. And Oloja had many good reasons to be angry. Daily Times, Nigeria’s newspaper of record, was 100 years old on June 1, […]

History has a peculiar way of rewarding reformers. It immortalises them, but rarely protects them. The archetypal reformer arrives at a moment of institutional decay, wages war against entrenched interests, upsets profitable arrangements, creates enemies faster than admirers and, having altered the trajectory of a nation, exits the stage—sometimes voluntarily, sometimes by force, often before […]

UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the commencement of the 2026 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC), with a total of N41 million in educational grants and prizes to be awarded to the top five winners. Now in its 16th consecutive year, the […]

The Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL) has commended the managing director and chief executive officer of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), Engr. Chijioke Okwuokenye, for what it described as encouraging improvement in electricity supply across the company’s franchise area. At a press conference, the group said Okwuokenye had demonstrated administrative competence and purposeful […]

The Group General Manager of Continental Hotels Nigeria, Karl Hala, has urged aviation, hospitality and government stakeholders to move beyond connectivity and begin building the human capacity, experiences and systems that make destinations thrive. Speaking at the AeroWest Summit 2026 in Lagos, Hala said while airlines and airports are critical, they are not tourism on […] The post Hala outlined five-point framework for Nigeria to capture tourism demand appeared first on Tribune Online.

Bauchi State commissioner for Education, Alhaji Abdulkadir Ibrahim, has charged newly recruited nomadic teachers to demonstrate patience, professionalism and discipline in the discharge of their duties. Ibrahim gave the charge through the director of Administration and Human Resources in the ministry, Alhaji Abdullahi Bappa, during an orientation workshop organised by the Bauchi State Agency for […]

The Agbekoya Farmers Society has vowed to resist any attack on the south west communities by bandits. The association’s president-general, High Chief Kamorudeen Okikiola, who stated this at the inauguration of the newly elected executive members and installation of new Agbekoya chieftaincy holders by the Agbekoya Farmers Society of Nigeria in Ibadan, said the association […]

A political support group, Tinubu–Uba Sani Consolidation Front (TUSCOF) has appealed to Kaduna residents to put political differences aside and participate in democratic activities ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement issued by the group’s director of Media and Publicity, Sani Dan Borno, said the collaboration between the federal government and Kaduna State government […]

The Association of African Air Forces (AAAF) has taken major steps towards strengthening continental airpower cooperation and institutional continuity against threats. Some of the steps taken at a high-level planning conference held from 31st August to 4th September, 2026, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, include to develop practical, African-led mechanisms for enhanced cooperation on the […]

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has given N3 million in cash prizes to nine winners of its 2026 National Essay Competition on disaster management. The winners, drawn from senior secondary schools, tertiary institutions and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Emergency Management Vanguards, emerged from entries submitted by young Nigerians across the country. During the […]

The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has raised over 500,000 seedlings of various tree species for planting across Jigawa State in a quest to combat environmental degradation. The director-general of the agency, Alhaji Sale Abubakar, disclosed this to newsmen during his one-day field visit to some of their project sites in Jigawa […]

Infrastructure, investment and public-private collaboration took centre stage as Julius Berger Nigeria Plc and the Lagos State government articulated a shared vision to unlock value in the economy of Africa’s second-largest city and to position Lagos on the path to becoming a trillion-dollar economy by 2052. The 2026 Julius Berger Luminary Soirée, hosted at the […]

•Over 100 African tour operators to converge on Lagos More than 100 leading tour operators in Africa will gather in Lagos this September for the Tour Operators Summit at the 22nd Akwaaba African Travel Market, widely regarded as the continent’s largest travel and tourism trade fair. The three-day event will take place from September 13 […] The post African tourism leaders to tackle payments, sports tourism, passenger rights at Akwaaba 2026 appeared first on Tribune Online.

A civil society organisation, Public Accountability & Transparency International, has petitioned the House of Representatives over the Sub-Lease and Operation Agreement between the National Iron Ore Mining Company and Premium Steel and Mines Limited. The petition, dated 20 August 2026, prompted the House Committee on Steel Development, chaired by Hon. Zainab Gimba, to commence a […]

More than 23 million children were reached and vaccinated against polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases across Nigeria between January and June 2026, through vaccination campaigns supported by eHealth Africa. The organisation reached children in more than 205,000 settlements while expanding digital technology, geospatial tracking systems, renewable energy, and public health coordination platforms to strengthen healthcare […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to account for increased government revenues, savings from fuel subsidy removal and higher crude oil earnings before seeking additional financing through a proposed Vienna-listed bond. Atiku, in a statement issued yesterday by his senior special assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, questioned why the […]

The International Day to Protect Education from Attack, marked around the world on September 9, chose a theme this year that reads almost as a direct question to Nigeria: “Can education survive attack? The resilience of human communities.” The United Nations says more than 8,500 attacks on   schools, students and teachers have been recorded globally […]

The death toll from the suspected consumption of adulterated alcoholic drinks in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State has risen from 24 to 27, with the council consequently banning the sale and consumption of locally made alcohol across the area. The 24 deaths earlier reported in Odigbo town, New Town, and Araromi-Obu have now […]

Players of Nigeria’s Senior Women’s Basketball team, D’Tigress, have thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after receiving the financial rewards promised to them for winning the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket title. The President announced on Thursday via his X Handle that the rewards he had promised to D’Tigress had been fully redeemed. He said, “ Each […]

Armed bandits have raided Girekau Village in Kebbe Local Government in Sokoto State, leaving residents in fear following reported cases of abduction and killing. The Sokoto State Police Command said it had launched an investigation into the incident and deployed additional personnel to the affected area to restore normalcy. Speaking exclusively with the Public Relations […]

The Federal Government has set 1 October 2026 as the commencement date for 100MB of free educational data access for Nigerian students under the Zero-Rated Access to Educational Platforms and Content initiative. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced this yesterday in Abuja at the official launch of the initiative organised by the Nigerian […]

The Ekiti state Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael Falade, has ordered a thorough investigation into the death of a 25-year-old wife, Kehinde Onizeokaraga, reportedly killed by her butcher husband, identified as Ibrahim Sodiq She was reportedly attacked and killed during a marital disagreement. Falade, who spoke in Ado-Ekiti, said the investigation would be carried out […]

Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to abandon his ambition to contest the 2027 presidential election, saying he should instead concentrate on his traditional responsibilities. Kwankwaso made the remarks when members of the Fulani Farmers Association visited him at his Abuja residence, where […]

By Hafsat Bello Bahara, Abdullahi Sambo Richifa, Kano The eldest son of slain Kano-based social media personality, Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagamu, Ammar Ibrahim Dan Shagamu, has demanded justice for his father, saying the family will not forgive those responsible for his death. Speaking exclusively with LEADERSHIP, Ammar described his father’s death as a heartbreaking loss, […]

By Adamu Azeez THERE is a popular expression making the rounds in some corporate circles today: “The fear of Dangut is the beginning of wisdom.” It is an arresting phrase because it appears to capture the apprehension that often accompanies an administrator who insists on rules, accountability and institutional discipline. But perhaps the more important […] The post WAEC’s Dangut: When reform becomes uncomfortable appeared first on Tribune Online.

By Ademu Idakwo, Olakunle Olasanmi, Abuja, Olamide Ojuokaiye, Abiodun Sivowaku, Lagos Expectedly, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its exclusive statutory authority to collate and announce election results in Nigeria, amid fresh moves by opposition political forces to independently track, transmit and collate results from polling units during the 2027 general elections.   […]

Bayelsa State partners with Health Emergency Initiative to provide emergency response training for teachers and students, equipping them with life-saving s Read More: https://punchng.com/bayelsa-hei-train-teachers-in-emergency-response/