Facts are emerging on how bandits abducted 40 farmers, including a large-scale groundnut and Guinea corn farmer in Mukura village near Kasuwa Garba in Mariga local area of Niger state,  demanding over  N100 million from their families. LEADERSHIP gathered that the bandits targeted the large-scale farmer but ended up abducting others around his farm located […]

By Ejike Ejike and Olakunle Olasanmi, Abuja Controversy has trailed the Department of State Services (DSS) denial that it  earlier directed its counsel to seek the suspension of the ongoing trial of African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the 2027 presidential election. The controversy followed Monday’s proceedings at the Federal High […]

| Says political differences normal in democracy The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Professor Nentawe Yilwatda has said the party will manage the political face-off between its governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, through dialogue, maturity and mutual respect. Yilwatda said the APC’s priority was to maintain party […]

BY OLAKUNLE OLASANMI, Abuja AND CHIKA IZUORA, Lagos Operators in Nigeria’s upstream and downstream petroleum sectors have kicked against the continued importation of petrol following a court order directing the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to continue granting import licences to three oil marketers. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court […]

A wide disparity in the ability of companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, to cover their debt obligations with cash has emerged, with some companies holding several times more cash than debt, while others have cash covering only a fraction of their outstanding borrowings. The post Job losses loom as N3.9trn debt may cripple 22 firms appeared first on Vanguard News.

The Federal Government has commenced the second phase of the review of agricultural laws as part of efforts to replace obsolete provisions with a modern legal framework capable of driving food sovereignty, sustainable agriculture and agribusiness-led economic growth. Director, Legal Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Hafsat Dupe Belgore, represented by the Assistant […] The post FG moves to overhaul 18 agric laws, targets food, security, investment appeared first on Tribune Online.

The lawmaker representing Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo and Odigbo federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Festus Ayodele Adefiranye, has inaugurated a six-classroom block at Ajue Grammar School in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State and a solar-powered borehole for communities in Odigbo town. According to a statement from his media office, the projects were inaugurated […] The post Lawmaker inaugurates classrooms, borehole for constituents appeared first on Tribune Online.

The oil and gas industry is set to begin shaping a new framework for local content implementation beyond 2027, as stakeholders converge at the Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) Forum 2026 to address funding, project opportunities, industrial capacity and regulatory reforms. The forum comes as local content performance has reached 61 percent under the Nigerian Content […] The post PNC 2026 to set priorities for next phase of Nigerian content implementation appeared first on Tribune Online.

Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Aniocha/Oshimili federal constituency, Honourable Ndudi Elumelu, has contributed N3.5 million towards the enrollment of 500 residents of Ward 11, Oshimili South, in the Delta State Contributory Health Insurance Scheme. Elumelu made the intervention last Thursday at Ahabam Primary School, […] The post Elumelu injects N3.5m into Smart Meka’s back-to-school initiative appeared first on Tribune Online.