Transcorp Power Plc reports a 30% revenue increase to N398.27bn for FY 2025, with profit after tax reaching N91.42bn and a proposed N5.50 dividend. Read More: https://punchng.com/transcorp-power-grows-revenue-to-n398bn/

A recent foiled Nigerian coup reveals the fragility of its democracy. Discover why government secrecy and public amnesia pose a significant threat. Read More: https://punchng.com/coup-that-didnt-happen-and-truth-nigeria-buried/

A diaspora group, the Ora-Ekpen Association, has launched an N10m intervention for Edo hospitals rehabilitation, starting with the General Hospital in Sabo Read More: https://punchng.com/diaspora-group-moves-to-rehabilitate-edo-hospitals/

THE Lagos State University Muslim Alumni (LASUMA) has awarded a sum of N7 million in scholarships to 60 undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Lagos State University (LASU) under its annual scholarship programme. The 2025 LASUMA Scholarship Award, which was initially announced at the LASUMA 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Awards Ceremony held in […] The post LASUMA awards N7m scholarships to 60 LASU students appeared first on Tribune Online.

A political group has endorsed Seyi Tinubu as its preferred candidate for the Lagos gov election in 2027, citing his competence and background. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-group-tips-seyi-tinubu-as-next-lagos-gov/

INEC has registered two new parties, the DLA and NDC, raising the total number of Nigerian political parties to 20 ahead of the 2027 general election. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-political-parties-hit-20-as-inec-clears-two-more/

The Nigerian government has deployed 700 newly trained firefighters across the country to strengthen emergency response and improve national fire safety. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-deploys-700-newly-trained-firefighters/

In today’s gospel music space, listeners do not just consume songs, they observe lives.

Taraba Governor Agbu Kefas dismisses rumors of a strained relationship with Gen. TY Danjuma, stating that detractors are feeding the elder statesman lies. Read More: https://punchng.com/detractors-feeding-danjuma-lies-about-me-kefas/

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike inspects nearly completed judges’ quarters in Abuja, dismissing claims the housing project is meant to influence court rulings. Read More: https://punchng.com/wike-inspects-judges-quarters-denies-influencing-court-rulings/

The Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has been named the recipient of the Muslim News Nigeria Transformational Leadership Award 2025 in recognition of his exceptional, people-centred governance…

After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that there are countless incidents about the Holy Prophet’s (sa) love for God. In fact,…

Experts in Nigeria call for larger, more frequent Sukuk issuances to unlock capital for infrastructure, drive financial inclusion, and meet investor demand Read More: https://punchng.com/calls-grow-for-bigger-sukuk-to-fund-infrastructure/

INNOCENT OWEH President of the United States, Donald Trump on Thursday spotted Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, while attending the country’s national prayer breakfast held in Washington DC. According to…

CBM International launches SightQuest, a N25bn, 10-year program to enhance Nigeria eye care, reduce blindness, and stimulate economic growth. Read More: https://punchng.com/n25bn-investment-links-eye-care-to-economic-growth/

The ACFTA Fest aims to empower 1.5M youths and facilitate $5B in trade, driving intra-African trade and economic growth under the AfCFTA agreement. Read More: https://punchng.com/acfta-fest-targets-1-5m-youth-entrepreneurs-5bn-trade/

The Nigerian government is reinforcing its gas-to-power chain to boost electricity supply, tackle infrastructure gaps, and drive industrial growth. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-to-strengthen-gas-to-power-chain-for-industrial-growth/

Gradually and steadily, peace is returning in the South East. Anyone in the region during the yuletide or who listened to those that travelled would appreciate the extent of normalcy…

Nigeria’s government reviews its agricultural scheme after yielding produce worth N2.31tn. Learn about the NAGS-AP project’s impact on food security. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-reviews-agricultural-scheme-as-produce-hits-n2-31tn/

Former UFC champ Andrei Arlovski says Anthony Joshua breaking Jake Paul’s jaw was a needed lesson in respect for professional fighters. Read his comments. Read More: https://punchng.com/joshua-breaking-pauls-jaw-will-teach-him-lesson/

Toyin Oluyeye, a fashion entrepreneur and tutor, is the founder and CEO of Excellent Home Fashion. In this interview with SEYI TAIWO-OGUNTUASE, she shares the story behind her fashion brand,…

THE Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA) has announced its 2026 Annual Honours Awards, an event aimed at celebrating excellence in leadership and service among its distinguished members. According to the National Secretary of UNIFEMGA, Mr. Sefiu Ikudaisi, the awards ceremony is scheduled to hold tomorrow (February 7, 2026) in Ilorin, Kwara State. A […] The post UNIFEMGA to honour 28 members at 2026 Honours Awards ceremony in Ilorin appeared first on Tribune Online.

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka states that Nigeria’s post-independence leaders were only eager to step into the colonisers’ shoes, not truly liberate. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-leaders-eager-to-step-into-colonisers-shoes-soyinka/

At a US prayer breakfast, Donald Trump acknowledged Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu, hailing her as a ‘respected woman’ and Christian pastor. Read More: https://punchng.com/respected-woman-trump-hails-remi-tinubu-at-us-prayer-breakfast/

When President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja a month ago after a prolonged holiday in Paris and brief stopover at a summit in Abu Dhabi, a newspaper headline sardonically announced that the “Nigerian Ambassador to France pays his first official visit to Nigeria in 2026”. Tinubu, frequently criticised for his frequent sojourns in foreign locations, France […] The post Rivers crisis update, by Donu Kogbara appeared first on Vanguard News.

Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi reflects on Gen. Murtala Muhammed’s assassination, stating Nigeria’s trajectory would have been different had the leader lived. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerias-trajectory-would-be-different-if-murtala-wasnt-killed-akinyemi/

By ABDULMALIK ADAMS Imagine a man who rises from the bustling streets of Ibadan, Akure and Abuja armed with nothing but unyielding determination and a passion for justice, to become a beacon of hope for the oppressed across Nigeria. This is the electrifying story of Olukayode Abraham Ajulo, OON, SAN—better known as Kayode Ajulo—a trailblazing Nigerian […] The post The inspiring saga of Kayode Ajulo  appeared first on Vanguard News.

Following the tragic Kwara carnage, US troops arrive to assist Nigeria. Learn how the country can maximize this security intervention against terrorism. Read More: https://punchng.com/kwara-carnage-maximising-us-security-intervention/

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger – three rogue states that have formed an Alliance of Sahelian States, AES, to resist external pressure from ECOWAS on military rule – have just won the biggest diplomatic jackpot beyond their wildest imagination.  Not even a sorcerer would have guessed that, as a reward for their delinquency, this trio would […] The post Can we quench the fire that might start in Mali? By Azu Ishiekwene appeared first on Vanguard News.

The Olubadan of Ibadan praises Governor Sanwo-Olu’s infrastructure drive in Lagos and calls for defined constitutional roles for traditional rulers. Read More: https://punchng.com/olubadan-commends-sanwo-olus-infrastructure-drive/

By OTEGA OGRA On the surface, the 2026 World Customs Organisations Technology Conference in Abu Dhabi in the last week of January 2026, followed a familiar script. Flags, formal sessions, carefully worded speeches. But beneath the choreography, something more consequential was unfolding. As Customs chiefs and trade officials compared notes on the future of borders, Nigeria […] The post How Nigeria’s reforms are rewriting and moderninsing trade facilitation  appeared first on Vanguard News.

Liam Conejo Ramos, five, a preschooler  at Colombia Heights Public School, Minnesota, returned home on January 20, 2026. He might have looked forward to the warm embrace of his mother, but in the drive way of his home, United States, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE,  agents  captured him and his father, Adrian. The family had […] The post Nozomi Ikuta: From US concentration camp legacy to freedom, by Owei Lakemfa appeared first on Vanguard News.

As the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) awaits the verdict of FIFA on the petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo, it means that AFCON’s most decorated nine-time Bronze medalist, the…

The Chief Academic Officer of Unicaf, Dr Kevin Andrews, has lamented the institution’s inability to celebrate its graduands in the United Kingdom, where their degrees are awarded, due to a new aviation policy that requires participants to move out of the country for such ceremonies. Andrews described the situation as “sad,” noting that the policy Read More: https://punchng.com/unicaf-laments-uk-aviation-policy-at-lagos-convocation/

What initially began as isolated incidents after the death of Mohammed Yusuf, the late founder of Boko Haram after his death in July 2009 later balooned into full-scale insurgency with which we have struggled to no end for 16 years. Then, the insurgents were trying to establish control over ungoverned spaces in parts of Borno State […] The post As terrorists gradually take over Nigeria…, by Adekunle Adekoya appeared first on Vanguard News.

The Bauchi State Police command announces several arrests of kidnappers, robbers, and other criminals, along with the recovery of firearms and stolen items Read More: https://punchng.com/bauchi-police-arrest-kidnappers-robbers-recover-firearms/