By Seun ibiyemi The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has opened applications for its Blue Economy Accelerator Programme (NIMASA-BEAP), inviting young Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 28 to submit innovative ideas capable of driving growth and transformation in the country’s maritime and blue economy sectors. The application portal opened on Monday,…
By Dakuku Peterside Think of a Nigerian born in 1999, the year civilian rule came back. That person is twenty-seven now. They have never lived under a military government. But they may have finished school and not found a job. They have probably learned to plan trips around insecurity, and they almost certainly run a…
By Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji ( Ambo) Media Fronts As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence Anniversary, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji ( Ambo) media organisation says the Federal Government’s reform interventions across the states provide concrete signs that the nation’s journey towards prosperity, though challenging, is on course. In Osun State, the impact of these reforms is…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal Government’s electricity subsidy obligation fell by 35.27 per cent to N679.58 billion in the first half of 2026, compared with N1.05 trillion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). NERC disclosed this in its Q2 2026 Electricity Market Report, which showed that…
By David Oluwatosin Former Vice-President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration that Nigeria has entered an “age of prosperity”, arguing that economic growth figures have yet to translate into meaningful relief for millions of Nigerians. Atiku, in his Independence Day address on Thursday,…
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has urged the Federal Government to ensure the productive restart of the country’s state-owned refineries by January, ahead of the upcoming election period. The association said reviving the government-owned refineries would strengthen Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity, improve the utilisation of critical national assets and deepen…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal Government allotted N7.15 trillion worth of FGN bonds between January and September 2026, representing a 106 per cent increase from the N3.48 trillion allotted during the corresponding period in 2025. An analysis of monthly auction results released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) showed that the sharp increase was driven…
By Seun Ibiyemi Public sector workers across Nigeria will begin a three-day warning strike from midnight Friday, October 2, 2026, following the failure of the Federal Government to address demands by the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC). The council directed workers in the federal, state and local government services, including employees of ministries,…
By Seun Ibiyemi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alongside First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, attended the national premiere of MKO, a documentary chronicling the life, political struggle and enduring legacy of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola and Nigeria’s historic June 12 pro-democracy struggle. The premiere, held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative…
By David Oluwatosin The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in collaboration with the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has commenced the rollout of a zero-rated data access initiative that will provide eligible learners with up to 100 megabytes of free data daily to access approved educational platforms. The initiative, which took effect on…
