Politics

The federal government has introduced a new Post-Amnesty Voluntary Return and Documentation Program (PAVRDP) for foreign citizens who have overstayed their visa or violated immigration laws without regularizing their status. The initiative, announced by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Friday, follows the expiration of the government’s expired visa amnesty program on September 30, 2025. According to a statement signed …

The appointment of Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by President Bola Tinubu has sparked discussions around zoning, ethnicity and national balance, and presidential aide Sunday Dare described the move as a “commendable gesture of equality and inclusion.” In a statement released on Friday titled “INEC Chairman: Making a Difference – …

When the Council of State met recently under the chairmanship of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, one of the major decisions reached was the approval of sweeping reforms to the Nigerian Police Trust Fund (NPTF), including the repeal and re-enactment of its Constitution Act, the removal of the six-year sunset clause and an increase in the statutory financial allocation from 0.5% …

Prof. Danladi of the University, praises Tinubu’s administrative reforms in the upstream oil and gas sector Lagos (Core Reporters) A university lecturer and energy governance scholar, Prof. Josiah Danladi, has praised President Bola Tinubu for what he described as a “bold and transformative recalibration” of Nigeria’s upstream oil and gas sector. Speaking at the Citizens Connect conference in Lagos, Prof. …

Every election comes with its own challenges, and political players are busy oiling their political machinery towards the November 11, 2023 Kogi State gubernatorial election. Several candidates have emerged from various primaries across the 18 political parties that will participate in the said election. Elections in Kogi State have a way of entertaining Nigeria’s political spectators with its different dramas …

The political landscape in Enugu State is set for a major upheaval as Governor Peter Mbah prepares to lead the entire political structure of the state – including 24 members of the State House of Assembly and 260 councilors – into the All Progressives Congress (APC). The planned defection, described by insiders as the “death knell” of the Peoples Democratic …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a former Board Chairman of the Nigeria Social Security Trust Fund, NSITF, Ngozi Olejeme, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. She was arraigned on 8-count charges bordering on conversion, transfer, procurement and possession of proceeds of illegal activities amounting to N1000,000,000.00k (one billion Naira only). One …

Group hails Ojulari’s transparency as NNPCL submits responses to N210trn audit questions …The battery supports Tinubu’s vision in restoring the lost glory of NNPCL A coalition of civil society and accountability advocates under the aegis of the Network for Transparency and Economic Reform (NETER) has praised the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo …

Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, said on Friday that he has no plans to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Suswam rubbished the rumors in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr. Bede Bartholomew, in Makurdi. Governor Hyacinth Alia has invited stakeholders in the state to attend a state dinner, and the development sparked insinuations that Suswam would switch …

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday. Maria Corina Machado He won the prize for his “tireless work in promoting the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people,” said the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes. He called her a …