Former President Olusegun Obasanjo warned that Nigeria’s $147 billion debt will burden present and future generations. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that Nigeria’s rising debt will be paid by the present generation, their…
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has condemned xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other Africans, recalling Nigeria’s claimed $61 billion contribution to ending apartheid while urging unity, restraint and stronger bilateral cooperation.
Former senator Dino Melaye has criticised the Federal Government’s sponsorship of pilgrimages to Mecca and Israel, claiming there is an “ashawo” joint close to Mount Sinai and urging that funds go to development. Former…
Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has announced plans to enforce the one-year rent payment rule, stop landlords from demanding multiple years’ rent in advance and improve housing affordability through stronger regulations and property…
November 8, 2026PNPM NewsEntertainment, Nigeria, Notes
Twenty-three years after comedian Gbenga Adeboye’s death, his sisters have demanded DNA tests on his widow’s three children, an allegation his widow’s camp has not accepted and which remains unsubstantiated. Twenty-three years after the…
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, says the state government plans to enforce the one-year rent payment provision in its real estate law to stop landlords from demanding two or three years’ rent in…
NNPCL says gas pipelines are not the problem behind Nigeria’s power shortfall, pushing back at NISO as the minister blames maintenance and damaged lines. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says its gas…
November 8, 2026PPunchBusiness and Economy, Nigeria, Notes
Nigeria imports about $1bn of fish a year to cover a 2.2 million-tonne gap, and a $200m World Bank-backed plan aims to close it. Nigeria is grappling with an annual fish supply deficit of…
November 8, 2026VVanguardCrime Scene, Nigeria, Notes
A Ugandan woman who came to Lagos for a religious programme was caught at the airport with 87 wraps of cocaine strapped to her body, the NDLEA says. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
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