Month: September 2026

By Agency Report The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the remand of Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director-General (DG) of alleged non-existing Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), in Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a short ruling, held that Adeyemi would be in custody pending the hearing and determination of his bail […]

By Saminu Ibrahim The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has directed the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and the Council of Legal Education (CLE) to submit additional documents over the admission crisis involving more than 4,000 NOUN law graduates. The committee, chaired by Hon. Chief Kwamoti Laori Bitrus, gave the directive on […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has repatriated Bili, a rescued female baby gorilla, from Nigeria to the Republic of Congo, marking its first international full-cycle wildlife operation. Bili was flown from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, to the Réserve Naturelle de Tchimpounga in Pointe-Noire, Congo, between September 22 and 28, 2026. The operation covered […]

A FCT High Court, Maitama has ordered Jordan Wike the son of the FCT Minister, to produce his American international passport in court. Justice Sylvanus Oriji made the order at the defence of a suit against Jordan filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited after the claimants counsel applied […]

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday approved an extension of the implementation of the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation Act from September 30 to December 31, 2026. This followed a motion by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, after an executive session and clause-by-clause consideration of the bill by the Committee of Supply. The Senate […]

The Nigerian Navy has recovered approximately 80,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil in two separate anti-crude oil theft operations in Delta State. The Navy also arrested three suspected drug traffickers and seized illicit substances during a joint operation with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the Warri area. A statement by the […]

By Yusuf Bello Electricity supply has been disrupted in parts of Port Harcourt and its environs following a labour-related incident at the Afam IV Gas Power Station. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), in a statement on Tuesday, said the disruption began on Monday, September 28, 2026, after members of the National Union of Electricity […]

By Saminu Ibrahim The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced a 33 per cent increase in profit after tax (PAT), rising from N5.4 trillion in 2024 to N7.2 trillion in 2025. The company disclosed this in its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025, released after its Annual General […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a man, Ishaq Muhammed, in the trial of an Abuja-based lawyer, Ahmed Abdulrahman, and others for allegedly cyberbullying Sen. Shehu Umar. Justice Rita Offili-Ajumogobia gave the order after David Kaswe, counsel for the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), moved […]

By Bola Olamide President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ended his working vacation in France and departed Paris for Nigeria. His aircraft is expected to arrive at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, later on Tuesday. The President is heading to Lagos ahead of Nigeria’s Independence Day celebrations, where he will honour the memory of the late […]