Author: Oyekanmi Seun
The Federal Government says it has finalised the implementation framework for the Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Plan to address structural bottlenecks and lay the groundwork for large-scale private sector-led investment and sustained economic growth. A statement by the Media and Communications Unit Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Senan Murray, stated that on Tuesday, 7 October 2025, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, the Minister of Power, Chief Bayo Adelabu, and the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, met with senior executives of Nigeria’s…
ASUU President Chris Piwuna stated that there had been no meaningful progress to prevent the union from moving forward with its planned industrial action. The Union’s National President, Professor Chris Piwuna, made the announcement during a press conference held on Sunday at the University of Abuja. Professor Piwuna, stated that there had been no meaningful progress to prevent the union from moving forward with its planned industrial action. He explained that the 14-day notice, issued on September 28, 2025, had lapsed without any substantial response from the relevant authorities. He stated that all ASUU branches across the country have been…
Some gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a truck driver, Tobi Oluwatuyi, along the Akure-Owo Expressway at Ilu Abo in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident, which occurred on Friday, was said to have caused panic in the community where the incident happened. It was gathered that the bandits abducted the victim while he was fixing the faulty truck along the road. An observer at the scene of the incident said the armed men came out from the bush and whisked him away, adding that the second man with the victim was said to have managed to escape.…
US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will on Monday chair a Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, also attended by world leaders, including the UN chief. The gathering in the Red Sea resort town will bring together “leaders from more than 20 countries”, Sisi’s office said. It will aim “to end the war in the Gaza Strip, enhance efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East, and usher in a new era of regional security and stability”. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he will attend, as will Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, his…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have arrived safely in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, following an unexpected delay to their flight from South Africa caused by a technical fault, PUNCH Online reports. The team, who are preparing for their decisive 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Benin Republic on Tuesday, touched down at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, at 8:05 am on Sunday, according to team media officer Promise Efoghe. “Finally, Super Eagles arrive in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. The team touched down at 8.05 a.m. Sunday morning,” Efoghe confirmed in a statement issued to the media. A video later released by the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today, Sunday 12th of October for Rome to participate in the Aqaba process Heads of State and Government Level meeting. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement, said the meeting, with special focus on the security crisis in West Africa, will begin on October 14. According to the statement, the meeting will bring together Heads of State and Government, senior intelligence and military officials from African countries and representatives of inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations to discuss security challenges in West Africa. Launched by King Abdullah II…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said the National Assembly will not allow any member to undermine its integrity or hold its proceedings hostage, stressing the need for discipline, respect for rules, and institutional order in the conduct of legislative business. Akpabio stated this in a statement released on Saturday by his media aide, Eseme Eyiboh. In the statement titled, “The Trials and Triumphs of a Resilient Nigeria’s 10th Senate”, Nigeria’s number three citizen said the enforcement of parliamentary rules was not intended to stifle dissent but to safeguard the values and traditions that sustain democratic governance. “The Senate cannot and…
At least eight members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) have been reportedly killed in Dan Loto village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The attack was coming barely two weeks after bandits attacked a mosque and killed five worshipers, including an Imam in the Local Government. Dan Loto is located in Yandoton Daji, a community where the bandits killed the five worshippers on September 26,2025. The Den learnt that the members of the CJTF were ambushed by the bandits while responding to a distress call on the bandits’ attempt to unleash terror on the Dan Loto community.…
President Bola Tinubu has granted presidential prerogative of mercy to one of Nigeria’s founding fathers, Herbert Macaulay and 174 others across various categories. This comes after a presentation by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, who conveyed President Bola Tinubu’s recommendations based on the report of the Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy on Thursday at the Council of State meeting held at the State House, Abuja. The Den learnt that Macaulay, often called the “father of Nigerian nationalism,” was twice convicted by the colonial authorities in Lagos. In 1913, while in private…
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday, dismissed the claims of the some serving Senators in the United States of America, USA, that there’s ongoing genocide against Christians in Nigeria. Rather, the Red Chamber declared that insecurity in Nigeria is not driven by religious sentiment but multifaceted factors which are critically being addressed by relevant authorities in the country. Senate’s reaction followed a motion by Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) and co-sponsored by 20 other lawmakers on “Urgent need to correct misconceptions regarding the purported ‘Christian Genocide’ narrative in Nigeria and in the International Community” during plenary. The Red Chamber…