Author: Vardiafrica

The political temperature in Abia State is already beginning to rise ahead of the 2027 general election, as the Senator representing Abia North at the National Assembly, Orji Uzor Kalu, has pledged to do all within his power to deliver Abia State to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He made the pledge at Ekoli in Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State during his annual New Year visit to the Chairman of the APC in Ebonyi State, Stanley Okoro-Emegha. The former Abia State Governor said he would deploy everything within his arsenal to ensure that the APC wrests power…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the officials of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), on Friday, clashed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over the trial of former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN.Apparently, the two agencies engaged themselves over who should be in charge of security during the trial of the former minister. On December 30, the Court ordered his remand at the Kuje correvtional centre til January 2, when his bail application will be heard.Both officials of the two agencies threatened to shoot themselves over who should…

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has presented a budget estimate of N1.75 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year to the Senate Committee on NDDC, chaired by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, and the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC, chaired by Hon. Ibori-Suenu Erhiatake. Presenting the budget proposals at the National Assembly complex, Abuja, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, said the 2025 Budget, with the theme “Budget of Consolidation,” builds on the gains of the 2024 Budget of Renewed Hope and reflects the Commission’s deliberate shift from transactional to transformational development, in alignment with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has officially metamorphosed into the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS),unveiling its new institutional brand identity. The development ushers a new dawn in revenue administration in the country as the new tax laws come into force today. The NRS came into operation following the signing of its enabling law known as the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Act 2025 by President Bola Tinubu in June 2025. Speaking at the unveiling of the logo yesterday in Abuja, Executive Chairman of NRS, Zacch Adedeji, explained that the logo and other brand elements for NRS represented an important milestone in…

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has formally withdrawn his membership from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In a letter dated 29th December 2025 and addressed to the PDP Ward Chairman of Ampang West Ward in Mangu Local Government Area, Mutfwang announced his resignation with immediate effect. The letter, acknowledged by the ward leadership a day later, conveyed his appreciation to the party for providing a platform to participate in the democratic process. The letter reads: “I write to formally notify you of my resignation from the PDP with immediate effect.” “I sincerely appreciate the PDP for providing me the political…

Enzo Maresca has left his role as Chelsea head coach after 18 months in charge, the Premier League club announced Thursday. “Chelsea Football Club and head coach Enzo Maresca have parted company,” said a club statement. The Italian’s exit from Stamford Bridge comes with the club fifth in the Premier League table — 15 points adrift of leaders and London rivals Arsenal — with one win in their last seven top-flight games. Speculation about Maresca’s position increased during Chelsea’s poor run of recent results amid reports of a worsening relationship between the coach and the club’s hierarchy. “With key objectives…

I welcome you all to 2026, with gratitude to God and confidence in our collective resolve that this new year will be a more prosperous one for our nation, our citizens, and all who call Nigeria home. During 2025, we sustained the momentum on our major reforms. We had a fiscal reset and also recorded steady economic progress. Despite persistent global economic headwinds, we recorded tangible and measurable gains, particularly in the economy. These achievements reaffirm our belief that the difficult but necessary reforms we embarked upon are moving us in the right direction with more concrete results on the…

The federal government has announced the end to the culture of paper-based bureaucracy in the State House, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, the Federal Civil Service Commission and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and 33 Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) from Wednesday. The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, disclosed this Wednesday when announcing the completion of the implementation of the presidential and administrative directives for the MDAs and Ministries and Extra-Ministerial Departments (MEMDs) to…

Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in December 2025 commenced the Nigerian Content Research, Innovation and Technology Challenge 2025/2026 with a call on interested individuals, research institutions, academia, oil and gas industrysuppliers, and members of the public with research innovations, to submit proposals for evaluation and admission into the NCDMB Technology Innovation and Incubation Centre(TIIC), Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The competition, which seeks to identify and develop new technologies to address specific challenges in the oil and gas industry and its linkage sectors, requires that proposals be in line with approved thematic areas and priority industry challenge, namely, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Local Materials Substitution Studies, Technology Development Studies, Health,…

During his official defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Enugu on Wednesday, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi issued a stern warning against electoral malpractice ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking to a gathering of supporters at Nike Lake Hotel, Obi emphasised the need to protect Nigeria’s democracy and uphold the rule of law. He said, “Today is an important day. Today is the last day of 2025. So we are ending this year with a hope that in 2026 we will begin a journey of rescue of our country, for proper socio-economic development that will be…