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The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Friday at the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) Conference Centre, Warri, Delta State, concluded the latest of its capacity building programmes for local contractors and vendors from oil and gas host communities, with a declaration that empowerment of participants was a cardinal policy in fulfilment of its core mandate. At the five-day capacity building workshop themed “Empowering Local Contractors for Sustainable Growth,” participants from 40 companies operating as contractors and vendors received detailed explanation of NCDMB’s “Community Content Guideline” (CCG) and were acquainted with modalities for securing and executing contracts from oil…

Keir Starmer, prime minister of the United Kingdom, has announced the country’s recognition of Palestine as a state. In a video shared on X, Starmer said the UK has joined over 150 countries that recognise the Palestinian state, adding that the move is “a pledge to the Palestinian and Israeli people that there can be a better future”. “I know the strength of feeling that this conflict provokes,” he said. “We have seen it on our streets, in our schools and conversations we have had with friends and family. It has created division, some have used it to stoke hatred…

Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State on Sunday made his first public appearance after his reinstatement. Fubara and his wife, Valerie, attended a thanksgiving service at his home church, St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, in Opobo Kingdom. The reinstated governor said the service was to thank God, the Church and people of the state for their prayers. Posting on X, Fubara wrote: “In thanksgiving and to glorify God Almighty for His boundless mercy, divine guidance and steadfast love, my wife and I had the honour of worshipping at our home church, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Opobo Kingdom. “The service was also a…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will on Monday, September 29, swear-in 57 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) as part of programmes lined up to formally herald the 2025/2026 legal year of the Court. A statement by the Court’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Dr Festus Akande, on Sunday in Abuja said, the swearing-in ceremony is billed to hold at the Main Courtroom of the Apex Court. The statement reads in part, “In line with our age-long tradition, during the special court session, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, will deliver a State-of the Judiciary address.…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and Amnesty International Nigeria have asked President Bola Tinubu to order the withdrawal of criminal charges filed against activist Omoyele Sowore, as well as the social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, over alleged anti-Tinubu posts. This was disclosed in a joint letter dated September 20, 2025, and signed by SERAP deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, and Amnesty International Nigeria director, Isa Sanusi. The groups urged Tinubu to stop the Department of State Services and other security agencies from “misusing judicial processes to silence dissent.” They further called on the President to direct Attorney…

Vice-President Kashim Shettima departed Abuja on Sunday for New York to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Office of the Vice-President said. According to a statement released on Sunday by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima will deliver Nigeria’s national statement at the high-level meeting. The statement read, “Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja, Nigeria, to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, holding in New York, United States of America, from Monday, September 22 to Sunday, September 28,…

President Tinubu is in a celebratory mood as his wife and first lady of Nigeria, Remi Tinubu, turns 65.  In a tribute to her, the President described Remi as his confidant, counsellor, and the steady flame illuminating his path. He celebrated her sacrifice Nigeria and stated that Nigeria ‘owes her more than many will ever know.’ He went on to pray and profess his love for her. Nigerian beauty His tribute reads ‘’Oluremi Mi, As you celebrate your 65th birthday today, I honour not only the love of my life, but also a woman whose quiet strength and enduring grace…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said any leader who fails to perform should be voted out of office if proper elections are conducted.This is as former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, called for the reform of democracy and its protection in Africa. Obasanjo also denied allegations that he sought a third term in office when he was president, insisting that if he had wanted a third term, he would have got it, adding also that no Nigerian can produce evidence to support such allegations. Jonathan, who described electoral manipulation as one of the biggest…

Air travel across Europe was thrown into disarray this weekend after a cyberattack crippled check-in and boarding systems at some of the continent’s busiest airports, including London Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin. The disruption left thousands of passengers stranded in long queues, with airlines forced to fall back on manual procedures. Brussels Airport confirmed that its automated systems had been rendered inoperable overnight, forcing staff to check in passengers by hand. The operator warned of “a large impact on the flight schedule” and said delays and cancellations were inevitable. At least 10 flights were cancelled and 17 others delayed by more…

President Bola Tinubu is currently in Kaduna State on a one-day visit. Shortly after he landed, the President visited the widow of late former President, Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, at the family house. He was received by the former first lady and her family member. The President in his brief speech pledged to continue her husband’s legacy. ‘’”The loss of flesh is not the loss of spirit, the spirit that he left with us is the spirit of hope, dedication,patriotism and honesty…we assure you and the family that we will continue the legacy of our leader and the spirit that he…