In Kano, NEPC Equips Women Entrepreneurs with Skills to Access International Markets The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has trained women entrepreneurs and business owners in Kano State on product value addition, standardisation, certification and export readiness to enhance their competitiveness in international markets. The workshop, organised by the NEPC Northwest Regional Office, focused on
‘He said I would be president in his lifetime’ — Tinubu mourns Fasoranti President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to Reuben Fasoranti, leader of Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political group, who died on Tuesday aged of 100. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of Ondo, announced Fasoranti’s death in a statement, describing him as a respected elder statesman committed
Mexico okays Reno Omokri as Nigeria’s ambassador Reno Omokri has announced that Mexico has approved his appointment as Nigeria’s ambassador to the country. Omokri disclosed this in a post shared on X on Tuesday, saying the Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Mexico in Abuja, José Manuel Briseño Flores, delivered the agrément confirming the Mexican
Rejecting Tinubu’s Re-election Could Destabilise Nigeria – Ex-NAHCON Boss Warns The immediate past Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Sheikh Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan, has warned that denying President Bola Tinubu a second term could trigger a political crisis and undermine Nigeria’s tradition of power rotation between the North and South. Pakistan made
JUST IN: Sowore’s AAC Writes Tinubu, Seeks Presidential Villa for Campaign Inauguration, Logistics for Supporters The African Action Congress (AAC) has written to President Bola Tinubu, seeking permission to inaugurate the Presidential Campaign Council of its presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on November 11, 2026. The party also requested food, drinks
Arise Television presenter Rufai Oseni has raised concerns about Nigeria’s preparedness for Ebola, questioning how an imported case entered the country undetected and calling for stronger airport surveillance, border monitoring and infection control in private hospitals. Speaking on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Wednesday, Oseni recalled Nigeria’s response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak, crediting
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers State has demanded a public explanation from the State House of Assembly over its decision to reverse the declaration of three lawmakers’ seats as vacant after reportedly notifying the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organise by-elections. The party questioned the constitutional validity of the legislature’s initial action
The Taminu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected any prospect of supporting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, accusing some opposition figures of undermining democratic competition by aligning with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The faction stated its position in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has been hit by an internal crisis after six South-South state chairmen passed a vote of no confidence in the party’s presidential candidate, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, over his handling of preparations for the 2027 general elections. The chairmen accused Makinde of sidelining established party structures and appointing campaign
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has called on political stakeholders and residents of Rivers State to rally behind President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term in office ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Wike made the appeal during a meeting in Port Harcourt with supporters of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi