Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have struck yet another decisive blow against transnational drug syndicates following the discovery and dismantling of a fortified, industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Oyo state. The laboratory is operated by a Nigerian-Mexican cartel deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa
The Federal Government has disclosed that local production of petrol has moved from effectively zero in 2023 to about 48 million litres per day. Mrs. Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to the President on Oil and Gas disclosed this at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce Energy Day 2026. A text of
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday fixed June 30 for ruling on a motion filed by Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), seeking to vacate an order for his bail revocation. Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the date after Sowore’s lawyer, Raphael Adakole, moved the
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed capital market operators to immediately stop the promotion and solicitation of investments linked to a purported public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE. The commission, in a public notice on Tuesday, described the activities as unauthorised and misleading. The directive
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has recorded some breakthroughs in its ongoing crackdown on armed robbery, cultism, and illegal possession of firearms across the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Tijani, disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja. He noted
The Lagos State Government has shut down the Oshodi Resettlement Market following an attack on officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) during an enforcement operation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in
The Network of Civil Society Groups in Osun on Tuesday condemned the rising cases of political violence in the state, accusing the police of compromise ahead of the Aug. 15 governorship election. The groups, at a news conference in Osogbo, alleged that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ibrahim
Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti on Tuesday received certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following his victory during last Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Dr Bunmi Omoseyindemi, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) who represented INEC Chairman, Prof. Joseph Amupitan, presented the certificate to Oyebanji at
The ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), in collaboration with ActionAid International, Education International, the Tax and Education Alliance, and other stakeholders, has faulted the IMF on its latest advice on social and public service cuts. ActionAid conveyed its reaction on Tuesday during a virtual report unveiling. The report reviewed IMF country advice
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) State Police Bill, 2026 to the Senate for consideration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the correspondence, dated June 15, was read on the floor of the senate by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio,