President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that 2026 will mark the beginning of a “more robust phase of economic growth” for Nigeria, expressing confidence that recent economic reforms will deliver tangible benefits to ordinary citizens. In his New Year goodwill message to Nigerians on Wednesday, the President said the country closed 2025 on a strong economic footing despite global headwinds, pointing to improved growth figures, moderating inflation and renewed investor confidence. Below is the full...

…Seeks Nigerians’ Forgiveness Over 2023 Ticket The Labour Party has described the defection of its 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a “liberation”, admitting that presenting him as its flagbearer in the last general election was a grave political error. In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, the party said it had long parted ways with Obi...

The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has directed his lawyers to withdraw all ongoing defamation lawsuits filed against several individuals, stating that he was deeply moved by the counsel of a Catholic priest during a New Year’s Mass in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Sen. Akpabio made the disclosure on Thursday at the Sacred Heart Parish in Uyo, where he attended a New Year’s service. He revealed that he had instituted close to nine...