Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has said the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) adopted President Bola Tinubu as its preferred candidate for the 2027 presidential election to sustain its political alliance with the Federal Government. Soludo said the arrangement followed APGA’s tradition of supporting the party at the centre, citing its adoption of former President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party as its presidential candidate in 2011. The governor spoke at an event...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the Federal Government against restoring a blanket petrol subsidy, urging it to channel financial support directly to vulnerable Nigerians struggling with rising fuel and transport costs. The fund said universal fuel subsidies were expensive, disproportionately benefited wealthier consumers and could worsen Nigeria’s fiscal challenges at a time of rising government borrowing costs. Rodrigo Valdés, director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, gave the advice on Wednesday during a...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has attributed the exclusion of some candidates from the final list for the 2027 governorship elections to their political parties’ failure to submit membership registers within the period prescribed by law. Among those affected are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidates in Ogun and Gombe states, Oladipupo Adebutu and Isa Pantami, respectively. Adebutu’s name and that of his running mate were missing from INEC’s final list for Ogun...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of 18 presidential candidates and their running mates for the 16 January 2027 general election. President Bola Tinubu is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar is contesting on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), while Peter Obi represents the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). Other candidates include Oyo State Governor Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM),...

The Federal Government has announced a 30-day discount on petrol dispensed at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) filling stations, with public transport operators to receive priority under the arrangement. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, announced the measure on Thursday at a press briefing in Abuja on the rising cost of petrol and the government’s position on subsidy. Oyedele said the intervention was not a return to petrol...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has called for the immediate release of outstanding funds under its 2026 budget, warning that timely financing is essential to avoid disruptions in preparations for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, made the call on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing a World Press Conference and National Stakeholders’ Meeting marking 100 days to the elections. Amupitan said the scale of the 2027 elections required “robust financial backing and...