The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Joseph Tegbe as Minister of Power and Sola Enikanolaiye as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, respectively. At its sitting on Wednesday, the Senate made the confirmation following a nomination and confirmation request sent to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. While subjecting Tegbe to scrutiny, the Senators told him that Nigeria’s installed generation exceeded 13,000MW yet actual supply rarely surpassed 4,500MW because transmission and distribution systems remained...

The Enugu State Government plans to utilize the state’s enormous coal deposits to generate electricity. The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, disclosed this plan on Wednesday when he received in audience members of the Organized Private Sector at the Government House. Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah also sets July 2026 as the groundbreaking date for the construction of a 660MW coal-fired power plant, even as he promised to build it within 24 months. “Recall...

The Federal Government will soon roll out plans to mobilize 10 million Nigerian women nationwide to participate actively in politics, policy advocacy, and economic development. The initiative was announced at the National Women Mega Empowerment & Rally 2026, held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja and organized by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.  The rally with the themed “The Power of 10 Million: One Voice, One Movement, One Choice...

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened on Monday as the faction backed by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, appointed a 13-member interim National Working Committee (NWC) and released its timetable for the 2027 general elections, days after a rival faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, unveiled a separate schedule. At its 103rd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, the Makinde-backed bloc appointed Kabiru Turaki...

The Federal Government has summoned Bobby Moroe, Acting High Commissioner of South Africa to Nigeria, over recent xenophobic attacks targeting Nigerians in the former apartheid nation. The meeting, scheduled for Monday at the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja, is expected to address growing concerns over the safety and treatment of Nigerian citizens abroad. In a statement issued on Saturday, Kimiebi Ebienfa, Director of Public Affairs at the Ministry, said the...

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, and a former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, have formally joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). The two political figures were officially registered as members of the party on Sunday at its national secretariat in Abuja, where they were issued membership cards in the presence of party officials and supporters. Footage from the event showed Kwankwaso receiving his membership card first, followed...

Celebrity nightlife entrepreneur Pascal Okechukwu has entered partisan politics, declaring his ambition to contest for a seat in the House of Representatives ahead of the 2027 general elections. Okechukwu, widely known as Cubana Chief Priest, said he would seek to represent the Orsu/Orlu/Oru East Federal Constituency of Imo State. He disclosed his plan in a video posted on Instagram on Tuesday, shortly after a visit to the All Progressives Congress (APC) state secretariat, where he...