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Nigeria’s decades-long battle against crude oil theft has reached a historic milestone, with new figures showing losses have plunged to their lowest level since 2009 — a breakthrough hailed as a major victory for Africa’s largest oil producer.According to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), crude oil losses between January and July 2025 stoodContinueContinue reading “Nigeria Records Lowest Oil Theft in 16 Years — Losses Fall 94% From 2021 Peak”

Sanwo-Olu to Launch New Agency to Reclaim 3,000 Hectares of Idle Land as Displaced Residents Protest on Third Mainland BridgeThe Lagos State Government has drawn a hard line on illegal developments, declaring that no compensation will be paid to owners of demolished properties along Iyana Oworo and the Lekki coastlines.Commissioner for Physical Planning and UrbanContinueContinue reading “NO PAYOUT FOR DEMOLISHED HOMES: LAGOS GOVT TO DISPLACED RESIDENTS”

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a five-day nationwide warning strike, a move that threatens to cripple healthcare services across Nigeria’s teaching and specialist hospitals.The industrial action, announced in the early hours of Thursday after a marathon online National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. on Friday,ContinueContinue reading “Resident Doctors Down Tools: Five-Day Nationwide Strike Threatens Nigeria’s Fragile Health System”

Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has raised the alarm over Nigeria’s mounting debt profile, warning that the country’s future is being sold off through reckless borrowing and wasteful government spending. Speaking passionately on Wednesday at the investiture of Blessing Ngozi Osakwe as the 12th President of theContinueContinue reading “Peter Obi Blasts Reckless Borrowing: ‘Nigeria’s Future Is Being Mortgaged Before Our Eyes’”

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has declared that Nigeria’s worsening insecurity cannot be solved by mere firepower, warning politicians against misleading the public with promises of “carpet-bombing” bandits into submission.Speaking on Saturday at the public presentation of Where I Stand—an Arabic translation by Sheikh Ibrahim Jalo Jalingo—Governor Sani insisted that insecurity in the NorthwestContinueContinue reading ““Guns Alone Can’t Defeat Bandits — Governor Uba Sani Warns Politicians Against Deceiving Nigerians””

Okpella, Edo State — In what security operatives have described as one of the bloodiest ambushes in recent years, heavily armed gunmen late Friday night killed no fewer than eight personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to the BUA Cement Factory in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of EdoContinueContinue reading “Massacre at BUA Cement: Gunmen Slaughter 8 NSCDC Officers, Abduct Chinese Expatriate in Edo”

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has taken the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to the Federal High Court, Abuja, over the controversial tinted-glass permit policy, describing it as unconstitutional, exploitative, and a potential goldmine for corruption.The legal fireworks were sparked during the NBA’s pre-conference National Executive Council meeting in Enugu on August 23, whereContinueContinue reading “NBA Drags IGP to Court Over ‘Illegal’ Tinted Glass Permit, Alleges Extortion, Private Account Payments”

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dramatically reversed recent appointments at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), reinstating Director-General Salihu Dembos after his abrupt and controversial removal just weeks ago.Authoritative sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the reversal followed a storm of confusion, ministerial embarrassment, and a behind-the-scenes battle for control of Africa’s largest television network.On Tuesday, theContinueContinue reading “EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Power Struggle That Forced Tinubu to Reverse NTA Shake-Up”

The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has stirred nationwide debate after openly accusing the Federal Government of frustrating the fight against banditry in the troubled North-West.In a statement shared on the official handle of Nigerian Stories via X (formerly Twitter), Governor Lawal declared:> “I know where bandits are, but security agents take orders fromContinueContinue reading “I Know Where Bandits Hide, But Abuja Ties Security Agents’ Hands – Zamfara Governor Explodes”

Our Correspondent A storm is brewing in Gombe as a fiery legal showdown takes shape. A Gombe-based lawyer, Usamatu Abubakar, Esq., has dragged the State Government and Police Command before the Federal High Court, Abuja, challenging the controversial ban on motorcycle operations between 7:00 PM and 6:00 AM.In his suit, Abubakar insists that the restriction,ContinueContinue reading ““Gombe Lawyer Slams ₦50 Million Suit Against Government, Police Over Motorcycle Ban””