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Insecurity
March 17, 2026

Multiple Explosions Rock Maiduguri, Many Injured

Several people sustained injuries following a series of explosions that hit Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday evening. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication covering the Lake Chad region, one of the blasts occurred at the Maiduguri Main
Energy and Power
March 16, 2026

Senate confirms Magnus Abe as NUPRC board chairman

The Senate on Monday confirmed former Rivers South-East senator, Magnus Abe, as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).   Abe was screened by the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) before receiving approval from
Finance
March 16, 2026

Oyedele vows effective implementation of Nigeria’s tax reforms

Newly sworn-in Minister of State for Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, has pledged to ensure the effective implementation of Nigeria’s tax reforms, stressing that policies must translate into measurable results.   Oyedele made the commitment on Monday shortly after President Bola Tinubu
Politics
March 16, 2026

PDP Can No Longer Function as Political Party – APC

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has blamed the recent wave of defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the opposition’s internal crises and failure to provide a credible political platform for its