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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has projected that Nigeria’s registered voting population will surpass 100 million ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mallam Mohammed Haruna, INEC’s National Commissioner, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja. Haruna, also the Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), spoke at INEC’s “Joint Implementation Meeting of the Departments of Voter Education and Publicity (VEP) …

The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to dial 112 during emergencies requiring urgent medical assistance, while releasing state emergency call centre numbers. The National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS), in an update on Wednesday, said 112 serves as a central contact for emergency medical assistance. It said several states also had dedicated emergency call centre numbers to support …

The endorsement of Prof. Akasoba Duke-Abiola by the African Policy and Research Consortium (APRC) for consideration as a candidate for United Nations Secretary-General presents Nigeria with an opportunity for a wider conversation about global leadership. At its core, the argument for Duke-Abiola’s candidature rests on the breadth of her experience in international law, diplomacy, governance, peace and security, development and …

The Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin came alive as emerging tennis talents took center stage at the maiden Edo Youth Tennis Championship, with organizers promising to make the competition an annual platform for grassroots development. The championship, organised by 82.ng in collaboration with the Edo State Tennis Association, featured Under-12 and Under-16 boys and girls, providing the youngsters with an …

Three Beretta pistols concealed in a sack of unripe plantains have been recovered by operatives of the Edo State Police Command at a motor park in Benin City. CP Patrick Daaor of Edo State said the sack was abandoned at Flight Transport Services, Akpakpava, on August 5, 2026, after an unidentified man presented it for waybill to Benue State. According …

  He clarified that the directive does not apply to seized properties or other recovered assets that cannot be immediately converted to cash. President Bola Tinubu has directed that liquid funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) be transferred to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund to support its growing financial obligations to Nigerian students. The Minister of …

Nigeria saved N15.8 trillion from the removal of petrol subsidy between June 2023 and December 2025, Taiwo Oyedele, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, has said. Oyedele disclosed this on Wednesday during a media conference on the scorecard of the federal government’s reforms between 2023 and 2026. According to him, the subsidy savings mobilised N15.8 trillion in …

  Gololo also accused Wike of allocating, selling portions of the capital’s green spaces, and targeting houses belonging to political opponents and perceived enemies for demolition. Political commentator Haruna Garba Gololo, popularly known as Garus Gololo, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately sack the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, accusing him of mismanaging …

OSOGBO — Some hoodlums reportedly engaged in a gun battle with security personnel attached to the convoy of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, at the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, on Wednesday. The incident occurred shortly after Adeleke received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and visited the palace to celebrate …

ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), effective August 27, 2026. The appointment was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on his X platform on Wednesday. Enitan succeeds Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, who is due to …