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Nigerian Government saddened by the World Bank’s report estimating that 139 million Nigerians are living in poverty has rejected it, insisting that the figure does not reflect current realities under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, said the data quoted by the World Bank must be properly contextualised, noting that it was based on historical and modelled estimates rather than real-time assessments. According to him, the World Bank’s estimate was derived from the global poverty benchmark of $2.15 per person per day set in 2017 under…

The internecine killing in Nigeria has been confirmed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), as genocide targeted at Christians, particularly those in Northern Nigeria. CAN’s national leadership, on Wednesday, in a statement signed by its president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, said it acknowledged government and security agencies’ efforts in tackling national security challenges, while equally urging that perpetrators of violence be brought to justice swiftly. Clarifying its stance on the recent conversations on faith, violence and insecurity, the religious body affirmed “that many Christian communities in parts of Nigeria, especially in the North, have suffered severe attacks, loss of life,…

By Prof Jacob Jacob Good afternoon. I was 11 years old when I learned what a letter bomb can do to a human body. My father had come home from work in Calabar in South-eastern Nigeria where I grew up and left a magazine on our living room table. And I was the kind of 11- year-old kid who was drawn to news. So, I picked it up. On the cover of the magazine was a photograph of a dead man with a horrible gash on his face. The headline read: ‘‘Who killed Dele Giwa? I took that magazine to…

By Aniefiok Christopher  Participants at the 2025 Annual Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Conference held in Uyo on Monday accused governors of undermining local government autonomy nationwide. Specifically, the 36 State Governors are blamed for lacking political will in implementing local government autonomy in the country. Speaking at the conference organised by the Center For Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN), the participants including serving and former political office holders in Akwa Ibom State maintained that the recent Supreme Court Judgment on Local Government Autonomy has done little or nothing in solving the fundamental problems associated with the administration of local…

A Nigerian Army Officer, identified as Lt. Samson Haruna, has been reported dead following an attack by his wife during a heated domestic feud. Haruna was said to have died after sustaining severe burns when his wife allegedly set him ablaze in the course of a fight. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert, stated this in a post on his X handle on Tuesday. Makama said that the tragic incident, which occurred at the Wellington Bassey Barracks, Ibagwa, Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has thrown the expansive barracks into mourning. The officer, who was also a medical doctor…

President Bola Tinubu has accepted the resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, following allegations against him bordering on certificate forgery. His resignation was confirmed by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted his resignation with immediate effect, according to a terse statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy on Tuesday evening. Also read: Alleged Certificate forgery: I Never sued Tinubu, Keyamo dodges  Forgery Suit: Gov Obaseki Triumphs At Supreme Court  Alleged certificate forgery: Court adjourns Akwa Ibom PDP gov candidate case President Tinubu appointed Nnaji in…

The Nigerian Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerians that the 10th Senate under his leadership will remain open, accountable and responsive. Akpabio, who gave the assurance on Tuesday in his address to welcome his distinguished colleagues in Plenary after about 10 weeks of annual recess, said Senate would not shrink from scrutiny.. In the welcome address entitled, “Steady Hands For a Great Nation,” Akpabio said, “To the citizens of Nigeria, we say this: we hear you. We know your expectations. You ask not for excuses but for results; not for noise but for substance. You may also read: 2025…

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says it identified 400 dormant oil fields, and directed complacent companies to take quick actions to revive them. In line with the PIA 2021 and with the support of President Bola Tinubu, NUPRC said it was implementing the ‘Drill or Drop’ policy which prescribes that unexplored acreages are to be relinquished. This is designed to ensure the optimal use of oil assets and prevent dormant fields from tying up potential reserves. Also read: NUPRC establishes Awardees’ College to implement gas flare programme NUPRC launches digital platform for Nigeria’s oil and gas sector   NUPRC…

As a way of enhancing a conducive host community environment in Nigeria, Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs) have remitted more than N358.67 billion to benefiting communities. A breakdown shows that HCDTs remitted N122.34 billion, and more than $168.91 million to the beneficiaries as of October 2025. HCDTs were incorporated by Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), detailing  ‘‘As of around mid‑2024, 103 HCDTs had been incorporated. By July 2025, 146 HCDTs had been fully incorporated NUPRC.’’ You may also read: Nigeria sets 2026 oil output target at 2.5 million barrels daily – NUPRC  NUPRC Unveils Domestic Crude Oil Refining Requirements and production…

The desperate chase for quick cash and new status has driven some university students in Akwa Ibom to selling parts of themselves, ranging from sperm, blood to eggs at IVF centres. The biting hardships pervading many poor homes have undoubtedly put serious pressure on youths to go extra mile to making both ends meet, according to a report by Leadership. The students engage in selling what they refer to as “body resources”, including sperm, blood, and eggs , which are in high demand at In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) centres. At the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), town campus, along Ikpa Road, students…