* Plans For Condensate Refinery, Industrial Park

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Executive Secretary NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, on Thursday, joined the Authority Chief Executive (ACE) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Mr. Saidu Mohammed, to visit the Waltersmith modular refinery at Ohaji- Egbema, Imo State.

By Justina Ifediba (Science & Tech Reporter)

‪The Nigerian government (@NigeriaGov) has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Nigeria’s research and innovation landscape as the Energise Commercialisation Now (ECoN) initiative entered its second day with intensive technical assessment sessions in Kano.‬

By Azu Ishiekwene

The short answer is yes – but there’s a long answer. There is, in fact, more than one inside story about why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu removed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun.

* Hails Gov Peter Mbah’s Investment Drive, Enugu’s Investment Opportunities and Environment

By Chinelo Ogbodo (Enugu State Correspondent)

The Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Nigeria, Yan Yuqing, has assured that in the near future, there would be a direct flight from Enugu to China.

By Chinelo Ogbodo (Enugu State Correspondent)

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, at the weekend, joined the management and board of Vanguard Media Limited, publishers of Vanguard Newspapers, in honouring elder statesman and former Second Republic governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo, describing him as a man who stood out in service to his people.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), on Wednesday, at its Conference Centre (Rose 1101) hosted the first quarter 2026 edition of its Book Reading Series, with a one-time Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Administration (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, as Guest Author.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has been installed as the Chancellor of the prestigious Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State, South East, Nigeria.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Barely five years after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recorded the first seizure of the deadly terror drug, Captagon, in Africa at the Apapa seaport in Lagos, operatives of the Agency have again intercepted a consignment of the amphetamine substance in Kwara state.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto state)

In their sustained efforts towards riding the State of criminal elements, the Sokoto State Police Command has smashed terror financing network, arrest suspected bandits and informants.

By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto

Alhaji Mahdi Aliyu Wamakko, the 40 years old son of Sokoto's former governor and Senator representing Sokoto North Senatorial District, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has been turbanned as the Yariman Wamakko in Sokoto state.

By Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

A coalition of political and socio-economic groups in Bauchi has called on former senator, Adamu Ibrahim Gumba, to declare his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election, describing him as the most suitable candidate to succeed Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed.

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

The political landscape in Bauchi is beginning to take shape ahead of the 2027 general elections as former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, formally declared his intention to contest the governorship under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).