Nine Soldiers Killed Defending Military Base
Boko Haram insurgents have killed soldiers at a military formation at Mandara-Girau, in Biu local government area of Borno State. Mandara-Girau is located few kilometers away from Biu town. Security…
Nigeria To Repatriate Over 1,000 Nationals From South Africa As Tensions Rise
The Federal government has commenced plans to repatriate more than 1,000 of its citizens from South Africa as concerns grow over rising anti-immigrant sentiments and renewed xenophobic tensions in the…
Court Sentences Four To Death Over Owo Church Attack
A Nigerian federal court has sentenced four men to death by hanging for their roles in the June 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, southwestern Nigeria. The…
Tinubu Hails MREIF As Fund Delivers ₦128bn Mortgages To 1,859 Nigerian Families
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the growing impact of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated Real Estate Investment Fund (MREIF), which has delivered ₦128 billion in affordable mortgages to 1,859…
Gunmen Abduct Ex-Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu’s Sister, Two Children In Ibadan
The family of former minister and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) confirmed the abduction, disclosing that Mrs. Olaide John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons were kidnapped by the…
Police Uncover Fabricated Dane Gun Factory In Yobe, Arrest Seven Suspects
The Nigeria Police Force, Yobe State Command, has uncovered an illegal firearms fabrication factory in Potiskum, Yobe State, as well as arrested seven suspects, the police describing it as one…
INEC To Probe Alleged Data Breach, Disclosure Of Voter Information
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun a probe over the leakage of actor Emeka Ike’s voter data and an alleged misuse of authorised access. In a statement on…
Ex-SGF Babachir Lawal Quits ADC, Alleges Rigged Primaries Produced Atiku as 2027 Flagbearer
In a dramatic escalation of tensions within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal, has resigned from the party, accusing…
Beyond The Primaries: Uncertainty And Confusion – By Reuben Abati
“Thank God it is over” “Yes oh. Now, Arsenal players and their fans can now allow all of us to rest. They have their Premier League trophy. PSG have taken…
Financial Inclusion To Hit 95% By 2028 — CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it is implementing a reform targeting 95 per cent financial inclusion, and “faster-than-a-blink” digital transactions, bringing millions more market women, farmers, and young…
Army Rescues 23 Abducted Passengers After Kogi Highway Attack
The Nigerian Army has rescued 23 passengers abducted by suspected bandits along the Ayegunle–Bunu Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. In a statement issued on Monday, the…
Editorial: Okey Ndibe and Tinubu’s Republic of Fragile Egos
Nigeria has endured military juntas, oil shocks, and the occasional bout of democratic brigandage. What it has rarely endured, at least not with such consistency, is a government so exquisitely…
Spotlight: UBA and the Architecture of African Integration
For decades, Africa has suffered from an odd economic absurdity: a continent geographically contiguous yet financially fragmented; politically independent yet commercially disjointed. It has often been easier for African countries…
Exclusive: US Raises Alarm as Nigeria moves to train Paramilitaries in Poland
Nigeria’s plan to send its paramilitary forces for training in Poland has triggered quiet but serious concern in Washington, with senior US officials warning that the move could jeopardize key…
Tinubu To Nigerian Navy: “You’ve Eradicated Piracy, Curtailed Crude Oil Theft”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, commended the Nigerian Navy for its seven decades of commitment and sacrifice in safeguarding Nigeria’s maritime domain and protecting the nation’s economic interests. He…
Oriire Abduction:Tinubu approves 1,000 forest guards, deploys special rescue team
A high-powered Federal Government delegation on Sunday, May 31, 2026, visited Esiele and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State following the abduction of pupils and teachers…
Nigeria, Liberia Straighten Regional Maritime Cooperation
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to advancing regional maritime integration, cooperation and capacity development across…
Ex-defence spokesman Rabe Abubakar, wife abducted in Katsina
Huhuonline.com understands that the former Director of Defence Information, Rabe Abubakar, and his wife have been abducted by suspected bandits in Katsina State. The couple were reportedly travelling towards Katsina…
As criminals seize Nigerian babies -By Sonala Olumhense
Nigeria’s leader, Bola Tinubu, is on a trip. He knows nobody trusts him. Not abroad, and certainly not at home. Still, he has made Abuja work for him: he acquired…
Fuel Subsidy Removal Saved Nigeria From Bankruptcy – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday said the removal of fuel subsidy by his administration saved the country from imminent bankruptcy and laid the foundation for the gradual recovery of…
Protest Rocks Ibadan Over Kidnapped Teachers, Schoolchildren
Teachers and civil society groups on Friday staged a peaceful protest in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, demanding urgent government intervention to secure the release of teachers and pupils abducted…
Wike Threatens To Revoke FCT Event Centres Used By ‘Unrecognised Political Groups’
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under the leadership of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has warned owners of event centres, hotels and other public facilities in the Federal Capital…
Tinubu’s Full Statement On His Third Anniversary In Office
To commemorate the anniversary, President Tinubu issued a statement reflecting on his administration’s activities over the past three years and outlining key milestones and policy efforts under his leadership. Full…
2027 Election – A Referendum on Power, Pain and Political Arithmetic
Nigerian elections are often described as contests of ideas. In reality, they are usually contests of coalitions. The winner is rarely the politician with the most compelling program. He is…
Exclusive: Tinubu Seeks Extradition of US-Based Biafra Leader
The Tinubu administration has quietly expanded its Washington lobbying offensive beyond reputation management and security cooperation, with senior Nigerian officials now seeking greater American scrutiny of a prominent Biafran separatist…
Editorial: Two Eid Public Holidays Is State-Sponsored Idleness
Nigeria has many problems. A shortage of public holidays is not among them. The latest example came when the federal government declared two public holidays for Eid-el-Kabir. Not one day.…
Focus: Nestoil and Nigeria’s Oil-Reform Test
The trouble with reform is that eventually it collides with reality. For two years President Bola Tinubu’s administration has sought to convince investors that Nigeria’s oil industry is turning a…
Editorial Insecurity -Tinubu’s Ledger of Failures
Few responsibilities are more fundamental to government than the protection of life and property. On that measure, Nigeria’s security crisis has graduated from a chronic embarrassment into an existential scandal.…
Party Primaries And Accountability – By Reuben Abati
When the Electoral Act 2026 was passed into law in February 2026, the expectation was that it would be the deus ex machina (the fool-proof, mechanical, solution as in complex…
The United Nations becomes the undertaker – By Sonala Olumhense
On February 12, in Abuja, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, delivered a sweeping address at the LEADERSHIP Group’s annual conference on “Political Stability and Sustainable Development in Africa:…
Court Dismisses Suit Seeking To Disqualify Jonathan From Participating In 2027 Polls
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by a lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the…
APC Primaries Demonstrative Internal Democracy, Deepen Grassroot Politics -Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday described the conduct of the 2026 All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries nationwide as a strong demonstration of internal democracy within the ruling party. President…
Double Loss: Politicians Who Quit Tinubu’s Cabinet But Lost 2027 Tickets
What appeared to be bold political calculations by some members of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet ahead of the 2027 general elections has, for many of them, turned into a risky…
NNPC accuses Dangote refinery of seeking fuel monopoly in court filing
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited( NNPC) has accused Dangote Petroleum Refinery of seeking to restrict competition and expose the country’s fuel market to monopoly control by challenging import licences issued…
NYSC At 53: Continued Relevance In The Face Of Insecurity – By Tony Onyima
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme reaches a remarkable milestone this month, marking its 53rd anniversary. Established on May 22, 1973, by Decree No. 24 under General Yakubu Gowon’s…
NPF Arrest Officer Over Threat To Shoot Anyone Recording Him On Duty
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested the police officer captured in a viral video threatening to shoot anyone who recorded him while on duty, announcing that disciplinary proceedings have…
Tinubu Has No Plan To Rename Nigeria, Eliminate Sharia Law
The Presidency wishes to inform Nigerians and state clearly that there is no truth to the viral fake story claiming that President Bola Tinubu seeks to carry out constitutional amendments…
EPL:Pep Guardiola Confirms His Exit From Man City
Man City coach Pep Guardiola has revealed that exhaustion and the need for a fresh challenge influenced his decision to leave Manchester City after a historic 10-year spell in charge.…
Eid And The Epidemic Of Empty Pockets – By Reuben Abati
Ileya Festival is the Yoruba word for the Eid al-Adha or Eid al Kabir festival which falls on May 26 – May 27 this year, 2026, in Nigeria, and since…
Tinubu Appoints 39-Year-Old Segun Aina As New JAMB Registrar
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), succeeding Professor Is-haq Oloyede. Oloyede’s two-term tenure expires on July…
Desmond Elliot Withdraws From Lagos APC Primary Over Alleged Intimidation
Desmond Elliot has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Surulere 1 seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly, citing alleged intimidation and exclusion of…
CBN Holds Monetary Policy Rate Steady At 26.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria has voted to retain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 26.5% following its 305th meeting, which recorded the attendance…
Some People Accused Me Of Plotting To Kill Tinubu To Become President — VP Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has revealed that some individuals from his home state of Borno once accused him of plotting to assassinate President Bola Tinubu through traditional outfits he gifted…
Dangote unveils plan for multi-billion-dollar Olokola seaport
Dangote Industries Limited has commenced preliminary processes for the construction of a deep-sea port spanning over 10,000 hectares at the Olokola Free Trade Zone in Ogun State, as part of…
Focus: The Nigerian Police Ridiculous Ban on POS Machines
The Nigeria Police Force has finally located the source of corruption in its ranks. Not the officers demanding bribes at checkpoints. Not the extortion rackets operating openly on highways. Not…
Editorial: Nigeria Sends Troops Abroad While Bleeding at Home
Nigeria has always had a talent for theatrical statecraft; the grand gesture abroad masking the slow collapse at home. But even by its own standards, Nigeria’s decision to deploy troops…
Police Rescue 30 Malians From Human Trafficking Ring In Nasarawa
The Nigeria Police Force says it has dismantled a human trafficking ring operating across the Federal Capital Territory and nearby communities, rescuing 30 Malian nationals allegedly held under exploitative conditions…
NCAA Issues Ebola Alert, Directs Enhanced Surveillance At Airports
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed airlines, airport operators and other aviation stakeholders to intensify public health surveillance measures following the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in…
Tinubu Assures Rescue Of Oyo Kidnap Victims, Condemns Killing Of Teacher
President Bola Tinubu has assured that all victims abducted during the attack on schools in Oyo State will be rescued, while condemning the reported killing of one of the kidnapped…
Zenith, UBA, GTCO and First Holdco Banks Strike Back @ Fintech
For years, the obituary of the African bank has been drafted with almost theatrical confidence. Fintech firms, armed with sleek apps, venture capital and evangelical jargon about “disruption”, were supposed…
Editorial: The Rancorous APC Primaries & Matters Arising
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) achieved something remarkable in Edo State: it conducted one primary election and produced two winners, two vote tallies, two returning officers and, judging by…
Over 20 Killed As Nigeria-US Air Strikes Crush ISWAP Cells In Borno – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters on Monday announced that Nigerian troops, working alongside the United States Africa Command, carried out coordinated air strikes that wiped out more than 20 fighters of the…
Court Grants El-Rufai ₦100m Bail
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in the sum of ₦100 million with one surety in…
Bandits behead abducted Oyo teacher
Huhuonline.com understands that one of the kidnapped teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Michael Oyedokun, has been killed. Oyedokun was beheaded in…
NIMASA, Hydrographic Agency Advance Maritime Safety
… Explores local hydrographic solutions The management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA and the National Hydrographic Agency are exploring avenues to enhance the use and patronage…
Tinubu Welcomes Airbus Plan For Aircraft Maintenance Hub In Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed world aircraft-maker Airbus’ proposal to establish maintenance and hangar facilities in Nigeria as part of a broader effort to position the country as a…
Presidency, DHQ Clarify Identity Of Killed ISWAP Commander Al-Minuki
The Presidency and the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) have clarified reports surrounding the neutralisation of ISWAP commander Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, following public debate over claims that the same individual had been declared…
Mixed Metaphors: Big Money – By Sonala Olumhense
It is time to talk about Big Money! President Tinubu signed the 2026 Appropriation Act of a massive N68.32 trillion on April 17. Remember: Between presidential submission and National Assembly…
DHQ Releases Details About Slain ISIS Top Leader Al-Minuki
Defence Headquarters on Saturday confirmed the killing of an ISIS top leader, Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, as well as detailing him as a “global terrorist”. The development followed an announcement by President…
APC Publishes Names Of Disqualified Reps Aspirants Across States
The All Progressives Congress has published the names of House of Representatives hopefuls disqualified from contesting in the party’s primaries in a number of states, including Ondo, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kogi…
Editorial: Abdul Samad Rabiu’s Visa Debacle in South Africa
There are few sights more revealing than an African billionaire discovering that immigration law applies to him; and his money cannot purchase exemption from the very dysfunction the African continent…
I’ll continue to work hard until we realize our dream – Tinubu Assures Nigerians in Rwanda
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday in Kigali, assured the Nigerian community living in Rwanda that he will continue to work hard to ensure that Nigeria takes its rightful place…
Boko Haram Raids Borno School, Abduct Pupils
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have invaded Primary and Junior Secondary School in Mussa village, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, abducting unspecified number of students. Sources in the village…
N36m Fraud: Okoro Blessing Nkiruka a.k.a.Blessing CEO Remanded In EFCC Custody
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a social media influencer and relationship therapist, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, also known as Blessing CEO,…
Bola Tinubu`s Statement On The Commencement Of APC Primaries Nationwide
Fellow party men and women, I am pleased to witness this historic moment in the annals of our party. The party we formed just like yesterday is gearing up for…
EFCC Arrests Mustapha Abdullahi, Energy Commission DG Over N500bn Fraud Allegations
Huhuonline.com can disclose that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering offences. A…
N33.8bn Fraud: Ex- Power Minister Mamman Bags 75 yrs Jail Term
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday convicted and sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to a total of 75 years’ imprisonment in absentia over ₦33.8 billion money…
Why Tony Elumelu Should Let the Bloggers Go – By Emmanuel Emeke Asiwe
My big brother and friend, Mr Tony Elumelu has every right to be angry. A lie was manufactured, amplified and flung recklessly into the digital marketplace by bloggers and social-media…
Aliko Dangote’s Iran Wartime Windfall
There is an old truth about capitalism that moralists dislike and financiers quietly engrave onto marble: somewhere, someone’s catastrophe is another man’s quarterly earnings report. Wars flatten cities, sink currencies…
Gov Adeleke Deposes Osun Monarch Convicted Of Fraud In US
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the deposition of Oba Joseph Oloyede as the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu in Ife North Local Government following his conviction in the United States…
EFCC Declares Ex-Minister Sadiya Farouq Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Sadiya Farouq, wanted over alleged diversion of public funds, abuse of office and alleged criminal…
Are Nigeria’s 2027 elections already lost? – By Sonala Olumhense
Perhaps. We have heard from Senate President Godswill Akpabio many times, sometimes in strange ways, including embarrassment, such as when he could not pronounce a number he had written down…
focus: Why Goodluck Jonathan Should Resist A 2027 Presidential Run
There are few miracles in Nigerian politics, but Goodluck Jonathan once performed one. In 2015, after losing a fiercely contested election, he conceded defeat peacefully and handed over power without…
Nigeria’s 2027 governorship battlegrounds: Where the real fights will likely be
With the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixing February 6, 2027, for governorship and state assembly elections in 28 states, the map of likely battlegrounds is already taking shape. Eight…
Tinubu on Collision Course With Ministers Defying March 31 Resignation Deadline
President Bola Tinubu is heading toward a potential confrontation with several members of his cabinet who have quietly adopted a wait and see strategy on their 2027 political ambitions, despite…
Editorial: Anti-Immigrant Xenophobia in South Africa
Africa has long traded not only in goods and borders, but in something more elusive and more valuable: a sense of shared fate. From the liberation struggles of the 20th…
The Coalition That Became A Collision – By Reuben Abati
The most remarkable incident in Nigeria in less than a week, is all things considered how a political coalition has turned out as a collision, literally and figuratively, in the…
Gunmen Kill 13, Injure Scores In Fresh Plateau Attack
Tragedy struck again in Plateau State as suspected gunmen reportedly killed no fewer than 13 persons in a fresh attack on Ngbra Zongo community, Kwall District of Bassa Local Government…
Electoral Math, Geographic Balance & Organizational Capacity: Why Obi–Kwankwaso Ticket Will Beat Tinubu in 2027
Nigeria’s opposition has, for much of the 4th Republic, resembled a crowded waiting room: full of ambition, short on coordination, and chronically incapable of converting grievance into victory. The formal…
Obi, Kwankwaso Join NDC in Major Opposition Shake-Up Ahead of 2027
In a dramatic realignment that could reshape Nigeria’s political landscape, Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso have formally joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), signaling the emergence of a potentially…
Insecurity – Europe needs Nigeria more than Nigeria needs Europe
West Africa’s security map has been redrawn with startling speed. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, once the reluctant pillars of France’s counter‑terrorism strategy, have expelled Western forces, embraced new patrons…
‘Political Nomad’, Bayo Onanuga Taunts Obi Over ADC Exit
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday described former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as a political nomad. This follows Obi’s defection…
Peter Obi Announces ‘Decision To Leave ADC’
Presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has announced his “decision to leave” the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general election. In a reflective message shared on his official X…
The Sambo Dasuki List That Vanished- By Sonala Olumhense
In 2016, the presidency announced what might have been a turning point in Nigeria’s anti-corruption history: 300 companies and influential individuals, including retired and serving military officers, were indicted by…
3 Arrested Over ‘Malicious’ Publication Against Elumelu
The United Bank for Africa (UBA Group) has confirmed the arrest of three individuals in connection with the circulation of “false and defamatory” claims targeting its Group Chairman, Tony O.…
SERAP, NGE Call For Protection Of Journalists, End To Insecurity, Impunity
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called on the Federal Government, state governors, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory…
Tinubu Seeks to Ban ADC from Contesting 2027 Polls
The dramatic and unexpected move by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi (SAN), to support a suit seeking the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and…
Supreme Court hands ADC, PDP major setbacks ahead of 2027 polls
Nigeria’s road to the 2027 general elections was dramatically redrawn on Thursday as the Supreme Court delivered twin verdicts that strike at the organizational backbone of two key opposition platforms;…
TotalEnergies Signals Strategic Shift on Ima Gas Field
French energy major, TotalEnergies is preparing to announce a long delayed Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Ima gas field after nearly three years of negotiations with its junior partner,…
Insecurity – Europe needs Nigeria more than Nigeria needs Europe
West Africa’s security map has been redrawn with startling speed. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, once the reluctant pillars of France’s counter‑terrorism strategy, have expelled Western forces, embraced new patrons…
Editorial: Osun Monarch Jailed in USA – A National Embarrassment & International Disgrace
In the long catalogue of reputational hazards confronting Nigeria, few are as corrosive, or as stubborn as the perception that it is a country unusually tolerant of fraud. That caricature,…
Osun Govt Deposes Monarch Jailed in US over Covid-19 Fraud
The Osun State Government has removed the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu, Oba Gbenga Joseph Oloyede, from office following his conviction and imprisonment in the United States for a COVID-19 relief fraud…
Tinubu Nominates Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe As Minister Of Power
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Minister of Power, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The nomination has been transmitted to the Senate for screening…
FirstBank Confirms Appointment of Olayinka Ijabiyi as Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications
FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion service provider, has confirmed the appointment of Olayinka Ijabiyi as the substantive Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications. The appointment takes…
Focus: Nigeria’s Best Chance – A Peter Obi -Rabiu Kwankwaso Presidential Ticket
Nigeria’s political landscape is entering one of its most fluid and consequential phases since 1999. The ruling APC remains entrenched, the PDP is fragmented, and smaller parties are trapped in…
Editorial: Insecurity and Tinubu’s Dance of Musical Chairs
Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu, has spent a better part of his time doing what his predecessors often did in private but rarely admitted in public: phoning foreign leaders in search…
IGP Approves Dismissal, Prosecution Of Officer Involved In Delta Shooting
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the dismissal and prosecution of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Nuhu Usman over the killing of a suspect in Effurun, Delta State.…
Dangote Refinery Raises Petrol To N1,275, Diesel To ₦1,800/Ltr As Brent Hits $125pb
A fleet of trucks are seen lifting Premium Motor Spirit, known as petrol, at the refinery located in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State. Credit: X/ @DangoteGroup Dangote Refinery has…
Reps Approve Tinubu’s $516m Loan Request
The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow ($516,333,007) five hundred and sixteen million, three hundred and thirty-three thousand, seven US dollars in syndicated financing from…
Sanwo-Olu Not Asked To Resign On Health Grounds, Says Aide
Gboyega Akosile, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Media and Publicity, has dismissed a report claiming that his principal was ordered to resign from his position on health…
Editorial: Foreign Hands in Nigerian Democracy
Once upon a time, elections in Nigeria were fought in town halls, party secretariats, and the noisy arenas of Abuja and Lagos where political legitimacy was earned through persuasion, coalition…
Exclusive: Atiku Wants Donald Trump to Intervene in Nigeria’s 2027 Election
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has enlisted political attention in Washington ahead of the 2027 presidential election, engaging a prominent US lobbying firm in what analysts describe as an attempt to…
United Bank for Africa Plc Delivers Core Income Growth in Q1 2026
Lagos, Nigeria – April 2026 – United Bank for Africa Plc, leading Pan-African financial institution, has released its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, demonstrating…
The hoax of President Tinubu’s 2025 budget extension – By Sonala Olumhense
When President Bola Tinubu announced that Nigeria would extend the 2025 budget implementation deadline to June 30, 2026, three months beyond the original March 31 closure, the decision barely registered…
Benue: Gunmen Raid Palace, Gun Down Monarch, Wife, Three Others
Gunmen have reportedly killed five people, including a traditional ruler, his wife, son and two other residents in Olegabulu community of Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. Residents told…
FG raises allowances, boosts welfare for civil servants
Nigeria’s Head of the Civil Service, Didi Walson-Jack, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, in a move expected to increase the take-home pay of civil servants…
Tinubu Seeks Senate’s Approval Of $516m Fresh Loan For Sokoto–Badagry Highway
President Bola Tinubu has formally written to the Senate, seeking approval for a $516.3 million foreign syndicated loan to support the construction of the Sokoto–Badagry highway. In a communication read…
Editorial: Ignominious Sacking of Wale Edun – Shameful & Pathetic!
In most governments, the departure of a senior minister is a moment for dignity: a handshake, a statement, perhaps even a photograph of forced smiles. In Nigeria, it has become…
Jonathan made me a Scapegoat of the 2012 Subsidy Removal Crisis – Diezani Alison Madueke
Former Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, used Day 23 of her London bribery trial to cast herself not as a grand orchestrator of corruption, but as the political fall…
Editorial: Nigerian Passport Rises Slightly – But Is That Enough?
Nigeria’s passport has inched its way up the global mobility ladder, climbing to 88th place in the 2025 Henley Passport Index released this month. The HPI ranks 199 passports against…
Wale Edun – How Art The Mighty Fallen! By Emmanuel Emeke Asiwe
Wale Edun’s recent fall from grace is more than a cabinet reshuffle; it is a parable about power, loyalty, and the increasingly narrow political space around President Bola Tinubu as…
Alleged Coup Plotters Plead Not Guilty to Treason Charges
Six men accused of plotting to overthrow the government of Bola Tinubu have pleaded not guilty to a 13-count charge of treason and related offences, as a Federal High Court…
Power Minister Quits to Pursue Oyo Governorship Bid
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has resigned from the Federal Executive Council, setting the stage for a renewed bid to become governor of Oyo State. His resignation letter, dated…
Adelabu Set To Resign As Power Minister After Meeting With Tinubu
The minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, is set to resign from his position in the coming days following a high-level meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.…
Editorial: Reintegration of 800 Repentant Terrorists
The Federal Government’s plan to reintegrate nearly 800 individuals described as “repentant terrorists” into Nigerian communities demands far more scrutiny than it has received. The proposal is presented as a…
Tinubu sacks Wale Edun, Dangiwa as ministers
President Bola Tinubu has approved a minor reshuffle of the Federal Executive Council, removing the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Minister of…
FG Files 13-Count Charge Against Alleged Coup Plotters
The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge before the Federal High Court, Abuja, against alleged plotters of a coup to oust President Bola Tinubu. Among the suspects are a…
APC Fixes May 15 For Presidential Primary, Pegs Expression Of Interest, Nomination Forms At ₦100m
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has scheduled its presidential primary election for May 15 and 16, 2026, as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections. The timetable, released by…
Tinubu Reconstitute The Council Of Police Academy, WUDIL
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reconstituted the 16-member governing council of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, appointing the Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, as the chairman.…
Nigeria’s blood is on all our hands – By Sonala Olumhense
There is a moment in every national catastrophe when accounting must be done. Not later, not after the next election, not when the dust settles over the next mass grave.…
Tinubu Approves New Police Academy Campus, ₦15bn Take-Off Grant
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a new campus of the Police Academy in Erinja, Yewa South Local Government Area in Ogun State. He also approved a special…
Editorial: Why Atiku Abubakar should Quit the 2027 Race
There are politicians who chase power, and there are those who come to embody the chase itself. Atiku Abubakar belongs firmly in the latter category. For more than three decades,…
Editorial: Death of Gen. Oseni Braimah and Tinubu’s Security Failure
The death of Brigadier General Oseni Braimah is not just another tragic entry in Nigeria’s long roll call of fallen soldiers. It is a brutal, undeniable verdict on the catastrophic…
Tinubu, Atiku Trade Blows Over Privatisation Ahead of 2027
A fresh political confrontation has erupted between President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, with both camps exchanging sharp accusations over Nigeria’s privatisation policy in a dispute that…
Scandalous Betrayal – 11,000 Foreign Workers At Dangote’s Refinery
The attempt to dress this up as a “skills gap” problem collapses the moment you look at the scale and context. Hiring a handful of foreign specialists for a highly…
Gunmen Abduct UTME Candidates In Benue
Gunmen believed to be kidnappers attacked a commercial vehicle belonging to Benue Links, the state-owned transport company. About 17 candidates travelling to Otukpo for their examination centres in the ongoing…
Nigerian Airline Operators Threaten Shutdown Over Surge In Jet Fuel Price
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has warned that airlines across the country may suspend operations from April 20, 2026, over what it describes as an “astronomical and unsustainable” rise…
Doctor dies after giving birth to triplets in Bayelsa
A medical doctor, Dr Ere Ogbachi, has died following complications after delivering triplets in Bayelsa State. The death was confirmed in a Facebook statement on Wednesday by the deceased’s brother,…
33 States, Over 14,000 Communities At High Flood Risk In 2026, FG Warns
The Federal Government has revealed that 226 local government areas in 33 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory fall within the high flood risk areas identified in…
Diezani Alison Madueke takes the Stand in a British Court
Diezani Alison Madueke’s reappearance in a London courtroom is more than the spectacle of a fallen grande dame of Nigerian politics fighting for her reputation. It is a moment of…
Supreme Court wades into ADC, PDP leadership Crisis on Tuesday
Nigeria’s long‑running battles over party leadership are heading for a decisive climax as the Supreme Court prepares to hear three high‑stakes appeals on Tuesday that will determine the future direction…
Commanding Officer, Six Others Killed By IED In Monguno
Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) hold Kalashnikovs at the MNJTF military base, Sector 3 Headquarters, in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025. (Photo by…
Insecurity: What goes around comes around – By Yemi Kolapo
On Friday, Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters confirmed the death of the Commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade in Benisheikh, Borno State, Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, and three other soldiers, following…
‘Grok Can Hallucinate,’ INEC Dismisses Pro-APC X Post Allegedly Linked To Amupitan
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has said that despite claims alleging that the Chairman, Joash Amupitan, made a partisan post on X, no verified forensic evidence links him to the…
To possess ‘oyinbo’ property -By Sonala Olumhense
Nearly 40 years ago in London, I was invited to dinner by a Nigerian woman I knew in Lagos. She had described the place in general terms, but I arrived…
Tunji-Ojo To Immigration: “Withdraw Passports From Persons Who Have Renounced Nigerian Citizenship”
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to immediately withdraw and deactivate passports of Nigerians who have renounced their citizenship. He, however, clarified…
Troops Kill 10 terrorists, Recover Arms In Plateau
The military authorities said that the successful engagement marked a significant step in degrading the operational capacity of armed groups in the region. The troops of the Joint Task Force…
Atiku, Obi, Amaechi, Kwankwaso, Aregbesola, Mark, Others Lead ‘Save Democracy’ Protest
Prominent members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Wednesday led the “Save Nigeria Democracy” protest to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Several chieftains of the…
Focus: Nemesis – Sambo Dasuki and The Tribulations of Abubakar Malami
There is, in the slow theatre of Nigerian public life, a certain grim poetry in watching men eventually take up residence inside the very machinery they once so enthusiastically operated.…
2027: Atiku, Obi Hedge Election Bets with “Placeholder Parties” against Tinubu’s One Party Strategy
With barely ten months to the 2027 general elections, Nigeria’s top opposition politicians; Alhadji Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, are quietly exploring alternative political platforms in what…
Editorial: Tinubu’s One-party Agenda Erodes Nigerian Democracy
History, when ignored, does not repeat itself so much as it mutates, shedding its crude excesses for subtler, more insidious forms. Nigeria today finds itself staring at a disquieting reincarnation…
2027: Between INEC and ADC – by Reuben Abati
Members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) are incensed by the de-recognition of the leadership of their party by Nigeria’s electoral umpire, INEC, relying on a March 12, 2026 judgement…
Military Probes Killing Of 14-Year-Old Girl In Borno, Arrests Five Suspects
The military has confirmed the killing of a 14-year-old girl in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, saying it has commenced an investigation into the incident. According to reports, a stray…
Amnesty Demands Probe Into 14-Year-Old’s Death By Stray Bullet In Maiduguri
Human rights organisation, Amnesty International (AI), has called on the Federal Government to launch a thorough investigation into the killing of a 14-year-old girl by a stray bullet in Maiduguri,…
Focus: Tinubu Marches Nigeria Toward a One Party State
There is a particular genius to Nigerian politics: the ability of each new administration to repeat the sins of its predecessors while insisting it is engaged in national salvation. President…
Spotlight: Tinubu – A President Addicted to Borrowing Even in a Boom
There are governments that save for the rainy day, governments that prepare for the storm, and governments that, when the heavens open and money falls like tropical rain, rush outside…
NDLEA Uncovers Cocaine In Palm Kernel Oil Cans Bound For UK
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a sophisticated international drug trafficking operation in which cocaine was concealed in tins of palm kernel oil bound for…
Tinubu Approves ₦3.3trn Payment Plan To Restore Reliable Power
President Bola Tinubu has approved a ₦3.3 trillion payment plan aimed at settling long-standing debts in Nigeria’s power sector, in a move expected to improve electricity supply and restore investor…
Mixed metaphors: A deformed democracy – By Sonala Olumhense
Ahead of the 2023 elections, I described a vote for the ruling All Progressives Congress as an act of self-betrayal. “Unless you truly hate yourself or you are a masochist,…
Eleven Killed, Over 50 Houses Burnt As Hoodlums Attack Nasarawa Communities
The incident, which occurred in the early hours of the day, involved hoodlums carrying out a suspected reprisal attack over the alleged killing of two of their kinsmen. In the…
Editorial: Tinubu’s Airport Condolence to Jos Massacre Victims
There are moments in the life of a nation when symbolism matters as much as substance. This was one of them. And President Bola Tinubu failed it; comprehensively, unmistakably, and,…
Outrage as Tinubu Limits Plateau Visit to Airport, Avoids Massacre Site
A wave of national outrage has erupted following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s controversial visit to Plateau State, where he declined to visit the scene of the Palm Sunday massacre in…
Tinubu Jos Stop By: A visit that didn’t leave the airport
Huhuonline.com understands that when President Bola Tinubu finally arrived in Jos to commiserate with victims of the Palm Sunday massacre that claimed at least 28 lives in the Angwan Rukuba…
David Mark-Led ADC Rejects Delisting, Says INEC Bowed To Govt’s Pressure
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Senator David Mark has faulted the interpretation of a recent Court of Appeal ruling by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the…
Spotlight: Tinubu – A President Addicted to Borrowing Even in a Boom
There are governments that save for the rainy day, governments that prepare for the storm, and governments that, when the heavens open and money falls like tropical rain, rush outside…
Nigeria Rakes in Billions as US–Iran War Sends Oil Prices Soaring
As missiles fly across the Middle East in an escalating confrontation between the United States and Iran, an unlikely beneficiary has emerged thousands of miles away: Nigeria. Africa’s largest oil…
Editorial: Tinubu Is Squandering Nigeria’s Iran War Oil Windfall
Nigeria is in the middle of an oil bonanza. A geopolitical earthquake; the US–Iran war has pushed global crude prices to $115 per barrel, nearly double the federal benchmark of…
ADC Leadership Meltdown Deepens as INEC Freezes Party Activities Ahead of 2027 Elections
A full blown leadership crisis has erupted inside the African Democratic Congress (ADC), throwing the party into paralysis just months before the 2027 general elections. In an unprecedented move, the…
[FULL LIST] Group Stage Fixtures For 2026 FIFA World Cup
A FIFA World Cup trophy is displayed at the Akron Stadium, where it arrived as the second part of its tour in Zapopan, Mexico on February 28, 2026. (Photo by…
El-Rufai To Remain In Custody, Bail Application Ruling Fixed For April 14
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State has fixed April 14 , 2026, to deliver its ruling on the bail application filed by former governor of the state, Nasir…
ADC, APC Gain As Lawmakers Defect In House Of Reps (FULL LIST)
A fresh wave of defections in the House of Representatives has given the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the All Progressives Congress (APC), and other parties more members as politicians intensify…
Akpabio Declares Three Senate Seats Vacant
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday declared three senatorial seats vacant following the deaths of some members. The vacancies affect Enugu North Senatorial District, Nasarawa North Senatorial…
Senate Approves ₦68.3trn 2026 Budget, Up From ₦58.4trn
The Senate has passed a ₦68.323 trillion budget for the 2026 fiscal year, approving an increase from the initial ₦58.47 trillion proposed by President Bola Tinubu. The upward revision of…
Nasir El-Rufai’s Release – By Reuben Abati
The release of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), on temporary, compassionate grounds, on Friday, March 27, following the death of his mother,…
Tinubu Condemns Killing In Plateau & Kaduna, Assures Security Agencies Will Bring Perpetrators to Justice
President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned the barbaric and cowardly attacks by gunmen in Angwan Rukuba district, Jos, Plateau State. He equally condemned the attacks in Kahir village in Kagarko…
ICPC Arraigns El-Rufai At Kaduna Court Over Alleged Corruption
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, arrives at the State High Court for the continuation of his trial on March 31, 2026. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences…
Tony Elumelu and Africa’s Entrepreneurial Renaissance
In an age too often seduced by the narrow arithmetic of quarterly returns, Tony Elumelu stands as a rather inconvenient rebuke: a capitalist who insists that profit, properly understood, must…
Nine Cabinet Ministers Poised to Resign as Tinubu’s 2027 Election Clock Ticks
A major shake up is looming in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet as no fewer than nine serving ministers are preparing to resign ahead of the 2027 general elections, following the…
Spotlight: APC rehearses its future at National Convention
The forthcoming national convention of the All Progressives Congress is, on paper, an administrative ritual. In practice, it is something closer to a controlled experiment in elite management; part theatre,…
Over 8,000 Delegates, 31 Govs Set For APC National Convention
The convention will allow APC members to choose national executives who will pilot the affairs of the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. No fewer than 8,433 delegates are…
Editorial: Tinubu in London – A Masterclass in Pageantry and Failure
State visits are meant to project power, forge alliances and, occasionally, deliver substance. President Bola Tinubu’s two‑day procession through London; the first by a Nigerian leader in 37 years, achieved…
Tinubu Returns to Nigeria Empty Handed amid Backlash over £746m UK Ports Deal
President Bola Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Monday to a growing storm of criticism after his lavishly choreographed state visit to the United Kingdom delivered little for the country’s struggling…
Police Arrest Baruwa, 6 others Over Forceful Takeover of NURTW Secretariat in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has denied allegations that its officers opened fire on members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) during a violent takeover…
Drama as Blogger Funke Ashekun & Husband collapse in US Court after $300,000 Defamation Verdict
Tension erupted into high drama inside a Baltimore County, Maryland courtroom in the United States as blogger Funke Ashekun and her husband reportedly collapsed on separate days following a crushing…
El Rufai to Be Arraigned Tuesday after 35 Days in Custody as ICPC Files Multiple Charges
Former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El Rufai will be arraigned in court on Tuesday after spending more than 35 days in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and…
Tony Elumelu Marks Birthday with Renewed Commitment to Empower 3,200 African Entrepreneurs Across 54 Countries
In a move to reaffirm his commitment to empowering African entrepreneurs, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, UBA Group and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, has…
Baruwa unseats MC Oluomo as NURTW president, takes control of secretariat
The leadership crisis rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers took a dramatic turn as Tajudeen Baruwa assumed control of the union’s national secretariat in Abuja, dislodging Musiliu Akinsanya,…
₦868m Fraud: Court Jails Ex-Accountant-General Nwabuoku For 72 Years
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted and sentenced a former acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Nwabuoku, to a 72-year jail term without an…
Spotlight: Abdulrazaq Isa Reshaping Nigeria’s Energy Landscape
In Nigeria’s oilpatch, reputations are often built on acreage and access. Abdulrazaq Isa has chosen a harder route: institutions. Over three decades he has constructed, with almost bankerly fastidiousness, a…
Nigeria Hits TotalEnergies With $126m Fine
Nigeria’s anti corruption watchdog has imposed a $126 million fine on TotalEnergies for allegedly violating expatriate worker quotas, igniting a legal and political confrontation that now threatens to overshadow President…
Tunji Alausa – The Medical Doctor Who Prescribed Education Reform
In the long annals of Nigerian public administration, few appointments have seemed as improbable, or as quietly transformative, as that of Dr Tunji Alausa, the nephrologist who now presides over…
Editorial: Tinubu’s Outlandish Claim of Rescuing Nigeria from Bankruptcy
There are exaggerations in politics, and then there are the sort of claims that make economists reach for their calculators in disbelief. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent declaration that he…
ENI Fast Tracks Former OPL 245 Investment Plan After Truce With Abuja
Italian energy giant ENI is preparing to launch an accelerated investment programme for the former OPL 245 deepwater fields after signing a sweeping settlement agreement with the Nigerian government that…
Spotlight: Kano betrayal and Kwankwaso’s political obituary
Politics in Kano has always been a contact sport disguised as ideology. The defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the ruling All…
A security plan, not platitudes – By Sonala Olumhense
Last week, as President Bola Tinubu prepared for his state visit to the United Kingdom, insurgents again slaughtered dozens in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Social media videos suggest that the death toll…
Southern Leaders Warn Tinubu Against Northern Pushback Amid US Calls to end Sharia Law
Huhuonline.com can authoritatively report that southern political leaders have entered the escalating US–Nigeria confrontation with a sharp, unexpected message: President Bola Tinubu must not allow northern political elites to weaponize…
“Naija No Dey Carry Last!” (Nigerians Never Come Last)
For the Record: Speech by King Charles III at the State Banquet In Honour of President Tinubu, First Lady Your Excellency, Mr President, and Distinguished First Lady, Ekabo. Se Daaa…
King Charles to Tinubu: “Naija No Dey Carry Last”
The invocation of the Nigerian street aphorism – “Naija no dey carry last” – by King Charles III at the close of his banquet speech was no mere flourish of…
Nigeria, UK Sign MoUs On Migration, Border Security, Business Visas
Nigeria and the United Kingdom have signed three major Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) covering migration partnership, organised immigration crime, border security, and expanded business visas for UK firms operating in…
Spotlight: America’s Sharia Law Repeal Gambit and Nigeria’s 2027 Reckoning
In most democracies, foreign policy rarely decides elections. Nigeria, a country whose politics are usually consumed by subsidy regimes, security failures, and the delicate arithmetic of ethnic balancing, has long…
Tinubu Oversees £746m Financing Deal In UK To Modernise Lagos Ports
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has witnessed the signing of a £746 million financing agreement in London between Nigeria’s Ministry of Finance, led by Wale Edun, and Citi Bank. The agreement…
CAF’s grotesque farce over Senegal’s AFCON 2026 Title disgraces African football
There are bad decisions in sports, and then there are decisions so staggeringly pig-headed that they acquire a kind of perverse grandeur. The ruling by the Confederation of African Football…
King Charles III Receives Tinubu, First Lady, With Full Military Honours
King Charles III and Queen Camilla stand with President Bola Tinubu and his wife Oluremi Tinubu, on the Dias during a ceremonial welcome in the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle, in…
CAF Strips Senegal Of 2025 AFCON Title, Crowns Morocco Champions
Senegal’s forward #10 Sadio Mane holds up the trophy as he celebrates with his teammates after winning the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) final football match against Morocco at the…
Tinubu Unleashes $750,000 a Month Counter Lobbying War against Biafra in Washington
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched an unprecedented, high stakes counter offensive in Washington, deploying one of the most expensive lobbying operations in Africa’s modern political history to blunt…
Operation Epic Mistake – By Reuben Abati
“Bros, looks like President Trump’s Operation Epic Fury in Iran is beginning to look like an Operation Epic Mistake. Three weeks after, Iran is still standing strong, and threatening not…
23 Confirmed Dead, 108 Injured In Borno Attack — Police
Police authorities in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, have confirmed that a total of 23 persons were killed while 108 others sustained injuries after three bomb blasts were detonated on…
Probe ₦5.9bn NNPC Rebranding Cost, SERAP Urges Tinubu
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on President Bola Tinubu to order an investigation into the alleged spending of about ₦5.9 billion on the rebranding of the Nigerian…
Editorial: A Royal Welcome for Tinubu in London
State visits are usually exercises in diplomatic choreography: polite speeches, polished banquets, and the faint hope that something meaningful might emerge from the ceremonial fog. President Bola Tinubu’s arrival in…
Northern Leaders Blast US Congress Over “Hostile Demand” to Repeal Sharia Law
Northern political leaders erupted in unified outrage over the weekend, condemning what they describe as a “hostile and imperial overreach” by Republican lawmakers in the US Congress who are pressuring…
Tinubu Warned Against Cancelling Tompolo’s Pipeline Surveillance Contract
President Bola Tinubu is facing mounting pressure from Niger Delta stakeholders and civil society groups after fresh warnings that terminating the multibillion naira oil pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita…