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By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has disclosed that domestic refineries received a total of 53.7 million barrels of crude oil and condensate in the second quarter of 2026, representing 97.4 per cent performance under the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation (DCSO). The Commission, in its Q2 2026 DCSO statistics released yesterday, said the performance was recorded between April and June in line with Section 109 of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021. According to the NUPRC, the figures demonstrate that the DCSO framework is being actively administered and enforced to support domestic refining and the…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has taken regulatory control of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Plc (KAEDC), dissolving its board of directors and appointing an interim board of special directors over what it described as prolonged financial, operational and regulatory failures. The intervention, contained in Order No. NERC/2026/086, takes effect from August 10, 2026, and is aimed at safeguarding electricity supply in KAEDC’s franchise area while facilitating a transparent transition to a new and financially capable core investor within 12 months. NERC said its inquiry and consultations with key stakeholders, including the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE),…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called for a free, fair, transparent, credible and peaceful governorship election in Osun State, warning political parties and candidates against violence, intimidation, vote-buying and the abuse of state institutions ahead of Saturday’s poll. IPAC National Chairman, Dr. Yusuf M. Dantalle, made the call on Monday in Abuja following the council’s General Assembly meeting on the political situation in Osun State. Dantalle said the August 15 governorship election must reflect the freely expressed will of the people, stressing that no individual, political party, institution or group should attempt to substitute…

… Says GDP growing faster than population, gives NANS six cars for nationwide project monitoring, By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has described the appointment of the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, as a vote of confidence in one of the major drivers of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. NANS, during a visit to the Minister at his conference room in Abuja on Monday, decorated Umahi as the Grand Patron of the association, citing his commitment to hard work, excellence and infrastructural development across the country. Speaking after receiving the honour,…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The G100 has commenced consultations with major opposition political parties and stakeholders as part of efforts to forge a united and credible opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections. The group said its consultations followed the release of its August 2, 2026 Open Letter to opposition leaders, leaders of thought, civil society organisations and Nigerians of good conscience, in which it articulated the Doctrine of Necessary Democratic Opposition. According to the G100, its representatives have held meetings with leaders of six major opposition parties — the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), National Democratic…

•  Jingir’s Remarks ‘Highly Provocative’, Dangerous — FFK Warns By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The controversy over the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket has resurfaced ahead of the 2027 general elections, following a call by Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahya Jingir, for Muslims to continue supporting the political arrangement. Jingir, in a video circulating on social media on Sunday, urged Muslims to unite behind Muslim-Muslim candidates, while praising President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for championing the arrangement during the 2023 presidential election. The cleric made the remarks at an event attended by some All Progressives Congress governors, including Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf…

• Urges Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Others to Disclose Wealth, Spouses’ Assets By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has challenged all 19 presidential candidates announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to voluntarily publish details of their assets and liabilities, including those of their spouses and, where applicable, unmarried children below 18 years, ahead of the 2027 presidential election. SERAP also urged the candidates to publicly and unequivocally reject vote-buying and electoral bribery before and during the election, while directing their political parties, campaign organisations, agents and supporters not to offer or distribute money,…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The Senate Committee on Customs and Excise has commended the far-reaching reforms being implemented by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, describing the transformation as evidence that government resources are being judiciously utilised to reposition the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for greater efficiency. The commendation came on Thursday, August 6, 2026, during a two-day retreat between the NCS and the Senate Committee on Customs and Excise, held to strengthen legislative oversight and review the Nigeria Customs Service Act. As part of the retreat, members of the committee toured the Customs House in Maitama, Abuja, where they…

… Osun PVC Download Window Closes Sunday Ahead of August 15 Governorship Poll By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for political parties to submit the list of candidates for the 2027 Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections by three days. The Commission said the deadline, which was originally scheduled to close on Saturday, August 8, 2026, has now been extended to Tuesday, August 11, 2026. According to INEC, the extension followed appeals by political parties for additional time to complete the uploading of their candidates’ details on the dedicated portal.…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja A suspected vandal has been crushed to death after a transmission tower he allegedly vandalised collapsed on him along the 330kV Ughelli-Benin transmission line in Delta State. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, August 8, 2026, saying the incident was discovered during an intensive patrol by its Delta Sub-Region Lines Maintenance Department (LMD). According to TCN, the patrol followed the tripping of the Ughelli-Benin 330kV transmission line on earth fault. The maintenance team, while tracing the source of the fault, discovered that Tower 101 had collapsed, with the body…