The United States government is backing a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) project aimed at improving energy access across northern Nigeria, with the initiative expected to expand industrial activity, support remote communities and create new opportunities for American energy technology companies. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement with Powergas Nigeria Ltd to fund a feasibility study for a proposed small-scale LNG plant in southern Nigeria. The facility will process natural gas into LNG for transportation by road to northern parts of the country that lack conventional gas pipeline infrastructure. The…
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Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has arraigned an alleged drug kingpin, three Mexican nationals and six other suspects over what authorities describe as one of the largest clandestine methamphetamine production facilities ever uncovered in the country, with drugs valued at more than N480 billion on the international market. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday, 10 July, 2026, brought the 10 defendants before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court in Lagos on an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy, operation of a super clandestine laboratory, production of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of precursor chemicals and running a drug trafficking organisation.…
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) have launched a landmark initiative to integrate Nigeria’s National Identification Number (NIN) database with the country’s digital postcode system, a move expected to significantly transform public service delivery, strengthen digital governance and accelerate economic inclusion. The collaboration, unveiled in Abuja, will allow Nigerians to verify their addresses and retrieve official digital postcodes through the NINAuth platform, effectively linking verified identity with authenticated location information on a single trusted digital infrastructure. The initiative is expected to enhance the efficiency of government interventions, improve emergency response, facilitate financial inclusion, strengthen…
By Senator Iroegbu Months ago, these pages made an argument that ran counter to conventional wisdom. Nigeria’s most effective answer to disinformation may not be found inside government ministries or technology companies, but in an unlikely place: the mosque, the church and the traditional palace. That idea was named the Kano Model, a simple but powerful proposition that places religious and traditional leaders at the centre of the fight to build public resilience against misinformation, disinformation and information manipulation. Today, that idea has taken a decisive step forward. In Abuja, between 24 and 25 June 2026, Alkalanci, the Hausa language…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through the West African Health Organization (WAHO), on Friday, 10 July, 2026, handed over 10 fully equipped four-wheel-drive ambulances and critical medical equipment to The Gambia in a major effort to strengthen the country’s emergency response capacity and bolster regional health security. The intervention, financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) under the COVID-19 Exceptional Emergency Project for Low-Income ECOWAS Member States, represents an investment of approximately $3.4 million in The Gambia out of the project’s overall $22.3 million regional budget. The medical equipment includes oxygen concentrators, haemodialysis machines, X-ray machines, anaesthetic…
By LANRE ADEWOLE Osun, the state of the Living Spring is awash with dead bodies and flowing from its tributaries, is the shed blood of the innocent. Days back, the Nigerian Police, not one to trust with accurate data when in the negative net with numbers, publicly declared 30 souls already lost to the madness for political power, gripping the state. The senseless killings in the state ahead of the August 15 governorship election remind of humanity’s first murderer; Cain. Rejected by God, he reached for the neck of his brother; Abel. But he would not escape justice; first, the…
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has commended the Federal Government’s efforts that eventually led to the release of the abducted pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Yilwatda, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Information, Abimbola Tooki, also congratulated all the security agencies as well as all Nigerians for the relief occasioned by the release of the victims after days of anxiety, uncertainty and emotional anguish. The APC National Chairman described the successful rescue as a reassuring demonstration of the commitment of President Bola…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday, 10 July, 2026 announced that his administration’s immediate focus now is to reunite the teachers and pupils rescued from kidnappers in Oriire Local Government Area with their families and provide them with rehabilitation following their 56-day captivity, reports thegazellenews.com Makinde, who announced on in a post shared on his official X account on Friday, 10 July, 2026, also expressed relief over the safe rescue of the victims after spending nearly two months in the hands of their abductors. According to him, the state government would ensure the victims receive the care and support needed…
At least one person was confirmed dead while seven others were injured on early on Friday, 10 July, 2026 following the collapse of a section of the New Gombe State House of Assembly Complex under construction, reports thegazellenews.com. The Permanent Secretary, Gombe State Ministry of Works, Housing and Transportation, Mr Danladi Adamu, who confirmed the development to journalists through a press statement issued in Gombe, the state capital, described the incident as unfortunate. According to Adamu the incident it occurred early on Friday, 10 July, 2026 and affected a section of the cantilevered entrance canopy under construction. “The incident involved eight…
In what is seen as major operational success with the Nigeria Air Force Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), its air fighter jets destroyed terrorists enclave at Yaganari in the Gezuwa general area of Borno State on Friday, 10 July 2026, reports thegazellenews.com. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, who confirmed the development through a statement issued on Saturday, 11 July, 2026, said the feat was achieved after acting on credible intelligence on renewed terrorist activities and the concentration of fighters in the area. Ejodame said in the statement that the…