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Toyyibat Qasim Nigeria will require an estimated $410 billion in additional investment by 2060 to achieve its net-zero emissions pathway, Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said. Shettima said the massive financing requirement presented both a challenge and a major investment opportunity for domestic and international investors willing to participate in Nigeria’s transition to a low-carbon economy. The Vice-President spoke on Tuesday at the second edition of the Decarbonising Infrastructure in Nigeria (DIN) Summit held at the United Nations House in Abuja. He was represented at the summit, organised by his office in collaboration with the National Council on Climate Change and…

Daud Olatunji The Ogun State Muslim Council, Egba Zone, has installed the Peoples Democratic Party’s deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 Ogun State governorship election, Alhaja Dr Lateefah Oyeyemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, as its Grand Matron, as she urged Muslims across the state to take an active role in determining the political leadership of the country. Sowunmi-Kolapo, who is also the Iya Suna of Egba Land and running mate to PDP governorship candidate Oladipupo Adebutu, was installed and decorated at the Ake Palace, Abeokuta, on Thursday, October 1, 2026. The ceremony, which attracted Muslim leaders, political stakeholders, traditional figures and other members…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has defended the economic policies of his administration, declaring that the reforms implemented since he assumed office did not create Nigeria’s economic weaknesses but were designed to confront problems that had accumulated over decades. Tinubu made the declaration on Thursday in his Independence Day broadcast to Nigerians, where he described the country as having passed through the most difficult phase of his economic adjustment programme and entering what he called an “age of prosperity.” The President, who marked Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary with an address themed “From Reform to Prosperity,” likened the pre-reform economy to a…

…Corporation says over 98% of depositors fully covered as insured limit rises to ₦5m Daud Olatunji The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has warned Nigerians against keeping substantial funds with unlicensed financial operators and Ponzi schemes, cautioning that promises of extraordinary returns could expose depositors to devastating financial losses. The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the NDIC, Thompson Oludare Sunday, gave the warning on Wednesday while delivering the keynote address at the Corporation’s Special Day during the 21st Abuja International Trade Fair organised by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture. Sunday urged Nigerians to keep their money with licensed…

By Farooq Gajo Introduction For generations, the Fulani — an estimated 20 to 25 million people spread from Senegal to Sudan — have moved cattle across West and Central Africa in search of pasture and water, a way of life known as transhumance. As one of the largest nomadic ethnic groups in the world, the Fulani have never had a unified political leadership; their communities are dispersed across more than half a dozen countries and shaped by significant local variation. Yet in the last fifteen years, a subset of Fulani communities has become associated with a very different story: armed…

…Petitioner demands probe of donors, vehicle ownership, valuation and funding sources Ayomide Awe A fresh campaign-finance controversy has erupted in Ogun State ahead of the 2027 governorship election, following a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission seeking an investigation into 119 vehicles publicly acknowledged as donations to the campaign of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi. The petition, dated September 30, 2026, and addressed to the Zonal Director of the EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Directorate, was submitted by a politician, Adekunle Shomorin, who described himself as a concerned citizen resident in…

…Citizens Acknowledge Gains In Education, Technology, Democracy, Demand Better Leadership, Opportunities Zainab Abioye & Mujeeb Akundoyin As Nigeria prepares to mark its 66th Independence Anniversary, citizens have expressed mixed feelings about the country’s journey since 1960, acknowledging progress in some sectors while lamenting worsening economic hardship, insecurity, unemployment, poor healthcare and weak public services. Nigeria became independent from Britain on October 1, 1960, ushering in decades of political transitions, economic expansion and setbacks, democratic experiments and social development. But 66 years after independence, the experiences of citizens interviewed by PLATFORM TIMES suggest that the promise of independence remains a work…

…Military Records 367 Attacks, Recovers 244 Arms, 8,160 Ammunition Rounds …104 Illegal Refineries Destroyed, 333 Insurgents Surrendered Daud Olatunji The Defence Headquarters has said troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces neutralised 554 terrorists and other criminals, arrested 1,333 suspects and rescued 1,736 kidnapped civilians during operations across the country in the third quarter of 2026. The military also disclosed that 333 insurgents surrendered to the troops during the three-month period, while 244 arms and 8,160 rounds of ammunition were recovered from criminal elements. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, disclosed the figures while briefing journalists on the…

Mujeeb Akindoyin A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced an artisan, Adakole Ogbodo, to death for the murder of his friend, identified as Bolaji, following a quarrel over sachet water. Justice Modupe Nicol-Clay convicted Ogbodo after finding that the Lagos State Government had established the murder charge beyond reasonable doubt through what she described as strong and compelling circumstantial evidence. The judge held that although no witness directly saw the moment the fatal injuries were inflicted, the chain of events surrounding the incident pointed irresistibly to Ogbodo as the person responsible for Bolaji’s death. The incident occurred…

The Federal Government has commenced the construction of a new ultra-modern National Control Centre for the Nigerian Independent System Operator in Osogbo, Osun State, as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s electricity grid and reduce avoidable disruptions. The project, which is expected to replace the existing 64-year-old control facility, is designed to provide operators with real-time visibility of the national grid and improve their ability to detect and respond swiftly to faults and other system disturbances. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Wednesday and performed on behalf of Vice President Kashim Shettima, with the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe,…