Author: NewsUltra360
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ONDO DEEP SEA PORT REVIVED: FG HANDOVERS LICENCE TO UNLOCK TRADE, JOBS & SOUTH-WEST BOOM!
Marine & Blue Economy Minister Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola handed Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa the revalidated Ondo Deep Sea Port licence Monday in Abuja – a game-changer fixing past naming glitches, igniting Ondo’s Atlantic corridor as Nigeria’s fresh export hub to slash port congestion, spike non-oil trade, manufacturing, FDI, and regional integration! Oyetola hailed it as a…
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EKEDC BLACKOUT ALERT: NATIONAL GRID COLLAPSE AT 2:01PM WIPES POWER ACROSS LAGOS NETWORK!
Eko Electricity Distribution Company dropped the bad news Monday on Twitter: A system collapse hit at 2:01pm, plunging their entire network – that’s Lagos Island, Ikeja, Ikeja West, and more – into darkness, with no power in sight yet! EKEDC’s reassuring customers: “We’re teaming up with partners for a quick grid fix and will update…
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OGUN ASSEMBLY GREENLIGHTS N1.668T 2026 BUDGET – SWIFT PASSAGE FOR ABIODUN’S VISION!
Ogun State House of Assembly zipped through Gov. Dapo Abiodun’s N1.668 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill Monday at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta – adopting Finance Committee’s report (chaired by Musefiu Lamidi, APC-Ado-Odo/Ota II) after 26 days of scrutiny, clause-by-clause tweaks, and unanimous voice vote! Lamidi’s motion (seconded by Folawewo Salami, APC-IFO II) led to smart adjustments: N2.193B IGR…
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BORNO GOV ZULUM UNVEILS N890B ‘SUSTAINED RECOVERY’ BUDGET FOR 2026 SECURITY & GROWTH!
Borno Governor Babagana Zulum rolled out a whopping N890.33 billion 2026 budget Monday in Maiduguri – tagged “Budget of Sustained Recovery and Growth,” aligned with the state’s 25-Year Plan and 10-Year Strategy: N536.56B capital (infra, security, IDP resets), N353.77B recurrent, funded by N317.68B FAAC, N44.3B IGR, N417.23B grants/aid (oil at $64/bbl, N1,512/$ exchange, 18% inflation).…
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WIKE BOMBSHELL: PDP COLLAPSES IF I JOIN APC – I’M STAYING PUT!
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike dropped a political nuke Monday in Port Harcourt’s end-of-year media chat: “If I decamp to APC today, PDP dies – watch Benue, Plateau, Abia, Edo leaders follow me!” – despite his Rivers supporters (including Gov. Siminalayi Fubara) already jumping ship to the ruling party. Wike insists he’s PDP loyal: “People leaving…
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NGX CHAIRMAN KW AIRANGA URGES CBN/SEC POLICY SYNC FOR 2026 CAPITAL MARKET BOOM!
Nigerian Exchange Group Chairman Dr. Umaru Kwairanga hit regulators Monday with a 2026 blueprint: CBN, SEC, policymakers – harmonize tax, FX, cross-border rules to kill uncertainty, spike investor confidence, and draw sustained foreign cash into Naija’s markets! Kwairanga pushed clarity on capital gains tax, clearing/settlement speed, disclosures – plus derivatives, ETFs, securitized products for risk…
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UN BOSS GUTERRES SLAMS WORLD LEADERS: DITCH $2.7T WAR MACHINE FOR PEOPLE & PLANET IN 2026!
UN Secretary-General António Guterres fired a New Year wake-up call Monday via spokesman Stephane Dujarric: World leaders, get priorities straight – dump soaring military spending (now $2.7T, 13x global aid, Africa’s entire GDP) for development that ends hunger, vaccinates kids, educates billions, fights climate chaos, and builds peace over pain! With 200M+ needing aid, 120M…
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WIKE DECLARES APC & PDP MERGE INTO TINUBU’S ‘RENEWED HOPE FAMILY’ IN RIVERS!
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike dropped a unity bomb Monday in Etche and Omuma LGAs, Rivers State – APC and PDP rivals have ditched labels to form one big “Renewed Hope family” rallying behind President Bola Tinubu’s agenda for grassroots dev, with Wike preaching: “No more ‘I’m PDP’ or ‘APC’ – we’re all family delivering democracy…
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OFÉ OWERRI FESTIVAL HITS IMÓ JAN 3 – TURNING LUXE SOUP INTO TOURISM GOLDMINE!
Chibuikem Diala, convener of Ofe Owerri Food & Drink Festival, just announced the Jan. 3, 2026 bash at Heartland Resort, Owerri – spotlighting Nigeria’s priciest soup (assorted cow meats, snails, dried/stock fish for the elite) as a tourism/economy powerhouse via IHTEF and Culinary & Culture Africa collab. Diala envisions indigenous eats driving hospitality boom: Cooking…
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KANO ASSEMBLY PASSES N1.477T 2026 BUDGET – 68% CAPITAL PUSH, HONORS FALLEN LAWMAKERS!
Kano State House of Assembly greenlit Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf’s N1.477 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill Monday under Speaker Alhaji Jibril Falgore – a whopping N934.6B (68%) for capital projects like infra/development (highest ratio in years) vs N433.4B (32%) recurrent, post-Nov. 19 presentation and plenary debates. Next up: Bill heads to Gov. Yusuf for assent per…
