A member of the House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere, has called for a comprehensive audit of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over the Federal Government’s alleged ₦4 trillion indebtedness to local contractors. Ugochinyere, who represents Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State,...
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The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has named the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), one of the top five best-performing Federal Government agencies for 2025 under the Transparency and Efficiency Category. The NCC was recognized alongside the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, which emerged overall best-performing agency; the...
Plateau State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) has organised a two-day training on the speedy resolution of business-related cases for magistrates, clerks and bailiffs in the state. Speaking at the event on Thursday in Jos, Mr Samari Moddibo, the SABER Reform Champion in Plateau, said the training aimed...
Crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a fresh turn on Friday as the Kabiru Turaki-led leadership formally asked Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court to step aside from a suit filed against the party’s national leadership. In a motion on notice, filed by a legal...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the 16 defected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly are free to leave the Peoples Democratic Party, adding that his camp would continue to work with the remaining lawmakers still loyal to the party. Wike stated...
Troops of Sector 5, Operation PEACE SHIELD, have recorded a major operational breakthrough in Kaduna State with the successful rescue of 10 kidnapped victims and the recovery of arms, ammunition and ransom money. The Army authority in a post via its X handle on Friday, said the operation followed...
Aliko Dangote has delivered a message many Nigerians have waited decades to hear—this Christmas season will not be marked by the familiar, frustrating fuel queues. Speaking with State House Correspondents on Friday after what he described as a routine meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,...
The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG) and Electric Vehicles (EVs) has said more than 100,000 vehicles in Nigeria now use CNG. The Executive Chairman/CEO, PiCNG, Mr Ismaeel Ahmed said this on Friday in Abuja. Ahmed spoke at the Alfa Designs Nigeria Limited CNG products unveiling and stakeholders’...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has inaugurated the construction of twin flyover bridges with two roundabouts in Mararaba, Karu Local Government Area of the state worth N39 billion. The governor inaugurated the project at Mararaba Gurku community in Karu on Friday. In his remarks, Sule said the project was...
Nigerian Army has recorded significant operational successes between 2 and 4 December 2025, neutralizing 6 terrorists, arresting 18 criminal suspects, rescuing 9 kidnapped victims, and recovering a substantial cache of weapons, ammunition and illicit items across several theatres of operation. Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE and allied formations maintained...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday, undertook an official visit to Gwoza and Askira-Uba local government areas in the southern part of Borno State. The visit followed coordinated attacks by Boko Haram insurgents over the past week which resulted in the loss of lives. Zulum’s first...
Justice D. E. Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, December 5, 2025, adjourned till March 3, 2026 for judgment in the alleged N3.6bn fraud involving a former Executive Director, Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Tuoyo Omatsuli. Omatsuli is standing trial alongside Don...
Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima, has reiterated the commitment of the administration of President Bola Tinubu to the preservation and protection of traditional institutions in Nigeria. According to him, traditional rulers are the closest to the grassroots are the leaders and fathers of the society, and their institutions outlive...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the constitution of the boards of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, appointed in July, continues to serve as chair of the UBEC Board. Uchendu Ikechi Mbaegbulem...
U.S. President Donald Trump has brokered a peace deal between leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame. The U.S. president facilitated the signing of a peace agreement in Washington aimed at ending more than three decades of conflict in mineral-rich eastern Congo....
Nigeria’s newly appointed Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, stepped into office on Friday with a resolute message to Nigerians: the shedding of innocent blood must end. Speaking at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Abuja, Musa — who until now served as Chief of Defence Staff —...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has urged law enforcement agencies across the country to prioritise non-violent methods in carrying out their duties, stressing that force must only be applied when absolutely necessary and strictly in a proportional manner. The governor, represented by Deputy Governor Dr Hadiza Balarabe, spoke in...
Concerned Plateau APC Legacy Members has taken a swipe at groups protesting the alleged planned defection of Governor Caleb Mutfwang to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing their actions as embarrassing, harmful to party cohesion and contrary to the founding spirit of the party. The group made its position...
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has thrown open the doors of the ministry to anti-corruption scrutiny, inviting the ICPC and EFCC to independently verify every federal road project awarded under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Umahi made the disclosure on Thursday during an inspection of the Mararaba–Keffi highway in Abuja,...
Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria is planning a nationwide naked protest to press home its demand for payment of its members’ outstanding pension increment arrears and palliative allowances. The coalition’s National Chairman, Mr Mukaila Ogunbote, made this known in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Ogunbote is also...