President Bola Tinubu has cautioned members of the political class in Ekiti State against constituting an unnecessary distraction to Governor Biodun Oyebanji through early declaration of interest in the 2030 governorship contest, saying such a declaration could cause internal contradictions capable of derailing governance. The President gave the admonition as Oyebanji promised to undertake more […]
The Presidency has refuted a claim by the Oyo State Governor and presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement in the 2027 general election, Seyi Makinde, in which the latter alleged that the Federal Government was withholding ₦250 billion per state dividend from Nigeria LNG. In a State House statement issued on Sunday, Bayo Onanuga, […]
The Federal Ministry of Finance has defended Nigeria’s debt position, saying federal revenue is growing faster than interest payments and arguing that claims that interest costs reached 124% of revenue in the first half of 2026 are misleading. In a statement issued in Abuja on Oct. 18, the ministry said the calculation, cited in public […]
Nigerians could begin to feel greater relief from economic hardship as ongoing reforms deliver improvements in inflation, foreign reserves, economic growth and investment, according to the Presidency. Special Adviser to the President on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua, says inflation declined to 14.63 per cent in September. He adds that Nigeria secured more than six billion […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says computer-based testing is helping to curb examination malpractice, as more than 56,000 candidates sit the 2026 Second Series West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates across Nigeria. WAEC Head of National Office in Nigeria, Suleiman Danlami Kum, disclosed this during an inspection of the English […]
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has said military operations alone cannot end banditry, calling for stronger intelligence-sharing, border security and community participation to tackle insecurity. Ribadu said banditry had evolved beyond cattle rustling, highway robbery and kidnapping to include territorial control, illegal taxation of rural communities and disruption of economic activities. He spoke through […]
The Owa-Ooye of Imesi-Ile in Osun State, Oba Enoch Ademola Akinyemi, has died at the age of 85. The monarch passed away after a 21-year reign. The monarch’s demise was announced in a statement on Friday by the Obaala of Imesi-Ile and Chairman of the Owa-Ooye-in-Council, High Chief Tunde Aluko, on behalf of the royal […]
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shuaibu, arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Saturday, 48 hours after President Bola Tinubu directed security agencies to rescue all abducted persons and ensure that no terrorist or bandit camp remained anywhere in Nigeria. Shuaibu arrived in the state capital at about 11am on Saturday. […]
The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a one-month-old baby girl allegedly sold by her mother for N2m to a person identified as Folawewo in Ido Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday in Ibadan. Ayanlade […]
Christopher Musa, minister of defence, says President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to ensure free, fair and credible elections in 2027. Christopher Musa, minister of defence, spoke on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting of the national security council (NSC) presided over by Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He […]