No Funds Left Treasury For Non Existent Council, Says Accountant General
The House of Representatives probe into the disputed Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council took a…
No Funds Left Treasury For Non Existent Council, Says Accountant General
The House of Representatives probe into the disputed Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council took a decisive turn on Monday when the Accountant General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, told lawmakers that a forged State House letter was used to secure official recognition for an agency the Federal Government insists never legally existed. Appearing before the…
“EFCC Recovered Nothing From Me,” Says Former NSIPA Boss
Nearly three years after her suspension threw a spotlight on alleged financial abuses inside Nigeria’s flagship welfare agency, the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, Halima Shehu, has publicly rejected claims that she diverted ₦44 billion, insisting she was punished for raising the alarm rather than for any wrongdoing….
Miliband To Lead UK At World Bank As Aid Budget Shrinks
Britain’s new Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, will personally represent the United Kingdom as its Governor to the World Bank, the government announced on Monday, placing development and climate finance directly in the hands of a senior Cabinet minister at a moment of sweeping change in British aid policy. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development…
Reps Order IGP to Produce Alleged Fake Council DG
Lawmakers probing the disputed Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council on Monday ordered the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the self styled Director General of the body, Adeniyi Adeyemi, before them by noon on Wednesday, escalating a scandal that has already drawn in senior figures within the presidency. The directive came during…
US Immigration Clarifies Stay Limits for Visitors
Foreign visitors hoping to time their departure from the United States by the expiry date printed on their visas have been told to look elsewhere, as American immigration authorities restate that the real deadline is set at the border, not on the visa. In a public advisory, US authorities reminded travellers that the period…
Osun Poll: Tension Mounts After PVC Centre Raid
Barely three weeks to the Osun State governorship election, an armed attack on officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Odo Otin Local Government Area has sharpened concerns over security and the credibility of the electoral process in the state. The Osun State Police Command confirmed that about ten suspected hoodlums…
‘Great Bitterness’: Pirlo Speaks After Losing Italy Job
Andrea Pirlo’s widely expected appointment as head coach of Italy’s national team collapsed on Monday, July 27, 2026, after the 47 year old confirmed he was no longer in contention, ending a candidacy undone not by his coaching record but by his commercial links to a Russian bookmaker. “After learning last night that I…
Atiku Faults Tinubu Over Kaduna Killings, Demands Security Overhaul
Fresh bloodshed in Southern Kaduna has reopened Nigeria’s bitter argument over worsening insecurity, with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar accusing the administration of President Bola Tinubu of prioritising foreign applause over the safety of citizens. In a statement issued on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku, who is…
Nigeria Scores 54.2 in First Institutional Capacity Index
The Capacity Institute has published Nigeria’s inaugural Capacity Index, scoring the country 54.2 out of 100 for institutional execution. The report ranks the nation as a structurally constrained execution system. Policymakers routinely draft ambitious economic plans only to watch them stall during implementation. Weak inter-agency coordination continues to undermine state interventions across critical sectors. Execution…
Gunmen Abduct Kebbi High Court Judge from Residence
Suspected bandits have abducted Kebbi State High Court Judge Faruku Hassan Bunza from his home in Bunza Local Government Area. The armed gang struck around midnight on Sunday, shortly after the jurist returned from a trip to neighboring Sokoto State. Attackers invaded his residence along Zogirma Road, firing shots into the air before whisking him…