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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the 2026 national budget, paving the way for its formal presentation to a joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu later today. The approval clears a key constitutional step in the budgetary process and signals the commencement of legislative consideration of the 2026 Appropriation…
In a decisive move to address the escalating leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned the party’s two rival factions to a critical reconciliation meeting at its national headquarters in Abuja. The intervention by the nation’s electoral umpire underscores the severity of the internal conflict, which…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally requested the National Assembly to repeal and re-enact the 2024 and 2025 national budgets, a move aimed at realigning Nigeria’s fiscal framework with current economic realities and ending the practice of overlapping appropriation cycles. In a letter dated December 18, 2025, and addressed to the Speaker of the…
A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while under investigation for allegedly diverting police weaponry to criminal gangs in Niger State. The officer, DSP Isah Abdullahi, reportedly shot himself inside a secured armory on December 16, 2025, as auditors confronted him over significant shortages in arms and ammunition….
Bauchi – The Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘D’, of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized smuggled goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over ₦82.1 million in a two-week operation across nine states in the country’s North-East and North-Central regions. The Zone Comptroller, Mr. Abdullahi Kaila, disclosed this during a press briefing in Bauchi…
The Kwara South Consultative Forum has rejected a call by the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, to rename the University of Ilorin after Sheikh Alimi, describing the proposal as divisive and insensitive. In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Mr Adebayo Daramola, the group said the university belongs to all ethnic groups in…
President Bola Tinubu has renewed his advocacy for the creation of state police, revealing that he has assured the United States and European partners of his commitment to implementing decentralized policing in Nigeria. Tinubu said state police “must happen” as part of broader efforts to address insecurity and strengthen governance at the subnational level….
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of 64 ambassadorial nominees, including former Minister of Interior Abdulrahman Dambazau, ex-Independent National Electoral Commission chairman Mahmood Yakubu, former Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode, and former presidential aide Reno Omokri. The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of a report by the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday destroyed over 618 tonnes of fake, counterfeit, substandard and expired products valued at ₦10.19 billion in Kano State, in one of its largest coordinated enforcement actions in the North-West. The destruction exercise, which covered illicit medicines, food products, cosmetics, agrochemicals and medical…
The United States has approved an arms sale worth approximately $11 billion to Taiwan, Taipei announced on Thursday, triggering a sharp backlash from China and marking one of the largest weapons packages ever proposed for the self-ruled island. The sale, which still requires approval by the US Congress, would be the second arms package approved…
