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  Come January 1, 2026, all payments to Federal Government agencies must go fully digital—ending direct cash handling and paper receipts. The Federal Treasury eReceipt (FTeR) and the new Revenue Optimisation (RevOp) Platform will become the standard system. The Ministry of Finance announced the reform in Abuja on Monday, December 8, 2025, describing it as…

  A Nigerian Air Force C-130 transport aircraft carrying 11 military personnel was detained in Burkina Faso on Monday, December 8, 2025, after making a forced landing in the country’s airspace without prior clearance, escalating tensions between West Africa’s regional blocs. The aircraft reportedly suffered an in-flight emergency while transiting Burkinabè airspace and was compelled…

  The 10th coronation anniversary of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Sunday, December 7, 2025, witnessed a dramatic moment in Ile-Ife, Osun State, when Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, interrupted Governor Ademola Adeleke’s singing and dancing on the stage and urged him to proceed with his formal address. The event,…

  Benin’s dollar bonds took a sharp hit on Monday, dropping up to 1.8 cents on the dollar after a botched coup attempt the day before left markets jittery over the West African nation’s political future. President Patrice Talon announced that loyal troops had crushed the mutiny by a handful of soldiers in Cotonou, the…

  The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday turned down Nnamdi Kanu’s urgent plea to be moved from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a facility closer to the capital. The ruling comes just weeks after the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader received a life sentence on terrorism charges, rekindling debate over security, fairness,…

  Former Premier League midfielder Joey Barton avoided immediate prison time on Monday after a Liverpool Crown Court judge handed him a six-month sentence, suspended for 18 months, over offensive attacks on football pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, as well as broadcaster Jeremy Vine. Barton, who has 2.7 million followers on X, was ordered…

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rescheduled its National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings earlier fixed for mid-December. In a statement issued on Sunday, the party’s National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, announced that the National Caucus meeting will now hold on Thursday, December 18, at 6 p.m., while the NEC meeting will…

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he still does not know his exact age, though he estimates that he is now over 90 years old based on the ages of his surviving classmates. Obasanjo made the disclosure on Sunday during the Toyin Falola Interviews series titled “A Conversation with His Excellency, Chief Olusegun…

  Nigeria has deployed military aircraft to the Benin Republic following unconfirmed reports of a coup attempt that allegedly targeted President Patrice Talon on Sunday, marking a significant escalation in regional security concerns along West Africa’s coastal corridor. Security sources confirmed that fighter jets took off from Lagos and were observed conducting aerial surveillance operations…

  The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) account for the alleged disappearance of N55.9 billion voted for the procurement of election materials for the 2019 general elections. The demand was contained in a letter dated December 6, 2025, signed by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Mr Kolawole…