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The National Pension Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission have recovered over N3 billion in unremitted pension deductions from defaulting employers. The enforcement drive targeted chronic violators within the domestic electricity sector who withheld statutory worker savings. Officials have already credited the clawed-back funds directly into the individual retirement savings…
Independent domestic fuel dealers are pushing for a full restoration of their direct importation rights, claiming they can lower pump prices below N800 per litre. Abubakar Maigandi, the national president of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, announced the target following an emergency meeting with state energy officials. The bold prediction reflects a growing…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has moved swiftly to shut down a circulating report claiming he was offered ₦500 billion to enter the 2027 presidential race and pull South-South votes away from Peter Obi, describing the entire account as a fabrication designed to drag him into a controversy he had no hand in. The rebuttal came…
Political parties are moving at sharply different speeds to beat a fast approaching deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission for uploading candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections, with the ruling party and the leading opposition platforms reporting smooth progress even as smaller parties wrestle with the commission’s online portal. INEC has…
The Nigerian Senate returns from recess on Tuesday to confront an uncomfortable question that has exposed weaknesses across the machinery of government: how did a body the Presidency insists never existed secure N1,302,978,784 in the 2026 Appropriation Act, pass through the Budget Office and the National Assembly, and operate from an office inside the…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a critical three-day weather outlook predicting a volatile mix of sunshine, cloudiness, and thunderstorms across the federation. Valid from Saturday through Monday, the warning highlights an escalating risk of flash flooding along the southern coastal belt due to continuous precipitation. Northern provinces will experience mostly sunny skies layered with…
Barely a day after accepting a fresh role at the heart of Atiku Abubakar’s 2027 campaign, Kenneth Okonkwo has moved to douse the controversy that trailed his earlier rejection of Rotimi Amaechi as running mate, insisting that his objection was never personal and that the country’s electoral law, not internal politics, narrowed the field…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has officially banned manual case filings in a bid to modernise judicial administration. Chief Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun unveiled the Nigerian Case Management System alongside strict new Practice Directions on Wednesday in Abuja. The digital infrastructure replaces archaic, paper-based workflows with an integrated electronic platform designed to handle the entire lifecycle…
Fresh political intrigue has trailed former All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, following his firm rebuttal of viral posters claiming he had abandoned the ruling party for the New Democratic Congress. The former Kano State governor pushed back on Friday, describing himself in colourful terms as a steadfast party man rather than…
Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew has spent the better part of two years moving through the corridors of official Abuja with the confidence of a man who belonged there. He held meetings inside the Federal Secretariat, received foreign delegations, exchanged handshakes with directors-general and lawmakers, and signed correspondence as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign…
