The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to deploy all diplomatic channels to secure the safe return of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who is trapped in Guinea-Bissau following a military coup in the country. Jonathan is in Guinea-Bissau as part of a joint African Union, ECOWAS and West African Elders Forum mission to […]
Facing a kidnapping crisis, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday ordered an overhaul of Nigeria’s security forces. He also authorized the recruitment of an additional 20,000 security personnel on top of the 30,000 already approved. “The police will recruit an additional 20,000 officers, bringing the total to 50,000,” the statement read. “My fellow Nigerians, this is […]
Abrupt funding cuts and deteriorating human rights conditions have disrupted HIV prevention and treatment services across dozens of countries, UNAIDS has warned. In a report to mark World AIDS Day, the UN agency said international assistance has sharply declined, with projections showing external health funding could fall by 30-40% in 2025 compared with 2023. The […]
Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday said the establishment of state police was no longer negotiable in the collective effort to tackle worsening insecurity nationwide. Abiodun said recent coordinated attacks targeting schoolchildren and worshippers had confirmed that no part of the country was insulated from banditry, kidnapping […]
Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Ahmed Idris Wase on Wednesday alleged that names of Boko Haram members were once discovered on the Nigerian Army recruitment list, warning that such infiltration is undermining the country’s security architecture. Speaking during a special plenary session of the House convened to review the national security situation, […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Federal Government over the release of abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State, saying their freedom should not be presented as an achievement but as evidence of Nigeria’s worsening security environment. In a statement issued by his media office on Wednesday, Atiku said the return of the schoolgirls was […]
All 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last week from a school in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s president announced Tuesday. A total of 25 girls were abducted Nov. 17 from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi state’s Maga town, but one of them was able to escape […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday announced that sixteen banks have already met the new capital requirements. Speaking at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, Olayemi Cardoso, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said the recapitalisation exercise was unfolding smoothly and in line […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday presented a N4.237 Trn Appropriation Bill of budget estimate for the year 2026 before the State House of Assembly. The budget has a Total Revenue of N3.993 Trillion and Deficit Financing of N243.332bn. Tagged, ‘The Budget of Shared Prosperity,’ Sanwo-Olu said that the budget is meant to build […]
A total budget of N1,390,000,000,000 (One Trillion, Three Hundred and Ninety Billion Naira) has been proposed for the 2026 Financial Year in Akwa Ibom State. Of this amount, N354.867 billion, or 25 per cent of the total budget, is allocated for Recurrent Expenditure. In contrast, N1.035 trillion, which represents 75 per cent of the budget, […]
