The Senate on Thursday expressed grave alarm over a fast-spreading lead-poisoning crisis in Ogijo, a densely populated community straddling the boundary between Ikorodu (Lagos) and Ogun East Senatorial District. It described it as a full-blown environmental and public-health emergency that threatened thousands of lives. The motion, jointly sponsored by Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru (Lagos East) and […]
The Supreme Court on Friday struck out a suit filed by Osun State Government that sought to compel the Federal Government to release withheld allocations belonging to local government areas in the state. A seven-member panel of the apex court, in a split decision of six to one, held that the legal action brought by […]
The Nigerian Army says troops of Operation Peace Shield rescued 10 kidnapped women during a special operation in the early hours of Friday in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A credible source at Army Headquarters revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. The source said the victims […]
Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Amaewhule announced the lawmakers’ decision during plenary on Friday, citing what he described as a “division” within the PDP as the reason for their defection. He told lawmakers he […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday fixed December 8 for the hearing of a motion ex parte filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to be transferred from the Sokoto Correctional Facility. Kanu, on November 20, 2025, was found guilty of all seven counts of terrorism […]
The Federal Government has fixed February 2026 for the commencement of operations at the world’s first UNESCO Category 2 Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Centre, to be hosted in Abuja. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the date in Abuja during a courtesy visit by the UNESCO Head of Office and […]
The Federal Government has projected total revenue of N50.74 trillion for 2026, alongside a targeted economic growth rate of 4.68 per cent, while its proposed 2026 deficit has risen so sharply that it now exceeds the entire national budget of 2022 by N2.78tn, The PUNCH reports. This deficit likely means the government plans to borrow […]
Russia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Andrey Podelyshev, has explained that Moscow’s broad foreign policy vision relies on the pillars of multipolarity and multilateralism. He said this at the Ambassadorial Forum titled “Russia’s Foreign Policy and its Priorities: Prospects for Multilateral Diplomacy,” organised by the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos yesterday. In his remarks, […]
The United States Department of State on Wednesday announced measures aimed at addressing what it described as mass killings and attacks targeting Christians in Nigeria. The move signals that the US is considering visa restrictions against individuals and groups implicated in the violence. “The United States is taking decisive action in response to the mass […]
The Senate and House of Representatives yesterday moved to reset Nigeria’s failing security architecture, confirming General Christopher Musa as Defence Minister after intense scrutiny and approving far-reaching resolutions banning ransom and amnesty, tightening weapons control and demanding stricter laws to curb terrorism and mass kidnappings. The Senate confirmed the former Chief of Defence Staff after […]
