The Senate will on Wednesday screen the newly appointed service chiefs nominated by President Bola Tinubu as part of ongoing efforts to overhaul Nigeria’s security architecture. Tinubu, in a letter read by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during Tuesday’s plenary, urged lawmakers to give “expeditious consideration” to the appointments. The President named General Olufemi Oluyede as […]

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned till December 1 for the hearing of a preliminary objection filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in her trial for alleged defamation of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The trial judge, Justice Chizoba Oji, fixed the date after […]

The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses in his ongoing trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu is being prosecuted on seven counts of terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government. On Friday, Kanu had prayed the […]

Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced a total and indefinite nationwide strike beginning on Friday at 11:59 p.m. This decision means that public hospitals nationwide may experience major service disruptions in the coming days. The strike decision was reached after a five-hour emergency National Executive Council meeting on Saturday. The NEC, which is […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has released a total sum of $1.259bn to oil sector players for the importation of petroleum products and other related items into the country, The PUNCH reports. The amount released between the first three months of 2025 is against the backdrop of the insistence of marketers to continue fuel import […]

Less than three months to the take-off of the new tax system, the Federal Government has activated a broad package of revenue optimisation measures anchored on technology, institutional reform and fiscal transparency. The series of fiscal reforms is aimed at weaning the economy off dependence on oil, reducing revenue leakages that have plagued public finance […]

Police and other stakeholders have urged motorists in the country to drive with caution after Wednesday’s multi-vehicle collision claimed the lives of scores of people. While conveying his condoleces, President Yoweri Museveni announced that each affected family will receive a financial package Dozens of people were killed in a deadly collision involving multiple vehicles on […]

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission has said it plans to summon the governor of Nyeri, Mutahi Kahiga, over his controversial remarks at the funeral of former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga. The commission warned that a moment of national grief should not be exploited for political gain. There have been widespread condemnations after the governor […]

Kanu Agabi, former Attorney-General of the Federation and lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday, applied to withdraw his representation in the ongoing terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu is facing trial on a seven-count charge bordering on terrorism, filed against him […]

“South Sudan’s displacement crisis reflects a global challenge: a humanitarian system designed for short-term response but often ill-equipped for long-term solutions,” according to Anita Kiki Gbeho, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan. “Progress is possible. Across the country, UN agencies and partners are already working with communities and authorities to lay the foundations […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded the name of Dr. Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau State to the Senate for confirmation as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The President’s request was in a statement yesterday in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. In a […]

The Senate has approved life imprisonment for anyone convicted of defiling a minor, a dramatic escalation from the present five-year jail term under the nation’s criminal code. This was as the House of Representatives launched an investigation into the utilisation of $4.6 billion in grants received from the Global Fund and the United States Agency […]