The Senate on Thursday asked President Bola Tinubu to assent to the Nigerian Forest Security Service (Establishment) Bill, 2025, which was recently passed by the National Assembly and is currently awaiting presidential approval to tackle insecurity. The Senate adopted a resolution following the presentation of two motions sponsored by Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Abba Moro,…
President Bola Tinubu plans to meet with the leadership of Nigeria’s power-generating companies. The meeting is part of an emergency effort to address the N4tn debt threatening to cripple the country’s electricity supply chain. This follows a high-level meeting on Tuesday between the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and chairmen of Gencos in Abuja, amid…
Trial of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, resumed today before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the cross-examination of principal witness, who said he did not find any instrument of terrorism on Kanu. The court had granted the request of the Federal Government for witnesses…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has denied claims of mismanagement in disbursing student loan funds. They development comes after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it was investigating alleged corruption in the disbursement of the funds. In a statement by the fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, NELFund…
Governors of the North-East region, including Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe states, have agreed to collaborate with the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education (NCAOOSCE) by providing office space in each state. This is the outcome of the communique read by the Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, at the end…
The Construction of Phase 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be completed in January 2026. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi.made the disclosure during an inspection tour of the highway withthe project financial promoters Dutch Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa to review the project . According to him, along the corridor,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commenced a closed-door meeting with Senior Security Chiefs amid escalating violence in Plateau, Benue, and Borno States. The meeting, currently underway at the President’s official residence in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, began shortly after 3:00 p.m. The meeting follows the President’s return to Abuja late Monday after an 18-day…
Tinubu to Meet Service Chiefs Over Rising Insecurity in Plateau, BenuePresident Bola Tinubu is set to meet with Nigeria’s service chiefs and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to address the recent surge in killings across Plateau, Benue, and other parts of the country. This meeting will take place following his return to Abuja on…
President Tinubu Returns to Abuja After 18-Day Working Visit to France and UK President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja following an 18-day working visit and retreat in France and the United Kingdom. According to the State House, the presidential jet touched down at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 9:50 p.m. on Monday. He was…
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release records related to their investigations into Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s alleged involvement in drug trafficking. In a ruling delivered on April 8, 2025, District Judge Beryl Howell directed the…
