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Senate demands detailed 2024 budget report, sets October 23 deadline

Promise Eze 11 October 2025 0

The Senate has directed Nigeria’s economic managers to submit a comprehensive performance report on the implementation of the 2024 budget and projections for the 2025 capital component within two weeks. The directive was issued by Mohammed Sani Musa, chairman of the Senate committee on finance,

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Abiodun announces shuttle, car hire services for Gateway International Airport

Promise Eze 11 October 2025 0

Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State Governor, has said plans are underway to introduce bus shuttle and car hire services at the Gateway International Airport to ease passenger movement. Abiodun disclosed this on Thursday after boarding a ValueJet commercial flight from the airport to Abuja. He explained that the shuttle service would connect major towns and cities […]

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Issues as Reps open yet another constitution review hearing

Msugh Ityokura 11 October 2025 0

Issues are being raised as the House of Representatives recently opened yet another constitution review hearing, an exercise that has become customary for the parliament since the return of democratic rule in the country in 1999. For 26 years, lawmakers have continued to promise to deliver “the people’s constitution,” as billions of naira get drained […]

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New INEC Chairman’s appointment confirms Tinubu’s commitment to merit — Adeyanju

Ukpono Ukpong 11 October 2025 0

Human rights lawyer and political analyst, Deji Adeyanju, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for nominating Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing the appointment as a reflection of merit and national balance rather than nepotism. In a statement issued in Abuja, Adeyanju said the

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ICPC secures 24-year jail term for retired FCTA Director over ₦318 million fraud

our reporters 10 October 2025 0

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Garuba Mohammed Duku, a retired Director of Finance and Administration with the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), for corruption and money laundering involving ₦318 million. A statement by the

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Zamfara generates N358.9bn revenue in 2024, achieves 82% of budget target

Promise Eze 10 October 2025 0

The Zamfara State Government says it generated N358.9 billion in revenue for the 2024 fiscal year, representing 82 percent performance of its approved revenue target of N437 billion. The disclosure was made on Thursday in Gusau by the State Auditor-General, Abubakar Danmaliki, during the official presentation of the state’s 2024 Citizens Accountability Report. Danmaliki

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Senate anticipates delay in 2026 budget presentation, raises concern

Tunde Opalana 10 October 2025 0

Presentation of the 2026 Appropriation Bill by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly may be delayed as the nation’s economic managers struggle to account for the performance of the 2024 and 2025 budgets. This concern emerged on Thursday when the Senate Committee on Finance met with top economic managers led by the Minister of […]

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Ebonyi youths give Rufai Oseni 24 hours to apologize to Umahi

Peter Okutu 10 October 2025 0

There was a protest on Friday in the heart of Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, over comments made by Arise News presenter Rufai Oseni during a television interview with David Umahi, the Minister of Works. The protesters, under the aegis of Concerned Youths for Distinguished Senator Engineer David Umahi, issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the […]

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VFD Group partners Norrenberger on N50.67bn rights issue to fund expansion

Vincent Afolabi 9 October 2025 0

VFD Group Plc has signed an agreement with its lead issuing house, Norrenberger Limited, to launch a N50.67 billion rights issue aimed at boosting its capital base, cutting debt, and supporting expansion into new markets across Africa and the United Kingdom. The signing ceremony, held on Wednesday in Lagos, marked a key step in the […]

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Paul Adalikwu urges stronger collaboration to tackle Africa’s maritime challenges

Vincent Afolabi 9 October 2025 0

Dr Paul Adalikwu, secretary-general of the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), has called for deeper collaboration among African maritime bodies to address safety, security, and environmental challenges confronting the continent’s shipping sector. Speaking at the 15th Port State Control Committee (PSCC) meeting of the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding

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Police arrest 12 over killing of Arise News journalist

Promise Eze 9 October 2025 0

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 12 suspected armed robbers in connection with the killing of Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, Arise News staff member, during a robbery in Abuja. Maduagwu, an anchor and producer with Arise News, died in the early hours of September 29, 2025, after robbers stormed her residence at Unique […]

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Reps move to counter U.S. religious freedom bill targeting Nigeria

Msugh Ityokura 9 October 2025 0

The House of Representatives has raised concern over a bill introduced in the United States Senate seeking to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) and impose sanctions on some officials for alleged violations of religious freedom. The proposed Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025 (S.2747), introduced on September 9, directs the […]

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CAN to FG: End delay, denial over attacks on Christian communities

Awwal Owolabi 9 October 2025 0

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the federal government to end what it called the “delay or denial” in addressing the ongoing violence against Christian communities across the country, especially in the north. In a statement issued on Tuesday, October 8, 2025, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, president of CAN, said Christian communities have continued […]

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Reps inaugurate committee on illegal mining, vow to end $9bn loss

Msugh Ityokura 9 October 2025 0

The House of Representatives has inaugurated an Ad Hoc Committee on Illegal Mining, pledging to address activities that cost Nigeria an estimated $9 billion annually. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja on Wednesday, Sani Egidi, the committee chairman, thanked Speaker Tajudeen Abbas for the confidence reposed in him, promising that the committee would work diligently

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Lawmaker seeks regulation of private intelligence sector

Msugh Ityokura 9 October 2025 0

Ahmad Satomi, the Chairman of the House Committee on National Security and Intelligence, has called for the creation of a regulatory body to oversee private intelligence and investigation services in Nigeria. Speaking at a public hearing on the Private Intelligence and Investigation Council Bill, 2024 in Abuja on Wednesday, Satomi said the legislation would professionalise

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DSS warns public against dismissed officer impersonating the agency

Awwal Owolabi 9 October 2025 0

The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised an alarm over the activities of one Barry Donald, a dismissed officer who has been impersonating its personnel to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the DSS said Donald has continued to engage in “unscrupulous activities,” using the agency’s name to […]

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Wike warns AMAC Chair against selling Abuja street names to moneybags

Ukpono Ukpong 9 October 2025 0

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has warned the Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) against the illegal sale of street names to wealthy individuals, describing the practice as “shameful” and unacceptable. Wike issued the warning on Wednesday at the flag-off of engineering infrastructure works in Guzape A09 Lots […]

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CJN swears in Justice Umar Mainasara as Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal

our reporters 9 October 2025 0

The Supreme Court was on Tuesday, October 7, the venue of the swearing-in of Justice Mainasara Umar as the new Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Administering the oath, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, charged him to uphold the law “without fear or favour, ill will or affection,” and […]

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Gov. Sule: Tinubu set to inaugurate Nigeria’s largest lithium processing plant in Nasarawa

Awwal Owolabi 9 October 2025 0

  President Bola Tinubu is set to inaugurate Nigeria’s largest lithium processing plant located in Nasarawa State, Governor Abdullahi Sule has announced. Sule disclosed this on Tuesday during the launch of the October 2025 edition of the Nigeria Development Update (NDU) themed “From Policy to People: Bringing the Reform Gains Home.” The governor said construction […]

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Tinubu seeks NASS approval for $2.3bn borrowing, $500m sovereign Sukuk

Msugh Ityokura 8 October 2025 0

President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to approve plans to raise $2.347 billion from the international capital market to partly finance the 2025 budget deficit, refinance maturing Eurobonds, and issue Nigeria’s first-ever Sovereign Sukuk. In a letter dated September 22, 2025, addressed to Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, Tinubu said the request was in […]