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FAAC shares N2trn among FG, states, LGs in July

Vincent Afolabi 23 August 2025 0

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) says it distributed N2 trillion among the three tiers of government in July 2025. The disclosure was made at the August FAAC meeting chaired by Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy. In a statement on Friday,

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FG vows to hunt down killers of Malumfashi worshippers in Katsina

Tom Okpe 23 August 2025 0

The Federal Government has vowed to hunt down and bring to justice, perpetrators of the heinous killing of worshippers in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Government also aid this callous and barbaric attack on harmless citizens, gathered in peace to worship God, is a crime that must not go unpunished saying: “Security […]

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In Lagos, the Oregun by-pass was once an industrial hub, but is now overtaken by churches

Guest Writer 22 August 2025 0

BY EMMANUEL ABARA BENSON On any given weekday back in the 1970s-1980s, the Oregun by-pass in Ikeja would be a beehive of industrial activities. Trucks rumbled in and out of sprawling warehouses, even as the air carried with it the busy clatter of machinery. Shift workers streamed through factory gates that never seemed to close. […]

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South East safer after Simon Ekpa’s arrest, Defence Chief claims

Promise Eze 22 August 2025 0

Christopher Musa, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, has said that security in the South East has significantly improved since the arrest of pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, in Finland last year. Ekpa, a Finland-based lawyer and self-styled leader of a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was arrested by Finnish authorities in November 2024 […]

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Chief of Defense Staff: Nigerians should learn how to protect themselves

Awwal Owolabi 22 August 2025 0

General Christopher Musa, Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), has advised every Nigerian to learn self-defense skills to protect themselves. The General made the statement on Thursday evening in an interview with Channels TV where he discussed the successes and challenges of Tinubu’s administration as regards security. On Politics Today program, Musa affirmed the importance of

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Nigeria on track for 2.5m barrels daily by 2026 – NUPRC

Ukpono Ukpong 22 August 2025 0

…sets 2030 deadline to end gas flaring, pushes decarbonisation drive The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has assured that Nigeria is firmly on course to raise crude oil output to 2.5 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2026, even as it unveiled a roadmap to eliminate routine gas flaring by 2030. Commission Chief Executive, […]

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Illegal Mining: Nigeria Loses $9bn annually to cartel enterprises- FCT CP

Tom Okpe 22 August 2025 0

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Commissiiner of Police, Ajao Adewale, has revealed that illegal mining has become a powerful cartel-driven enterprise bankrolled by influential Nigerians, fueling banditry, which costs the country $9 billion, ₦13.7 trillion, annually. Speaking at a media parley organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, FCT Council on Thursday

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Tinubu to Diaspora: Return home, Nigeria is rising again

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2025 0

President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians in the diaspora to return home, saying the country is “rising again” and open for their ideas and investment. He made the call at a town hall meeting in Yokohama before departing Japan for Brazil, the second leg of his two-nation diplomatic mission to strengthen Nigeria’s global partnerships and […]

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NITDA: Google, Microsoft, TikTok shut 13.6m accounts under Nigeria’s digital safety code

Promise Eze 21 August 2025 0

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commended Google, Microsoft, and TikTok for their compliance with Nigeria’s Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries. The agency said the companies’ efforts to align with the code, issued jointly with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National

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Reps summon 11 DisCos over N2.6trn debt to federation account

Msugh Ityokura 21 August 2025 0

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has summoned 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) over a debt of N2.6 trillion owed to the federation account. The resolution was adopted on Wednesday during an investigative hearing chaired by Bamidele Salam, following a review of the 2021 Auditor-General’s report. At the session, Johnson Akinnawo, managing

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Fulani militias sack, occupy 10 Plateau communities, Group alleges

Kingsley Chukwuka 21 August 2025 0

A group under the aegis of Bokkos Concerned Youths (BCY), has decried the sacking of 10 communities by suspected Fulani militias through a consistent mass killings that has persisted in the last few months. The group was particular in the Killings that has continued unabated in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. Describing […]

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Frequent amendments to PIA create anxiety, scare oil investors — PENGASSAN

Ukpono Ukpong 21 August 2025 0

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has cautioned the federal government against frequent amendments to the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), warning that the policy inconsistency is creating anxiety and discouraging investment in the nation’s oil and gas sector. PENGASSAN President, Comrade (Engr.) Festus Osifo, who raised the concern

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PSC Approves Promotion of 952 ASPs to DSPs, Discovers 176 Retirees on List*

Tom Okpe 21 August 2025 0

The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 952 Assistant Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Deputy Superintendents, declining 176 ASPs, discovered to have retired from Service and another 3, suspected to have died. According to a press statement by the Head of Press, Ikechukwu Ani, the highlights of the first Plenary […]

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TICAD 9: Tinubu in Tokyo for strategic engagements not trade expo – Presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2025 0

The presidency has defended President Bola Tinubu’s participation at the ongoing ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan, saying the mission is focused on strategic engagements with development partners rather than attending a trade exhibition. The clarification followed social media criticism over Nigeria’s unattended booth

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Nigeria’s booth stands empty at TICAD9 opening day in Japan

Promise Eze 20 August 2025 0

Nigeria’s booth at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) was left unattended for hours on the summit’s opening day, sparking embarrassment among delegates. The three-day conference, which runs from August 20 to 22 at the Pacifico Yokohama in Japan, brings together African governments, investors, and development partners. While other

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Ogun APC suspends Gbenga Daniel over alleged anti-party activities

Vincent Afolabi 20 August 2025 0

The Ogun state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Gbenga Daniel, former governor of the state, over alleged anti-party activities. Daniel, who represents Ogun east at the senate, was suspended alongside Kunle Folarin, one of his loyalists. Nuberu Olufemi, spokesperson of Ogun APC, said in a statement that the party’s state working […]

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Peter Obi’s political weight is diminishing, says Lagos LP chair

Promise Eze 20 August 2025 0

Dayo Ekong, the Lagos State Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), has called on former presidential candidate Peter Obi to reflect on his recent political moves, warning that his appeal among Nigerians is diminishing. She made this call in a post on her X page on Tuesday. She noted that Obi’s 2023 popularity came not […]

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Wike: Babachir Lawal is angry because he is not the vice president

Awwal Owolabi 20 August 2025 0

Nyesome Wike, minister of the FCT, has accused Babachir Lawal of being disrespectful to President Tinubu because he was not selected as the vice-presidential candidate. Wike made the statement on Tuesday, during an interview with Seun Okinbaloye of Channels TV on the programme Politics Today. Babachir Lawal, on the same programme a few weeks back, […]

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Wike to Contractors: No blackmail can force me to fund fake projects

Ukpono Ukpong 20 August 2025 0

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed his administration’s firm stance against corruption and unverified financial claims, declaring that no amount of blackmail or coordinated protests will compel him to fund fraudulent projects. Speaking during the commissioning of the Phase 2 Water Project in Abuja, Wike addressed ongoing

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Court to decide Al-Shabab terrorists’ bail request Sept. 10

Andrew Orolua 20 August 2025 0

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 10 to deliver ruling in the application brought by five alleged Al-Shabab terrorists’ seeking to be admitted to bail pending trial of terrorism charges against them. The accused persons who were brought to court under tight security by operatives of the Department […]