Former Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd) has warned that Nigeria’s worsening insecurity could soon put top government officials—including ministers, senators and governors—within the reach of armed criminal groups if urgent intervention is not taken. He issued the warning on Sunday while reacting to the reported killing of retired Major General Abubakar Rabe …
Nigeria and the United Kingdom have deepened their economic partnership by launching a £15 million growth programme. The programme is aimed at supporting Nigeria's economic reforms, unlocking investment and accelerating growth over the next three years. The initiative was announced during a high-level meeting on Thursday between the minister of finance and coordinating minister of …
The Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and heads of courts across the country to take urgent steps to prevent conflicting court judgments on electoral matters. In a statement titled “When the Ground Shakes Beneath the Throne, the Market Runs for the Door,” dated June 9, …
The Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics has called on President Bola Tinubu to withhold assent to the recently passed Factoring, Assignments and Receivables Financing Bill, 2026. In a statement on Thursday, June 11, the group warned that the legislation could create regulatory confusion, increase compliance costs and complicate financing arrangements already covered by existing laws. …
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a landmark constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across Nigeria, marking a significant step in the country's long-standing efforts to decentralise policing and strengthen internal security. The proposed legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 …
The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has launched a new digital tax administration platform, Rev360, as part of efforts to identify tax evaders. It is also to enable it to strengthen compliance and modernise revenue collection across the country. Speaking at the unveiling in Abuja on Wednesday, the Executive Chairman of the NRS, Zacch Adedeji, described …
Residents of Iluke Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State were thrown into mourning on Wednesday after armed bandits stormed a secondary school community, killing three persons, including a vice principal and a six-year-old child. The attack, which occurred at about 10:00 a.m., targeted Government Secondary School, Iluke Bunu, raising fresh concerns over …
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) Pensions has launched an interactive virtual assistant platform accessible through major social media channels in its bid to bring service closer and cheaper to its subscribers, with a target for full nationwide enrolment within three months. The acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NPF Pensions, Muhammed Dutse, says the organisation …
Seplat Energy Plc has named businessman and investor Tony Elumelu as its next chairman in a major leadership transition. The indigenous energy company announced this in a statement on Tuesday as it positions fitself or its next phase of growth. In the statement signed by the company's Director, Legal/Company Secretary, Edith Onwuchekwa, Seplat said the …
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced that submission of technical and commercial bids for the 2025 oil licensing round will close on Friday, June 12, 2026. The Commission made this known in a statement released on Tuesday, June 9, via its official X handle, stressing that the move is in line with …
