President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Presidential Implementation Committee (PIC) on the Alienation of Federal Government Properties. The decision was announced in a statement signed by the President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. AGF Takes Over Committee's Responsibilities According to the statement, all matters relating to the activities …
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Presidency of avoiding key questions surrounding President Bola Tinubu's decades-old civil forfeiture case in the United States, saying the government has chosen insults instead of transparency. In a statement issued on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the Presidency failed …
The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved Governor Seyi Makinde's request to proceed on annual leave from August 10 to September 11, with Deputy Governor Bayo Lawal to oversee the affairs of the state during the period. The governor's letter conveying the request was read during Thursday's plenary by Deputy Speaker Muhammed Fadeyi, who …
Presidency claims Atiku sold national assets to associates, questions ex-VP's history abroad. The Presidency has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of supervising the sale of national assets to political associates during the privatisation programme under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, claiming the exercise resulted in job losses, unpaid salaries and pensions. The allegation was …
Ogun PDP governorship candidate says local governments will receive allocations directly if elected in 2027. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, has promised to ensure full financial autonomy for local government councils if elected in the 2027 governorship election. Adebutu made the promise on Sunday during a meeting …
Senegal's President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), taking over from Sierra Leone's President, Julius Maada Bio. Faye was elected on Sunday during the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Faye succeeds Bio, …
The House of Representatives has withdrawn its proposed constitutional amendment bill on state police and will instead consider a similar proposal submitted by President Bola Tinubu. The decision was announced during Tuesday's plenary after lawmakers gave the Executive-sponsored Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026 its first and second readings. …
Nigeria is approaching a dangerous tipping point of institutional failure, the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics has warned. It gave the warning in a policy brief titled The Broken Windows of Nigeria: How Government Neglect Forged a Nation of Self-Reliant Survivists—and the Uncommon Path to True Greatness, issued on Friday and signed by its Chairman, …
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Tuesday commenced the arraignment of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and one Joel Adoga before the Federal High Court in Kaduna over alleged money laundering and other corruption-related offences. The Arraignment began shortly after El-Rufai arrived at the court premises amid heavy security. …
Twenty-one members of the Kano State House of Assembly have formally defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers announced their defection on Monday, days after Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano State, officially resigned from the NNPP. Yusuf’s resignation followed shortly after his meeting with President Bola …
