The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the 2026 budget, clearing the way for its presentation to a joint session of the National Assembly. The announcement was made in a brief statement on Friday, December 19, by the President’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun. “The Federal Executive Council has approved the 2026 Budget …
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has raised alarm over the staggering economic and human cost of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria. At the National Dialogue on Ending Gender-Based Violence held in Abuja and convened by the Ministry of women Affairs in collaboration with the World Bank Group Nigeria, Imaan warns …
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Professor of Energy Law at the University of Lagos, Prof. Yemi Oke, has cautioned global powers against what he described as “undiplomatic distortions” of Nigeria’s internal challenges. In a strongly worded open letter addressed to Presidents Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Donald Trump, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Canada-trained …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Kingsley Tochukwu Ude, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) from Enugu State, for ministerial appointment to replace Uche Nnaji, the former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology. The President’s request was contained in a letter read on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio …
In February 2022, the Nigerian government stood before the world with a bold claim: it had uncovered 96 terrorism financiers, 424 associates, 123 companies, and 33 bureaux de change linked to violent extremist networks tearing the nation apart. The announcement, delivered by then Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, should have shaken the country to its core. …
The administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set out to appoint ambassadors to fill long-vacant seats in Nigeria’s foreign missions, while also ordering key security chiefs to begin immediate action, a move observers say may be partly driven by recent threats from the United States. Diplomatic void and looming appointments Since September 2023, Nigeria has …
The U.S. dollar held close to a three-month peak on Monday as investors looked ahead to a slate of economic data this week that could offer fresh insight into the strength of the world’s largest economy and signal whether the Federal Reserve will maintain its hawkish posture. Asia-Pacific trading was subdued due to a holiday …
Special assistant on media and public affairs to former minister of state for petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, Chief Julius Bokoru, has dismissed rumours linking his principal to any coup plot in Nigeria, describing the claims as baseless and politically motivated. In a statement released on Wednesday, Bokoru said some desperate and self-centred politicians were behind …
The National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) has disbursed ₦22.48 billion to low-income households in Katsina State under the Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme. The payment is part of a national initiative that has already reached over 5.4 million households, delivering ₦344 billion in 2025 alone. According to the agency, the goal is …
In a sweeping structural reform, Nigeria has effectively abolished its standalone 10% Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and integrated the gains into its new income tax regime, a move that has triggered widespread debate over its potential to stifle investment or modernize tax fairness. Under the newly signed Nigeria Tax Act, 2025, capital gains for individuals …
