The Senate on Thursday passed the 2026 Statutory Appropriation Bill for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), approving total expenditure of N2.285 trillion for the administration and development of the nation’s capital. The passage followed the presentation and consideration of the harmonised report of the Senate and House of Representatives
The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has intensified efforts to rescue six students abducted by gunmen in Gudi, Akwanga Local Government Area of the state. SP Rahman Nansel, The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday in Lafia. Nansel said
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted the former Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, over allegations bordering on money laundering offences to the tune of N33. 8 billion. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgmemt, also issued a warrant of arrest against Mamman, who was conspicuously absent in
Stakeholders in the media have reaffirmed that a free press is indispensable to maintaining democracy, fostering national peace, and driving development. They made this known during a one-day training for journalists on the role of investigative journalism in protecting human rights and strengthening democracy The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),
At least four male passengers were confirmed dead in a lone commercial bus crash at Nunya on the Abia end of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway on Thursday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Abia, Mrs Ngozi Ezeoma, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its Board of Trustees (BOT) Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, over alleged financial and administrative misconduct, and ordered a comprehensive forensic audit of the organisation’s finances. The decision followed an emergency NEC meeting held in Kaduna on Wednesday,
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, says President Bola Tinubu has approved N250 billion for the construction of student hostels across tertiary institutions nationwide. Alausa said this on Wednesday in Abuja during the inauguration of governing boards, principal officers and chief executives of agencies under the Federal Ministry of
The House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously condemned the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians by the South Africans. This resolution was taken following a motion under matters of urgent national importance by Rep. Donald Ojogo, representing Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency, Ondo State. Ojogo called for the review in bilateral relations with South
Zekari Umoru, one of the defendants in the ongoing trial of six persons allegedly involved in the plotting of a coup against President Bola Tinubu’s government, on Tuesday said he was deceived by co-suspects. Umoru, a Julius Berger Nigeria Plc employee in the Maintenance Department, Presidential Villa, Abuja, spoke in
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with global investors in Paris, France, emphasising transparency and fiscal discipline, and explaining the rationale for the swift implementation of bold reforms. At the meeting, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, highlighted Nigeria’s strong GDP growth in