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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday signed the ₦1.669 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, marking another milestone in the state’s fiscal planning and development agenda. The governor had earlier, on December 3, 2025, presented the budget—tagged the “Budget of Sustainable Legacy”—to the Ogun State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. The […]
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that 2026 will be a more prosperous year, pledging to sustain the momentum of his administration’s major reforms. In his New Year message on Thursday, Tinubu highlighted the progress made in 2025, including a fiscal reset, steady economic growth, and tangible results from ongoing reforms. “During 2025, we sustained […]
The chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has denied reports suggesting that he described the tax regulation currently in circulation as fake, saying his comments were misrepresented. Oyedele made the clarification today while speaking on an online TV Show, following claims that key provisions of the tax law had […]
L-R: Prof. Muhammad Raji Mahmud (CMD, National Hospital), Nkechi Anaedobe (Executive Director, Business Services, NUIMS), Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate (Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare) and Tony Attah (Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Renaissance Africa Energy Company) during NNPC/Renaissance JV $300,000 donation to National Hospital on Tuesday, in Abuja. Credit: NNPCL Cancer patients […]
Nigeria accounts for less than 2.3 percent of the global seafaring workforce, with only about 6,000 sailors registered out of the 1.9 million seafarers listed worldwide. Capt. Rasheed Onakoya of the Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM), disclosed this in a presentation at the quarterly lecture of the association, adding that only deliberate government intervention and […]
Dangote Refinery has clarified the real reason behind the recent drop in petrol pump prices across the country, dismissing claims that the reduction was triggered by a new government policy. In a statement shared with The Flagship, the refinery said the price adjustment was driven solely by its own decision to cut the ex-depot cost […]
The Federal Government has unveiled new agricultural reforms aimed at ending hunger, boosting food production, and reducing post-harvest losses estimated at over $10bn annually, in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for food security and national prosperity. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, and the Minister of State, Senator […]
The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu, has condemned the persistent practice of residents rushing to scoop fuel from fallen tankers. He blamed the recurring explosions and loss of lives on poor community leadership and eroded national values. Fuel tanker explosions have become a recurring tragedy in Nigeria, often caused by residents attempting […]
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, said investor confidence is back in Nigeria’s oil sector. This comes as Lokpobiri lauded the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission’s (NUPRC) regulatory feat in the last four years. He disclosed this when the Chief Executive of NUPRC visited the minister on Tuesday. The Minister […]
TRADE TENSIONS The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed deep concern over renewed trade hostilities between the United States and China, warning that any further escalation could significantly harm the global economy. Speaking in an interview reported by Reuters over the weekend, Okonjo-Iweala cautioned that prolonged friction between the world’s two […]
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