Nigeria
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 Nigerian foreign ministry confirmed the United States had launched “precision hits on terrorist targets in Nigeria by air strikes” after US President Donald Trump announced the operation against Islamic State militants. “Nigerian authorities remain engaged in structured security cooperation with international partners, including the United States of America, in addressing the persistent threat of terrorism and […]
Nigeria’s exports to the United States fell by N940.98bn in the first nine months of 2025, even as imports from America more than doubled, reversing the trade balance that favored Nigeria a year earlier, findings from the National Bureau of Statistics’ foreign trade data have shown. An analysis of the NBS figures for Q1–Q3 2024 […]
A lawmaker representing Andoni/Opobo Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Awaji Inombek-Abiante, has said that voter inducement will be ineffective in elections if citizens are determined to choose their choices. Inombek-Abiante said this during an interview on Friday on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. “How do you stop vote buying? If the citizens decide to elect […]
President Bola Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees have arrived at the Senate ahead of their screening today. Some of the ambassador designates that were spotted at the National Assembly include former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode; former presidential spokesperson Reno Omokri and former Enugu state governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. Also spotted was former Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau. […]
The Police Service Commission, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, has announced the commencement of the recruitment of 50,000 police constables, as approved by President Bola Tinubu. The recruitment process, according to the PSC, is in line with the President’s directive to strengthen community policing, improve internal security and boost manpower within the police. […]
The Senate has directed its Committee on Police Affairs to investigate the alleged selective implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s order withdrawing police escorts from VIPs. The move followed complaints that lawmakers were being singled out while other influential individuals continued to enjoy full security cover. The resolution was reached after Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central) […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the landing of its C-130 aircraft in Burkina Faso was precautionary and followed due process. According to the Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the aircraft landed in the West African country due to a “technical concern”. “The Nigerian Air Force […]
The Senate has concluded the screening exercise for three ambassadorial nominees sent by President Bola Tinubu to the upper chamber for confirmation. The nominees include Kayode Are from Ogun State, Aminu Dalhatu from Jigawa State, and Ayodele Oke from Oyo State. They appeared on Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, chaired by Senator […]
United States lawmakers were urged on Tuesday to pressure the Nigerian government to abolish Sharia criminal law in northern states and disband Hisbah enforcement commissions, with experts warning that religious policing is fuelling systematic anti-Christian persecution and jihadist violence. The call came during a joint House briefing convened by the House Appropriations Committee and the […]
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