Why we froze Osun govt account — EFCC The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained its decision to freeze the bank accounts of the Osun State Government, saying the action was taken to prevent the alleged diversion of public funds amid an ongoing investigation into suspected financial misconduct. In a statement on Wednesday,…
We’re borrowing funds to tackle hunger through road projects — Umahi The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has defended the Federal Government’s borrowing, saying the funds are being used to construct critical road infrastructure aimed at addressing hunger, insecurity and economic challenges across the country. Umahi made the remarks on Wednesday during the flag-off of…
Donald Duke: Lagos-Calabar highway won’t go beyond Epe — Nigeria can’t afford it Donald Duke, former governor of Cross River state, says the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project is yet another case of misplaced priority from the federal government. He also claimed that the 750km project — with completed sections already straddling a few kilometres in…
Reps Panel To Question PFIPC’s Adeyemi In Private, Rules Out Public Hearing The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and its N1.3 billion budgetary allocation has said Adeniyi Adeyemi will be interrogated, but not at a public hearing. The committee had asked the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji…
Tinubu’s reconstruction of Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road fulfilment of campaign promise, says Uba Sani President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the 122-kilometre Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road reconstruction. Speaking on Tuesday in Kaduna, Uba Sani, governor of the state, said the reconstruction is fulfilment of the president’s campaign promise to the people of the state. Sani, who represented…
FG Begins Almajiri Reform with Nationwide Street Begging Ban The Federal Government has unveiled a new National Policy for the Enhancement of Almajiri Education, prohibiting Almajiri learning centres from sending pupils to beg on the streets. The policy introduces compulsory literacy, numeracy, digital education and vocational skills as part of efforts to reform the country’s…
Sheikh HasinaEx-PM Sheikh Hasina announces plan to return to Bangladesh Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she will return to her country after two years in exile in India, despite facing the death penalty. The 78-year-old, who was dramatically ousted following a brutal crackdown on protesters in 2024, made the announcement on Wednesday…
NSCDC sanctions 79 personnel, arrests 12 suspects The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has sanctioned 79 personnel for various offences. The corps also arrested six suspected pipeline vandals and six suspects over alleged illegal firearms dealings. The NSCDC Commandant-General, Ahmed Audi, disclosed this during a press briefing on Wednesday at the corps’ National Headquarters…
BREAKING: 176 victims abducted in Kwara regain freedom The Kwara State Government on Wednesday announced that victims abducted during the February 3, 2026, attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area had regained their freedom. The development was announced on Wednesday in a post on the official Facebook page of the Kwara…
SSDC MANAGING DIRECTOR, HON. JOSEPH AYEGBENI UGHEOKE VISIT CALABAR TO ASSESS RECENT LANDSLIDE DISASTER The Managing Director of the South South Development Commission (SSDC), Ms. Usoro Offiong Akpabio, alongside the Executive Director, Commercial and Environmental Development, Hon. Joseph Ayegbeni Ugheoke, is currently in Calabar, Cross River State, on an official assessment visit to the site…
