The federal government has kept mum over the conviction of Lafarge, a French cement maker found guilty of paying millions of dollars in protection money to jihadist groups, including the group calling itself Islamic State (IS), to keep its business running in Syria during the civil war. Eight ex-Lafarge employees were also found guilty of [&he...
•Tinubu The federal government is set to unveil the 2026 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) as Nigeria braces for the new rainy season. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to officially launch the project at the Banquet Hall of the Aso Villa in Abuja. The event marks a critical moment in the nation’s disaster management calendar […]
•Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris The federal government has described the recent airstrike in the Jilli axis of Gubio Local Government Area, Borno State, as a precision counter-terrorism operation under Operation HADIN KAI carried out by the Nigerian Air Force. It insisted that the operation was not indiscrimin...
•Nigerian troops Fresh insurgent attacks, rising military losses and the fallout from a disputed Borno airstrike have intensified pressure on the federal government, heightening public concern over the effectiveness of Nigeria’s security strategy. Less than a week after Boko Haram insurgents killed several soldiers, including Brigadier-General...
•Ndume and Tinubu Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has said Nigeria’s lingering insecurity could be decisively tackled within six months if the federal government demonstrates sufficient commitment. Ndume stated this last night during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, where he expre...
•Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer to the imprisoned leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has criticised the federal government for listing IPOB among sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. The list issued on the website of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) included Finland-based factional leader...
•NNPC filling station The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to halt and restructure the renewal of Nigeria’s pipeline surveillance contract, ruling that such a move would be contrary to national economic interests. The case, filed by the Registered Trustees of the People’s Well-Being Association, ...
•Tinubu The federal government has granted a waiver on import duties for mass transit buses, electric vehicles, and manufacturing machinery. The development followed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to key economic officials to design measures to cushion the impact of the ongoing Middle East crisis on Nigerians, particularly amid rising...
•Tinubu and debts At the backdrop of rising public debt pressure and concerns over the impact on the economy, the federal government (FG) increased its domestic borrowing by N8.1 trillion in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1’26), showing a 7.4 per cent rise from N7.5 trillion in the same period of 2025. This upward trend, […]
•Ahmad Lawan Former Senate President, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has called for a full, transparent and independent investigation into a military airstrike in Jilli Futchimiram, Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, “where more than 100 civilians were reported to have been killed.” In a statement, Lawan said he was “deeply saddened and disturb...
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