•Crude oil pipeline The federal government has commenced the review of applications by oil operators whose licences have expired, with a view to extending their tenure and allowing them to retain control of the assets beyond 2026. Checks by our correspondent confirmed that operators of the expired oil licenses had applied for extensions to ena...
Armed Fulani herdsmen Southern and Middle belt leaders have raised alarm over attempt to take over their lands in their communities and allegedly hand them over to Fulani herdsmen, under the new National Livestock Policy introduced by the federal government. According to the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), led by Afenifere Chie...
Nigeria’s worsening security challenges are putting fresh pressure on the country’s policing system. This came as the federal government yesterday announced the appointment of Professor Emmanuel Olukemi Rotimi of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, to the Policy Advisory Committee of the Presidential Working Group on the National Polici...
•Minister of Works David Umahi and a section of Carter Bridge, Lagos The federal government has set a new 24-month timeline for the completion of the reconstruction of Lagos’ Carter Bridge, down from the initially slated 36 months. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, disclosed this yesterday during an inspection of the ongoing reconstruction of th...
•Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa The federal government has released the 2026/2027 admission list for successful candidates offered places into Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) of federal unity colleges across the country. The admission release, approved by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, marks the commencement of the admiss...
•Atiku The federal government and the ruling All Progressives Congress have warned against any attempt to restore petrol subsidy, arguing that reversing the policy would reopen the fiscal pressures, distortions and economic uncertainties that forced the country to abandon the regime in the first place. The warning came yesterday as the APC Nat...
•Akume and Nwabueze The National Coordinator and Executive Director of the National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office, George Nwabueze , has denied the allegation of running a “fake agency” in the country. Nwabueze, who spoke with our correspondent yesterday, noted that he oversaw an office which was under the super...
•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The federal government has declared Tuesday, August 25, 2026, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid ul Mawlid, to celebrate the remembrance of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. In a statement issued today, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Magdalene Ajani, quoted the Minister o...
•Tinubu and APM logo The Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) has rejected the federal government’s claim that only N15.8 trillion was realised as savings from the removal of petroleum subsidy, insisting that the proceeds exceeded N27 trillion. The party also demanded a comprehensive account of the funds, including details of allocations to state an...
•Health minister, Muhammed Pate The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the amendment of the National Mental Health Act to allow for the decriminalisation of attempted suicide in Nigeria. The Minister of Health and Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammed Pate, speaking after the meeting yesterday, said suicide is ...
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