•Flooding More than N109.5bn has been released from Nigeria’s Ecological Fund in three years. Yet, as the 2026 rainy season approaches, fear is creeping back into homes, farms, and riverine communities across the country, reports Sunday Trust. Figures obtained from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation show that between July 2...
•Prison No fewer than 8,300 prison inmates have been pardoned or had their sentences reduced at different custodial centres across the country between January 2022 and March 2026, as federal and state authorities step up efforts to address overcrowding in correctional facilities. Pardons are usually granted after being recommended by a judicia...
•Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) races to an ignominious cul-de-sac, former Jigawa State governor and founding member of the party, Sule Lamido, has urged members to pick the pieces of what’s left and rally behind the caretaker committee linked to the Minister of the Federal Capital T...
•Naira notes The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N1.894 trillion as Federation Account revenue for February 2026 among the federal government, states and local government councils. This was disclosed in a statement issued yesterday by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Office of the Accountan...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a nationwide warning as temperatures continue to soar across several states, raising concerns over heat stress and related health complications. In an advisory posted on its X page, NiMet said residents of Benue, Nasarawa, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kogi, Niger, Kebbi, Cross River...
Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, which commenced in 1999, introduced a distinctive political culture that has since become entrenched in the nation’s democratic practice, governors automatically emerge as leaders of their political parties in their respective states. Although this arrangement is not expressly written into the 1999 Constitution or pa...
•Edo 2026: Niger Delta Games torch earlier arrived in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital All athletes, and officials taking part in the 2nd Niger Delta Games will arrive in the host city Benin, the Edo State capital, today just as the organisers have announced that the draws will be held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium […]
•Chairman of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Mohammed Shehu The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has disowned reports that certain disputed crude oil and gas wells have been recommended for ceding to specific oil-producing states, insisting that no such decision has been taken. In a statement...
•Electricity States and councils will henceforth share the payment of electricity subsidies with the federal government, which had solely borne the subsidy cost on electricity. In 12 months between September 2024 and October 2025, the federal government paid N1.98 trillion. Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu...
•Naira notes A total sum of ₦1.969 trillion, being the December 2025 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared to the federal government, states, and the local government councils. The revenue was shared at the January 2026 Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting held in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement by the Director...
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