•School graduation ceremony A ban on extravagant graduation parties in elementary schools has been implemented in some states, prompting mixed reactions. Some view banning these ceremonies as a step back from acknowledging and celebrating important milestones in a student’s life. Graduation ceremonies have traditionally marked significant mile...
•Nigerian Senate A fresh battle over the control of Nigeria’s electricity sector is brewing, as state electricity regulators have accused the National Assembly of attempting to claw back powers already devolved to states under the Constitution and the Electricity Act 2023. In a strongly worded memorandum submitted to the Senate Committee on Po...
•Naira notes The Federal Government, States, and the Local Government Councils have shared approximately N2.26 trillion in April 2026 Federation Account Revenue. The income was shared at the May 2026 Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting held in Abuja recently, according to a statement by the Director (Press and Public Relatio...
•President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and some APC governors President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria’s economy is recovering, with states no longer depending on federal government interventions to pay workers’ salaries. Tinubu stated this yesterday while receiving members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, led by Vice President K...
•Tinubu and CAN logo The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) today condemned the abduction of schoolchildren, teachers and school officials during attacks on schools in Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota communities of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. CAN advised the federal and state governments to tackle the crisis with forceful action, r...
Thirty-two states and the Federal Capital Territory’s debt rose to nearly $5.7 billion in fresh external loans in 2025, driving a year-on-year surge in subnational foreign debt despite higher inflows from Federation Account Allocation Committee disbursements, an analysis has shown. Data from the Debt Management Office indicated that the combin...
•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...
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