The President Bola Tinubu administration has earmarked N5.41 trillion for defence and security in the 2026 budget as part of renewed efforts to tackle terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes across Nigeria.
Presenting the budget to the National Assembly...
Education, healthcare, and infrastructure have received major funding boosts in the 2026 budget as President Bola Tinubu declared his administration’s readiness to strengthen human capital and drive inclusive growth.
Tinubu, while presenting a N58.18 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to a...
President Bola Tinubu has presented a N58.18 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly, declaring that Nigeria’s economy is showing clear signs of stabilisation after years of structural challenges.
Tinubu said the 2026 Budget, themed...
A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Abdullahi Isah, attached to Mopol 12, Minna, has reportedly died after shooting himself during a routine arms audit, the Niger State Police Command has confirmed.
Command Spokesman, SP Abiodun Wasiu, noted that Isah had...
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a woman for allegedly selling her two-month-old baby, the command confirmed on Friday in Warri.
Police Spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, said the suspect, Rita Ughale, reportedly staged the abduction of her child on...
The Ekiti State Government has dismissed a surgeon at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) over allegations of unlawfully removing a patient’s kidney without consent.
The decision was announced in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Health, Mr...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N58.47 trillion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year.
The Director-General of Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the FEC meeting held at the Presidential Villa...
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Saidu Mohammed and Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan as Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), respectively.
The confirmations followed the...
United States President Donald Trump has suspended the U.S. green card lottery, citing killings in the country.
The Trump administration said the green card lottery allowed a suspect behind both a mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of...
Former Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has warned that politicians who use political power for personal gain would face divine punishment, stressing that leadership should be anchored on service to the people.
Speaking in a video shared on X on...
