BBC to sack 2,000 workers to make £500m savings
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has announced plans to reduce its workforce by up to 2,000 roles as it moves to address mounting financial challenges. The broadcaster said it must cut costs by £500 million within the next two years. Interim Director-General Rhodri Talfan Davies acknowledged that the planned job losses would be difficult for employees but stressed the need to...
General Braimah, other fallen soldiers buried in Maiduguri
Late Brigadier General Omo Braimah, Captain Ismail, and other soldiers killed in active service were on Wednesday laid to rest with full military honours at the Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery in Maiduguri, Borno State. The solemn ceremony, held on April 15, 2026, brought together senior government and military officials, grieving families, and fellow soldiers to pay their final respects to the...
Bayelsa doctor dies after delivering triplets
A medical doctor, Dr Ere Ogbachi, has died following complications that set in shortly after she gave birth to triplets at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital in Okolobiri, Bayelsa State. Her death was confirmed on Wednesday by her brother, Meshack Sintei, in a Facebook statement. She was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa,...
‘June deadline non-negotiable’: Wike warns contractors, targets Tinubu’s anniversary for Abuja projects commissioning
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a stern warning to contractors handling key infrastructure projects across Abuja, insisting that agreed timelines, particularly for projects slated for inauguration during President Bola Tinubu’s third anniversary, must be strictly adhered to. Wike gave the warning during an extensive inspection of ongoing projects in Abuja on Wednesday, April...
Again, teenage student kills 4, injures 20 in Turkey school shooting
A teenage student shot no fewer than four people dead, including three fellow pupils, and wounded at least 20 others at a middle school in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The latest shooting marks Turkey's second school attack in two days. Governor Mukerrem Unluer told reporters that three students and one teacher died in the attack in the province...
Abia, Lagos, Zamfara: FG issues flood alert in 33 states, FCT
The Federal Government has declared that 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, will experience flooding in 2026, with 14,118 communities identified as high-risk nationwide. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, announced this at the public presentation of the 2026 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) in Abuja on...
FG drops terrorism financing charge against Malami
The Federal Government has amended the charges against former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami and his son Abdulaziz, dropping the terrorism financing allegation and retaining only the count bordering on illegal possession of firearms. At a court session on Wednesday, Akinlolu Kehinde, counsel to the Department of State Services, informed the court of the amendment and applied to substitute...
FG signs $1bn investment deal with India steel company
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an Indian company, Rashmi Metaliks Group in Kolkata, for an investment of $1 billion over a three-year period. The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, who led the Nigerian delegation, signed the agreement following his visit to the company in India. Audu described the move as a major milestone...
IMF backs Nigeria’s bank recapitalisation, urges stronger fiscal buffers
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has thrown its weight behind Nigeria’s ongoing bank recapitalisation programme, saying stronger capital buffers are helping protect the financial system from external shocks and rising global uncertainty. Speaking during the presentation of the Global Financial Stability Report at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., the Financial Counsellor and Director of the IMF’s Monetary...
Shettima defends N68.30trn 2026 budget, says bigger spending needed for growth
Vice President Kashim Shettima has defended the N68.30 trillion 2026 budget recently approved by both chambers of the National Assembly, insisting that Nigeria’s fiscal plans must be ambitious enough to drive development and improve citizens’ welfare. The revised budget represents about a N10 trillion increase from the initial N58.18 trillion proposal earlier presented by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking at a two-day...
