The Federal Government has declared Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26, 2025, as public holidays to mark the Christmas and Boxing Day celebrations. It also announced Thursday, January 1, 2026, as a public holiday for the New Year. The…
The Federal Government, through the National Automotive Design and Development Council, has announced plans to formalise Nigeria’s vehicle recycling market and consequently introduce a new fee. Director-General Joseph Osanipin said the policy will turn old, abandoned vehicles into an economic…
The Presidency has dismissed allegations of having clandestinely amended certain sections of the recently passed tax reform laws, saying that the process was conducted within the legally prescribed framework of the constitutional process. President Bola Tinubu recently signed four bills…
It is becoming clearer by the day that President Bola Tinubu’s route to 2027 is paved, not with people’s votes, but with power play. Coming from a government that has presided over a reduction of purchasing power to its lowest…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday presented the ₦58.18 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly. He pledged that 2026 will usher in a decisive move toward tighter budget discipline and a governance framework firmly focused…
Nigeria’s tax reforms are now in treacherous waters, following an investigation launched by the House of Representatives on Thursday into supposed amendments of the tax laws passed and signed by President Bola Tinubu. This followed claims by a PDP lawmaker,…
Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, has issued a formal apology to Burkina Faso over an unauthorised entry made by Nigerian military aircraft into Burkinabé airspace, which led to 11 Nigerian soldiers being held by Burkinabé forces. The spokesperson for Tuggar…
On Thursday, the Senate confirmed a list of 64 ambassadorial nominees sent by the President, Bola Tinubu, among whom are former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani Kayode and ex-presidential aide Reno Omokri. The approval was in consideration of the adoption…
The Nigerian oil sector was plunged into a state of uncertainty yesterday when the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority resigned, along with the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, following a…
Engineers Farouk Ahmed, Gbenga Komolafe resign, President Tinubu nominates successors to the Senate for approval President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory…
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday converged at the NLC Secretariat, Labour House in Abuja, for the commencement of their national protest due to the level of insecurity and poor economic conditions in the country. The protest was…
President Donald Trump yesterday issued new restrictions on entry into the United States for foreign nationals from 24 countries including Nigeria, citing “demonstrated, persistent, and severe deficiencies in screening, vetting, and information-sharing” that threaten the national security of the United…
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.) is dead. The retired judge is reported to have died aged 71 years old in the early hours of Tuesday in a hospital in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia,…
Former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has recounted how rumours spread within Aso Rock that she wanted to hurt her husband, the late President Muhammadu Buhari. She said the rumour created an atmosphere of fear and mistrust that made him stop…
Aliko Dangote, owner of the Dangote Refinery, has vowed to leverage all available resources to ensure that petrol prices remain below N740 nationwide during December and January. In a recent statement, Dangote expressed his determination to combat any efforts by…