The Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Assembly over alleged discrepancies in the Federal Government’s subsidy savings. The petition came after the government disclosed N15.8 trillion in savings from subsidy removal. APM claimed that about N12 trillion remained unaccounted for. The party said the amount…
Families of abducted schoolchildren and residents in Borno State have urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to secure their release. Families of 116 people abducted in Borno State have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Babagana Zulum to help secure their release. The families made the appeal at a press conference in…
Civil society organisation Tracka has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over the alleged spending of ₦296.4 million on an ICT and Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre at Claretian University in Imo State. Tracka said the project formed part of a constituency intervention…
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has asked a federal court to allow it to privately explain why some records linked to President Bola Tinubu should remain withheld under the Freedom of Information Act. The request is part of an ongoing FOIA lawsuit filed by American transparency advocate Aaron Greenspan. He is seeking records…
Nigeria has called for stronger cooperation between China and African countries in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to promote employment, innovation and industrial development. Nigeria’s Ambassador to China, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the call at the 2026 UNESCO China-Africa TVET Cooperation Programme meeting. Dambazau stressed the importance of stronger partnerships between China…
The Federal Government says its investment in tertiary education will help unlock the economic potential of the North Central region. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this while highlighting the government’s investment in tertiary institutions across the region. According to Idris, the 2026 interventions by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Maryam Ibrahim Dan’Azumi, a young Nigerian from Gombe State, after she emerged winner of the women’s category at the 46th King Abdulaziz International Qur’anic Competition in Saudi Arabia. Maryam defeated competitors from 132 countries to win the prestigious competition, held in the holy city of Makkah. She received a…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has adopted the recently concluded Osun State governorship election as a major benchmark for its preparations for the 2027 general election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Friday when he received the Chargé d’Affaires of Canada to Nigeria, David Sproule, who led a delegation from the Canadian High…
President Bola Tinubu has constituted the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general election, with former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, as Director-General. Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as Secretary of the council, according to a statement issued by the Presidency on Saturday morning. The statement was…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of George Buchi Nwabueze and suspended three permanent secretaries after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) uncovered another fake agency operating within the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). The affected permanent secretaries are M.S. Danjuma, Nadungu Gagare…
