Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has criticised former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke over his comments on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. Ajayi said Duke was wrong to suggest that the project would not extend beyond Epe in Lagos State. Duke questions project Duke made the remarks…
The Osun State Government has announced plans to challenge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in court after the anti-graft agency allegedly froze its bank accounts. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, said Governor Ademola Adeleke had authorised legal action over the development. Osun prepares legal challenge Speaking on Wednesday, Jimi-Bada alleged…
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has backed the Catholic Bishops over the position they presented during their recent meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. Kwankwaso praised the clerics for what he described as their courage and patriotism in speaking about the challenges confronting Nigerians. Kwankwaso defends bishops…
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) says it will question the council’s purported Director-General, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, at an undisclosed location while he remains in police custody. The committee said it adopted the arrangement to avoid disrupting ongoing investigations by the police, the Economic and Financial…
The Federal Government has allocated N2.47 trillion in the 2026 budget for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of 124 roads across the country. The projects cut across northern and southern Nigeria and target major transport corridors that support agriculture, trade and the movement of goods. Abuja-Lokoja, Enugu-Port Harcourt roads top priority Among the major projects is…
The Jigawa State Executive Council has approved a ₦3.5 billion loan to enable 466 intending pilgrims from the state pay their 2027 Hajj deposit. The state government said the approval would help the Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board meet the deadline set by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). Loan targets 466 intending pilgrims…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a salary increase of between 30 and 80 per cent for about 250,000 members of the Armed Forces. The new salary structure will take effect from September 1, 2026. It will also increase the military’s annual wage bill from ₦660 billion to ₦924 billion. Junior officers get highest increase The…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the political crisis in Rivers State denied Governor Siminalayi Fubara the opportunity to seek a second term. Wike blamed what he described as poor advice from political associates and external interests for the breakdown in their relationship. He spoke during the August edition of his…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that it will begin recruiting personnel every year, ending the previous system of conducting recruitment exercises at irregular intervals. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed the new policy on Tuesday while announcing the final list of successful candidates for the 2024/2025 recruitment exercise at the service headquarters in…
Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has denied reports claiming he predicted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would lose the 2027 presidential election. The cleric accused political actors and some media organisations of deliberately twisting his comments to advance their personal interests. Cleric says reports misquoted him In a statement signed…
