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…Works on details, as Nigerians await breakdown By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Presidency raised the 2026 Federal Government budget from the N54.46 trillion originally contained in the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, to a new threshold of N58.18 trillion to accommodate the massive recruitment into the military, police and other security agencies, announced recently […]

President Bola Tinubu is committed to a justice sector that will deliver timely outcomes to Nigerians. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, made this known at the launch of the Enterprise Content Management System, ECMS, by the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja. A statement by Mr. Kamarudeen Ogundele, […]

By Boluwaji Obahopo Lokoja—Kogi State Polytechnic has terminated the appointment of a lecturer, Mr. Mukhtar Muhammed, for alleged sexually molesting a student. In a separate disciplinary action, another staff member, Mrs. Funmilayo Afolabi, was dismissed after being absent from duty for nine months. The institution’s Director of Public Relations and Protocol, Mrs. Uredo Omale, disclosed […]

Arsenal ensured they will top the Premier League at Christmas with a 1-0 over Everton, while Liverpool survived a nervy finale to beat nine-man Tottenham 2-1 on Saturday. Manchester City briefly moved top of the table after Erling Haaland’s double inspired a 3-0 win over West Ham. Arsenal restored their two-point lead thanks to Viktor […]

As Party Leaders Call for Unity By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has expressed confidence that the party will make a strong showing at the polls. Kwankwaso, who is the National Leader of the NNPP and […]

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The landscape of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry is in the throes of its most profound transformation in decades, a change driven by legislative reform but supercharged by a seismic market force. The long-awaited Petroleum Industry Act, PIA of 2021 promised a new era, establishing clear regulatory bodies like the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum […]

When the argle-bargle busted through the mainstream and social media space a few days ago, my heart jostled in the cognitive practice of self-questioning. I asked myself what really is the real reason is for this unfolding battle between Africa’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, and Ahmed Farouk, who was chief executive of the Nigerian Midstream […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), following the Senate’s confirmation of its members on December 16.   Members of the reconstituted Board are:   • Mulisiu Olalekan Oseni, PhD. — Chairman   Dr Oseni started his service as a Commissioner in January 2017. […]

President Bola Tinubu’s decision to accept the resignations of the heads of Nigeria’s petroleum regulators in the heat of a public clash with Aliko Dangote marks a dispiriting moment for Nigerian governance, that may yet prove to be one of the most consequential, and troubling; signals of his presidency. The forced exits of the heads […]

Nigeria has recovered only about $5 billion of an estimated $400 billion stolen from public coffers since the 1980s, underscoring the vast scale of corruption losses and the limited success of international asset recovery efforts, according to government disclosures, court records and academic research.   Peer-reviewed research and official records show that corruption drained more […]

By Emma Nnadozie, Crime Editor Travellers heading to various parts of the country for the Christmas festivities have raised the alarm over rampant extortion by hoodlums masquerading as local government officials on major highways. Those plying the eastern axis lamented that the hoodlums have taken over key sections of the Lagos–Onitsha Expressway, stopping motorists to […]