The All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Imo, Chief Austin Onyedebelu, has urged the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to formally join the party. Onyedebelu said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. He said if genuinely Wike wants to secure President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 he would …
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The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) says retirement security should begin during workers’ active years, stressing that individual planning cannot replace institutional responsibility for workers’ protection. Mr Oluwaseun Faleye, Managing Director of NSITF, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 2026 National Pre-Retirement Summit. The summit, themed “Own Your Retirement: From Planning to Action”, featured a policy dialogue …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has warned religious leaders against diverting tithes, offerings, zakat and other religious funds into private businesses. The EFCC Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede gave the warning on Wednesday in Abuja, at the 2026 Second Council Meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) themed “Shared Sacred Flourishing in Nigeria”.Nigeria economic insights Olukoyede said such diversion …
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has expressed concern over the involvement of some religious figures in financial crimes in the country. Olukoyede said this on Wednesday at the 2026 Second Council Meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) in Abuja, with the theme, “Shared Sacred Flourishing in Nigeria.” The EFCC chairman noted …
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The lawmakers said the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives should disclose whether President Bola Tinubu transmitted the constitutionally required vacation declaration, arguing that the National Assembly must act if no such declaration was received within 21 days. Some members of the House of Representatives operating under the banner of the Save Democracy Group (SDG), have called …
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The Federal Government and the United States have signed an agreement to deepen American investment in Nigeria’s mining sector and promote greater development of the country’s mineral resources. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, and the US Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher Landau, at the Nigeria Mission House in New York on Wednesday, …
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Osigwe said Nigeria has one of the highest numbers of election petitions globally, arguing that politicians increasingly depend on tribunals rather than voters to determine electoral victories. Nigerian politicians now rely on election tribunals to determine electoral victories rather than voters, the immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has said. Osigwe spoke …
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shettima’s unga speech Nigeria and the European Union have renewed efforts to strengthen cooperation on migration, including the conclusion of the long-pending EU-Nigeria Re-Admission Agreement. This was the focus of discussions between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and the EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, H.E. Magnus Brunner, on Monday, September 21, 2026, at the United …
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NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored. Reporters from all three outlets, however, said they remained blocked a few hours after the ruling. The news outlets asked in a court filing for …
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, says the ongoing expansion of the Nigerian Army will strengthen its capacity to protect critical energy infrastructure and other strategic national assets. Shaibu stated this on Wednesday when the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Ltd., Mr Tony Attah, led a delegation on a courtesy visit …
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