Politics

Nigeria’s total public debt stock stood at N159.28 trillion (110.97 billion dollars) in December 2025, according to data from the Debt Management Office (DMO). A breakdown of the debt figures shows that total domestic debt is N84.85 trillion (59.11 billion dollars), while total external debt is N74.43 trillion (51.86 billion dollars). This makes domestic borrowing the largest component, accounting for …

The Katsina State Congress Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has disowned a purported state congress, labeling it as illegal, and unconstitutional. The committee Chairman, Atiku Abubakar-Saleh, said this in Katsina on Tuesday, while responding to questions from newsmen, regarding scheduled congresses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some members of the party in the state, earlier …

Nigeria’s new Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu is determined to resolve “long-standing grievances” fueling insecurity in Nigeria and across the wider region. Ibrahim stated this after presenting his Letter of Credence to UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN headquarters on Monday in New York City. He said Tinubu believed his presence …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 General Elections. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the schedule of activities was signed by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu. He said the timetable outlined among other activities, timelines for screening, …

Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says there is still room for those who left Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to return to the party. Wike, the PDP national leader, stated this on Monday during the party’s 108th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held at Wadata Plaza, the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. He advised the Abdulrahman Mohammed-led National …

Mr Taiwo Oyedele, Minister of State for Finance, has dismissed reports alleging hidden spending and diversion of federation revenue, describing it as misinterpretations of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update. This is contained in a statement issued by the minister on Sunday in Abuja. He said reports suggesting large-scale diversion of federation earnings misrepresented the World Bank’s findings and reflected …

Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra says the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) primaries will no longer permit monetary inducement or transactional politics. He spoke on Saturday at the party’s South-East zonal stakeholders’ meeting in Awka. Soludo linked the party’s slow growth since 2002 to a culture where officials allegedly exploited aspirants during primaries. He said the practice weakened internal democracy, …

The Senate, through its Committee on Public Accounts, has given the management of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) up till April 29 to appear before it to account for the N210 trillion flagged in audit reports from 2017 to 2023. The committee directed the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPCL, Mr Bayo Ojulari, to appear alongside the immediate …

Mr Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Communications, has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of playing politics with the recent air strike on Jilli Market in Borno. Dare’s accusation made in his X handle account @sundaydareSD, also questioned Atiku’s patriotism. In the article titled: “ATIKU: QUESTIONABLE PATRIOT”, he said the former Vice President’s attitude was …

Veteran Journalist and former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdul Oroh, has declared his intention to return to the National Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections, receiving unanimous endorsement from leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Owan Federal Constituency. Oroh, a pro-democracy activist who represented the constituency between 2003 and 2007, was endorsed by party leaders …