Nigeria’s Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has launched a nationwide monitoring exercise of road contracts valued at ₦36 trillion across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, described as the largest such initiative in the country’s history. ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), raised concerns over widespread procurement corruption,

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The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has reported a decline in the country’s average daily consumption of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol. According to the authority’s “State of Downstream Sector: NMDPRA Fact Sheet (November 2025)” posted on X, average daily petrol consumption dropped by 3.8 million litres per day

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has clarified the circumstances surrounding the precautionary landing of one of its C-130 aircraft at the Bobo-Dioulasso airfield in Burkina Faso. In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, NAF spokesperson Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame explained that the aircraft was on a ferry mission to Portugal on December 8 when it

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• Education Minister seeks stronger federal–state synergy Vice President Kashim Shettima and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, have called for a fundamental shift in how Nigeria funds its education sector, insisting that the growing demands of modern education require diversified and sustainable financing models. They delivered the message yesterday in Abuja

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The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has rolled out a major economic empowerment programme targeting 9,500 persons with disabilities (PWDs) across the country, through the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI). Under the scheme, 250 PWDs in each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory will receive N200,000 each, amounting to N50 million per state

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• ‘My record is unblemished,’ he insists Immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), is being interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of terrorism financing and suspected financial misconduct. As of 10pm yesterday, Malami remained in EFCC custody after failing to meet his

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The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, says the party has become a haven for “political refugees” fleeing internal crises within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and other political platforms. Abdullahi explained that many of those who joined ADC were displaced or marginalised in their former

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked the Investments and Securities Tribunal (IST) to freeze all bank accounts linked to Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) and 25 other defendants accused of running an illegal digital asset investment scheme that allegedly defrauded Nigerians of N1.3 trillion. The request was made at the maiden sitting of the

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Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has called on global energy leaders to adopt stronger collaborative strategies to stabilise liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, improve affordability for developing economies, and sustain long-term energy expansion amid rising geopolitical uncertainty. NLNG’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Philip Mshelbila, made the appeal while speaking on the theme “Energy

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed the newly inaugurated Board of the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF) to ensure that farmers—regardless of collateral constraints or remote location—can access the credit they need to boost production. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso issued the directive in Abuja during the inauguration of the Board, stressing that

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