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The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has disbursed N1.928 trillion among the three tiers of government for November 2025, the Federal Ministry of Finance confirmed on Monday. Total accruals into the Federation Account for the month reached N2.343 trillion. From this amount: The statement noted N84.251 billion was deducted as cost of collection, while N330.625

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President Bola Tinubu, Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu have praised the Nigerian Army, describing soldiers—both serving and retired—as the bedrock of Nigeria’s peace and stability. The commendations came during the 5-Day Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference 2025, themed “Examining the Current Landscape of Terrorism through the

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Former Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has reiterated that soldiers deployed to the Lekki Tollgate during the October 2020 EndSARS protests were issued blank ammunition, insisting that no massacre occurred at the site. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Mohammed defended the position of the Federal Government under former President Muhammadu Buhari, emphasizing that while

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Nile University of Nigeria has been prominently featured in the Honoris United Universities 2025 Impact Report, which highlights how Africa’s first and largest pan-African private higher education network is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance learning, expand access, and prepare students for the 21st-century workforce. Since its founding in 2017, Honoris United Universities has grown

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A celebration of words, visuals, and an enduring journalistic legacy kicks off today, December 16, 2025, as the inaugural Uncle Sam Amuka (USA) Art Exhibition opens at Alexis Gallery, Victoria Island, Lagos. At the heart of the exhibition is Professor Dele Jegede, the acclaimed Nigerian-American painter, art historian, cartoonist, curator, and teacher, who pays tribute

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The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has emphasized that the success of the government’s blue economy agenda—focused on economic growth, job creation, and global competitiveness—hinges on how well young Nigerians understand and connect with it. Olusegun spoke to journalists in Abuja ahead of the Blue Economy Investment Summit, scheduled

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The Nigerian Naira opened the week with mixed performance in both the official and parallel foreign exchange markets on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Official Exchange Rate (NFEM) Data from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) showed that the Naira closed the early trading session at ₦1,452.27 per US Dollar. Trading activity remained narrow, ranging between

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Billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has accused Engr. Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), of spending over $5 million on the foreign secondary education of his four children in Switzerland. The claims were made in a circular obtained by SaharaReporters, signed by Dangote and addressed directly to Ahmed

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The African Action Congress (AAC) has called on Nigerians to support the Coalition Against Police Tiger Base Impunity (CAPTI), demanding urgent reforms and the closure of the notorious Tiger Base police facility in Owerri, Imo State, following the release of a damning investigative report. In a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Rex Elanu,

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Former First Lady Aisha Buhari has revealed that her late husband, former President Muhammadu Buhari, began locking his room after rumours circulated within Aso Rock suggesting she was plotting to harm him. She also clarified that Buhari’s health challenges, which led to a 154-day medical leave in 2017, were not due to poisoning or any

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