President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally approached the House of Representatives, seeking approval for a new external borrowing plan worth over $21.5 billion, alongside a ₦757.9 billion domestic bond issuance intended to address outstanding pension obligations. In his letter to the Green Chamber, the President outlined the necessity of the proposed 2025–2026 borrowing framework, citing
The Federal Government of Nigeria has achieved significant milestones in public service delivery under the leadership of the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Since assuming office in August 2023, the Ministry has cleared over 200,000 unprocessed passport applications and settled ₦28 billion in legacy debts without requiring additional government funding. At the Access Bank
No fewer than 6,000 delegates have converged in Abidjan for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s 2025 Annual Meetings and a key highlight of the meetings will be the election of a new President to succeed Dr Akinwumi Adesina, whose second five-year term ends on August 31. The event, which opens toaday marks the opening
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has instituted legal action against Hon. Oluwole Oke, the lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in Osun State, following his recent defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, demands that Oke be removed from his position in the House of Representatives
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that 70.7% of the 1.93 million candidates who sat for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scored below 200 points, even as debates rage over the fate of its Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, following widespread technical issues that disrupted the conduct of the exams in
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of its resit examination conducted for candidates affected by the technical error during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. In a statement released on Sunday morning by its Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, the board announced the results, revealing that out of the 336,845 candidates
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has announced his withdrawal from all reconciliation agreements previously brokered within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alleging that key party leaders have repeatedly acted in bad faith, violated mutual understandings, and undermined the spirit of unity. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday. Wike
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken legal action against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for allegedly refusing to provide details on financial allocations made directly to Nigeria’s 774 local government councils. This lawsuit follows a landmark Supreme Court decision in July 2024 mandating that funds from the Federation Account be sent
A fresh wave of internal conflict has hit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, formally announced his withdrawal from all reconciliation agreements previously made to resolve the party’s lingering crises. In a strongly worded statement on Sunday titled “PDP Crisis: My Position”, Wike accused several
The former Governor of Rivers, Rotimi Amaechi and his counterpart in Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, have been saddled with the responsibility of deciding whether to float a new party or fuse into an existing platform. This was disclosed in the communique read by Convener of the League of Northern Democrats, Dr Umar Ardo, while
