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President Bola Tinubu has approved the cancellation of a substantial portion of the debts owed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to the Federation Account. FG recently wiped off about $1.42bn and N5.57tn after a reconciliation of records between both parties. In the section headed “Recovery from NNPC Ltd ...

The Presidency has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu is planning to sack his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. Recall that reports recently revealed that FG is set to replace Gbajabiamila with his Principal Private Secretary, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. According to the Special Adviser to the President on Information and ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has sent Christmas greetings to Christians in Nigeria and in the diaspora. He recently reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to religious freedom, peaceful coexistence and national unity. According to him, Christmas is a season of reflection, compassion and renewal, and the ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government have finalised discussions on the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement. Reports have said that the new deal will become effective next January, and Nigerians have been reacting. The Chairman of the University of Lagos, UNILAG Branch of ASUU, Prof. ...

Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, have shared reasons why the Federal Government should not proceed with its plan to commence the enforcement of new tax laws from January 1, 2026. They recently revealed that the commencement would amount to an affront on the rule of law, despite alleged post-passage alterations ...

The Federal Government has officially designated kidnappers and violent armed groups as terrorists. This marks a major escalation in Nigeria’s response to abductions, attacks on farmers and community violence. According to the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, the decision signals a shift from treating mass kidnappings and rural attacks as ...

The Federal Government has approved a new policy that makes mandatory pre-employment drug testing a key requirement for all prospective entrants into the public service. The directive was issued via a service-wide circular from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation OSGF to all Ministries, Departments ...

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has blasted the Federal Government over its fast intervention in the attempted coup in the Benin Republic. The party recently had its say via a press statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. According to him, the development raises important questions about ...

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren. A United Nations source and local media recently confirmed their freedom, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to the insider, the children from St. Mary’s Catholic school in Papiri are set to be handed over to local government officials in ...

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has said that almost 70 per cent of those presently working with the President had opposed him politically at one point. He recently revealed that Tinubu once told him that his mum taught him to embrace even those ...

Presidential Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has said that President Tinubu’s government does not negotiate with bandits or any terrorist organisation. He recently revealed that while past governments occasionally resorted to dialogue with violent groups, Tinubu is very much against it. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Bwala ...

Governors of the 19 Northern States and Chairmen of the region’s Traditional Councils recently met in Kaduna State. The meeting was aimed at reaching far-reaching resolutions to tackle the escalating security challenges confronting the North. Held at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, the gathering brought together the Northern States Governors’ ...

Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Foreign Affairs and Protocol, Ademola Oshodi, has come out to defend the President’s latest ambassadorial nominations. He recently insisted that the selections prove Tinubu’s judgment of what is best for his government and Nigeria. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s programme, ...

The Presidency has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is not in the right position to criticise President Bola Tinubu over the worsening security situation in Nigeria. FG recently alleged that terrorism actually took root under Obasanjo’s government, and Nigerians have been reacting. In a social media post by the ...

A senior government source has confirmed that former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GEJ, is safe in Guinea-Bissau following the recent military takeover in the country. The insider, speaking on condition of anonymity, recently said that arrangements are underway to guarantee his return to Nigeria. According to the source, a multinational ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has condemned the recent military takeover in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. FG recently described it as an unconstitutional change of government that poses a major risk to stability in the West African region. In a press statement issued by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of ...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has blasted the Federal Government’s handling of the recent abduction and release of schoolgirls in Kebbi State. He recently warned that the freedom of the schoolgirls is not a security success but proof that terrorists now operate as an alternative government in different parts of ...

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Policy, Sunday Dare, has reacted to public curiosity over the operational details behind the rescue of 38 persons abducted from Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. He recently revealed that keeping the details surrounding the ...

At least 100,000 police officers attached to VIPs and politicians have been withdrawn and redeployed to core policing duties. The officers will help with counter-insurgency operations, as part of a strategy to end terrorist attacks across Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu ordered the withdrawal of police officers at a security meeting ...

The United Igbo Elders Council (UNIEC) worldwide has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally in line with international and Nigerian Court rulings. The group recently revealed that any further prosecution or detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu under an unconstitutional law is illegal and morally ...