The Federal Government will transfer outstanding projects and expenditure commitments under the 2026 budget to 2027 to end the practice of running multiple budgets simultaneously. Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the launch of the World Bank’s October 2026 Nigeria Development Update. He saidContinue Reading
Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana Plant, has strengthened its commitment to community development by awarding educational grants to students and providing financial and material support to farmers and market women in Jakura, Kogi State. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Plant Director, Azad Nawabuddin, represented by the Head of Social Performance, PrinceContinue Reading
Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Dapo Abiodun, has said Nigeria needs an additional 554,353 personnel to adequately staff the proposed state police system, urging the Federal Government and states to establish a sustainable funding framework. Speaking on Thursday at a colloquium marking the posthumous 70thContinue Reading
ABUJA, NIGERIA — The administration of President Bola Tinubu has unveiled a major package of interventions aimed at softening the impact of high fuel costs on Nigerian households. In a press conference in Abuja, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, announced that the NigerianContinue Reading
MAKURDI, BENUE STATE — The Benue State Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board (BEQAEB) has officially sealed two private schools in the state capital, Makurdi. The affected institutions—Orenda and Opal schools—were shut down following severe allegations of forcing parents to purchase textbooks and exercise books directly from the schools, alongsideContinue Reading
ABUJA, Nigeria — Drama ensued at an official examination center in Abuja when a 33-year-old man was apprehended while attempting to write the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) civil service promotion examination on behalf of his biological father. The suspect, whose identity is being withheld pending ongoing administrative profiling, was caughtContinue Reading
An eight-year-old girl has died and several others sustained injuries after a commercial bus carrying 14 passengers crashed and overturned along the Onitsha–Enugu Expressway in Awka, Anambra State. The accident occurred on Sunday near the Anabel Event Centre as the bus, popularly known as “TRACAS,” was travelling from Nnewi toContinue Reading
