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By Charles Maduka The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria to remit N3.64 trillion to the Federal Government within 14 days. The directive follows the Committee’s review of an outstanding N5.2 trillion in unpaid operating surplus by the CBN, covering the period from 2016 to 2022. The resolution…

By Charles Maduka The House of Representatives is set to receive a formal request for the creation of Kurya Madaro Local Government Area in Zamfara State. If approved, the new council will be carved out of the existing Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, with its proposed headquarters situated at Kasuwar Daji. A memorandum supporting the…

By Charles Maduka President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to embark on a two-nation working tour beginning Saturday, June 28, 2025, with scheduled visits to Saint Lucia and Brazil. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Friday by Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. In Saint Lucia, Tinubu is expected to…

By Charles Maduka The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced a partnership with Yaba College of Technology aimed at expanding access to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), particularly for apprentices and tradesmen in Nigeria’s informal sector. The agreement was formalised during a stakeholder engagement held at YABATECH on Thursday. The event featured…

By Charles Maduka Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has approved the conversion of the May 2025 salary—paid in advance to mark the Eid-el-Adha celebration—into a soft loan to be repaid by civil servants in three instalments. The move was announced in a statement issued on Friday by the governor’s Press Secretary, Abubakar Bawa, who explained…

By Charles Maduka The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has declared strong support for the leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, condemning what it described as a “coordinated sabotage campaign” against the company’s reform initiatives. In a statement released on Friday and signed by the NANS National Public Relations Officer, Comrade Adeyemi…

By Charles Maduka President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday, played host to the President of Gabon, Brice Oligui Nguema, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The visit was confirmed in a brief statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who noted that the meeting took place on June…

Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to return his international passport to enable him to travel overseas for medical attention. Bello, who is currently facing trial over alleged involvement in an ₦80.2 billion money laundering case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…

By Charles Maduka A High Court in Nairobi has ruled that the 2021 abduction and forced extradition of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was unlawful and unconstitutional, awarding him Ksh 10 million (approximately ₦120 million) in damages. Delivering the landmark judgment, Justice E.C. Mwita declared that the Kenyan and Nigerian…

By Charles Maduka President Bola Tinubu has ordered a formal investigation into the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over allegations of abuse of office linked to a controversial \$3.6 billion land allocation in Abuja. The directive, issued on Thursday night and finalized by Friday afternoon, comes amid growing public outrage over…

By Charles Maduka The Nigeria Police Force has concluded investigations into a high-profile corporate fraud involving three Ghanaian nationals—Samuel Esson Jonah, Kojo Mensah Ansah, and Victor Quainoo—alongside a Nigerian accomplice, Abu Arome. According to a statement issued on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the suspects are accused of orchestrating an…