The Senate has passed the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), paving the way for President Bola Tinubu to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill, estimated at ₦54.4 trillion, later this week. The passage followed the consideration and debate of a report presented by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restated his administration’s firm resolve to mobilise all military and law enforcement assets to crush security threats and protect the lives of all citizens of Nigeria. Accordingly, he announced the procurement of mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles and a new armoured fleet for the military, as well as the refurbishment of over…
The Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said that President Bola Tinubu did not legitimately win the 2023 presidential election. He also predicted that the president will lose the 2027 election due to growing anger and disenchantment among citizens and Tinubu’s unpopular economic policies. Abaribe, who served as…
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, unveiled a commemorative book titled ‘From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari’, paying tribute to the late former president. The unveiling ceremony took place at the State House Banquet Hall in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, and was presided over by former Information Minister, Lai Mohammed. Among those present…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate moderated to 14.45 per cent in November 2025, marking a significant slowdown from the 16.05 per cent recorded in October 2025. This is according to the latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday. This represents a decline of 1.6 percentage points month-on-month, indicating easing price pressures…
The Supreme Court has upheld the President’s power to declare a state of emergency in any state to prevent a breakdown of law and order or a descent into chaos or anarchy. The apex court, in a split decision of six-to-one on Monday, held that the President, during a state of emergency, can suspend elected…
The Presidency has dismissed allegations by opposition figures that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is undermining Nigeria’s multi-party democracy and deploying anti-corruption agencies for political purposes, describing the claims as baseless and motivated by partisan interests. In a statement issued on Sunday, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said the opposition…
Senior opposition leaders have issued a strong warning to President Bola Tinubu, accusing his administration of presiding over a gradual drift toward a one-party state and using state institutions to intimidate political opponents ahead of the 2027 general election. In a joint statement, the leaders expressed concern that Nigeria’s anti-corruption and security agencies are increasingly…
The Federal Government has announced plans to establish a new Nigerian Army depot in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. The approval raises the number of army depots in Nigeria to three, joining the existing facilities in Kaduna and Osogbo, which had served the country for decades. Special Assistant to President Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, made…
President Bola Tinubu has insisted that there is neither Christian genocide nor Muslim genocide in Nigeria. Tinubu said this while declaring open the Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society’s 8th Biennial Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja on Friday. The theme of the conference was “Building Resilience in a Changing World: The Role of Faith and Community”. Represented…