Politics

  The Federal Government has announced plans to end the importation of defence and security equipment, aiming to produce all required assets locally within the next two to five years. Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja, saying the initiative marks the start […]

The House of Representatives on Thursday approved President Bola Tinubu’s 2026 Appropriation Bill for second reading, endorsing a proposed ₦58.18 trillion budget anchored on macroeconomic stability, improved security and increased capital expenditure. The budget, titled “The Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity,” was presented to the National Assembly […]

Residents and community leaders protested today at Ikeja Under-Bridge in Lagos against ongoing demolitions and alleged forced evictions in waterfront and low-income areas, including Makoko, Owode Onirin, and Oworonshoki, as they called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to halt further demolitions, respect court orders, and engage communities in dialogue.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that candidates currently enrolled in tertiary institutions can register for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE), but must disclose their matriculation status, as failure to do so may result in the forfeiture of both admissions.

The Oyo State Government has issued a 14-day ultimatum to owners and occupants of illegal structures around Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan. The directive, issued through the Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority, cited security risks, obstruction of urban order, and environmental degradation as reasons for the enforcement action […]

Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed today when their charter aircraft crashed in flames, Indian aviation authorities said. Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, described the deputy chief minister’s death as “shocking and saddening.”

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved the payment of over ₦12 billion as January salaries for FCT workers following a court ruling that suspended the ongoing strike by the workforce.

Rwanda has filed an arbitration case against the United Kingdom over the cancellation of a controversial asylum agreement scrapped by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in 2024. Under the deal, agreed upon before Starmer took office, Britain was to pay Rwanda to accept migrants who arrived illegally in the United Kingdom. […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 1,000 youths from Plateau State as forest guards to strengthen security across the state. The approval was announced on Tuesday by Vice President Kashim Shettima as he stated that the recruitment is aimed at improving safety in rural communities, particularly areas […]

The Nigerian Government has released N50 billion from the N200 billion Needs Assessment Fund (NAF) agreed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), as part of efforts to improve infrastructure and learning conditions in public universities.