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2026 budget scales second reading at senate
The Nigerian Senate has passed for second reading federal governments proposed budget estimate of 58.472 Trillion naira, for 2026. The budget of consolidation, renewed resilience and shared prosperity was laid Friday 19th December 2025 by President Bola Tinubu, before a joint session of the National Assembly. The bill has been referred to senate committee on […]
FG declares holidays for Christmas, New Year celebrations
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26, 2025, as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day. It also announced Thursday, January 1, 2026, as a public holiday for the New Year celebration. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Monday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry […]
Soldiers ambush Boko Haram convoy, kill 21 terrorists in Borno
Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under Operation HADIN KAI have disrupted a Boko Haram and ISWAP logistics movement, killing 21 terrorists in Borno state. The operation took place in Sojiri and Kayamla communities following intelligence on the movement of more than 100 Boko Haram terrorists converging to attack local communities and transport supplies to […]
FG to introduce mandatory vehicle recycling fee from 2026
The Federal Government has announced plans to tap into Nigeria’s largely informal vehicle recycling market, projecting annual revenues of over N150bn from 2026, as part of sweeping reforms to modernise the country’s automotive industry. The National Automotive Design and Development Council disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, with the Director-General, Joseph Osanipin, saying […]
Just In: Another 130 Abducted Niger Pupils Released
All abducted schoolchildren taken from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community, Niger State, have now been released, with the final group of one hundred and thirty freed, bringing the total number rescued to two hundred and thirty. Officials of the Office of National Security Adviser confirmed this to ARISE News Channel on Sunday. The […]
Tinubu Renames Bauchi Varsity after Late Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Federal University of Medical Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State, after the late renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi. The President announced the decision yesterday during a condolence visit to the family of the cleric at his country home in Bauchi. According to Tinubu, the renaming is to immortalise the […]
Farouk Ahmed, Gbenga Komolafe Resign As Downstream, Upstream Oil Regulators’ Chiefs
In a sudden shake-up at the helm of Nigeria’s oil and gas regulatory bodies, Engineer Farouk Ahmed and Gbenga Komolafe have resigned as chief executives of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) respectively. The resignations were announced by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in a […]
Court stops police from enforcing tinted glass permit
A Delta State High Court has issued an ex-parte injunction stopping and barring the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) from resuming the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy nationwide. Justice Joe Egwu, on Wednesday, while making the order, also barred the police from harassing, arresting, detaining or extorting […]
Court grants Sowore bail in cybercrime case
Former presidential candidate and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja by the Department of State Services over alleged cybercrime offences. Sowore was arraigned on a five-count cybercrime charge of defamation, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025, preferred against him by the DSS and two others. The co-defendants are Meta (Facebook) Inc. […]
Just In: Tinubu Orders Withdrawal of Police Officers from VIPs
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons in the country. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy noted that henceforth, police authorities will deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties. The statement reads in part, […]