Abiodun presents N1.668trn 2026 budget to Ogun Assembly
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has proposed a…
Abiodun presents N1.668trn 2026 budget to Ogun Assembly
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has proposed a total expenditure of ₦1,668,997,993,125.44 for the 2026 fiscal year – a 63 percent increase from the 2025 budget of ₦1.054 trillion. Presenting the Appropriation Bill, tagged “Budget of Sustainable Legacy,” before members of the State House of Assembly at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Governor Abiodun explained that…
Just in: Tinubu nominates Ex-CDS, Christopher Musa, as new Defence Minister
Following resignation of Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, as Minister of Defence, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd), as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence. His nomination was transmitted to the Senate on Tuesday in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The President’s communication…
Osun Gov Adeleke resigns from PDP
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), citing crisis at the national level of the party. Adeleke made his resignation known on Monday night via a letter to the chairman of the party at his ward level dated November 4, 2025. The letter reads in part, “Due to the…
Badaru Abubakar, Defence Minister, Resigns
Nigeria’s defence minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect. In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds. President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation. President Tinubu will likely inform the Senate…
MURIC backs Dangote Refinery’s right to sanction workers over alleged sabotage
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has declared that the management of Dangote Refinery has the right to discipline any worker found culpable in acts of sabotage against the facility. In a press statement issued on Saturday, November 29, 2025, and signed by its Founder and Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the Islamic human rights organisation…
Indiscriminate Refuse Dump: Oshodi-Isolo LG Chairman Orders Clean-Up
… Seals Up Defaulting Shops Following the continued indiscriminate dumping of refuse in and along the Agege Motor Road corridor in Oshodi Market, the Executive Chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, Otunba Kehinde Oloyede-Almaroof, has ordered a total clean-up of the area. He also directed the Environmental Department of the council to ensure strict enforcement. To…
Tinubu establishes national tax policy implementation committee to drive new tax law execution
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a National Tax Policy Implementation Committee (NTPIC) to ensure coordinated, nationwide implementation of the administration’s sweeping tax reforms. The committee, chaired by renowned financial expert, Mr Joseph Tegbe, is tasked with translating the President’s new Tax Acts into practical, harmonised actions across the federal, state, and…
IGP recalls 11,566 policemen from VIPs
Following a directive by President Bola Tinubu, 11,566 policemen attached to Very Important Persons (VIPs) have been recalled. The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, gave the information in Abuja on Thursday at a conference with Strategic Police Managers consisting of officers from the rank of Commissioners and above. The police boss said the…
Kidnapped Kebbi school girls regained freedom
The 24 students abducted by bandits from the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, have regained freedom. The girls a cording to a top government official who broke the news, regained freedom through a non-kinetic approach adopted by the Federal Government. The source said the…
Sanwo-Olu presents N4.2 trillion 2026 budget to Lagos Assembly
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented the state’s 2026 Appropriation bill of N4.2trillion before members of the State Assembly. The budget tagged budget of ‘shared prosperity’ which was presented on Tuesday before the lawmakers has increased figure well above that of the year 2025 budget which was N3.7trillion. Details later …
