Month: October 2025

The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to implement the new external borrowing plan contained in the 2025 Appropriation Act, aimed at refinancing Nigeria’s maturing Eurobonds and issuing the country’s first-ever Sovereign Sukuk in the International Capital Market (ICM). The approval followed the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Loans and Debt Management, presented at plenary on Wednesday by the committee chairman, Hon. […]

Nigerian rap icon Olamide Adedeji, popularly known as Olamide, has revealed that staying true to his roots and identifying his audience have been the keys to his success in the music industry. Speaking in a recent interview with BBC Radio 1Xtra, the award-winning rapper explained that he remains comfortable as an indigenous artist and is not seeking international validation at the expense of his identity or sound. Olamide, who is […]

Police operatives in Anambra State have arrested a 23-year-old woman, identified as Okonkwo Onyinye, for her alleged involvement in the kidnapping and robbery of a businessman who was dispossessed of ₦24 million and his Toyota Highlander SUV in the Nkwelle-Ezunaka area of Idemili North Local Government Area. The suspect was apprehended in the early hours of October 27, 2025, following a joint operation by officers of the 3-3 Police Division […]

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has revealed that the United States of America has revoked his visa, preventing him from entering the country for the time being. Soyinka made the disclosure on Tuesday during a media briefing held at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island. He said he decided to make the matter public to inform those expecting him at upcoming engagements in the U.S. about his inability to […]

The Federal Government has announced plans to expand its direct cash transfer programme in a bid to reach more poor and vulnerable Nigerians across the country. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed the plan during an economic policy session in Abuja, noting that the initiative currently supports over 15 million households nationwide. According to Edun, the programme was designed to ease the impact of […]

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has revealed that its newly established Financial Investigation and Fraud Analysis Unit (FIFAU) has investigated more than 500 asset declaration forms belonging to public officials across various government sectors. The CCB Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Bello, disclosed this in a statement highlighting the bureau’s achievements in his first year in office. According to Bello, the investigations—carried out as part of FIFAU’s first major assignment—uncovered several […]

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has dismissed reports alleging that it issued a directive restricting Senior Secondary School students to specific subjects for the forthcoming 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Council described the reports circulating on social media as false, misleading, and unfounded, urging schools, parents, and the general public to disregard them. WAEC clarified that […]