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President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the approval of the Senate to secure a fresh loan of $516,333,070 to support ongoing infrastructure development. In a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, the President explained that the proposed loan is to be sourced from Deutsche Bank. The funds are intended to finance aspects of the already approved borrowing plan tied to the Sokoto–Badagry 1,000-kilometre Super Highway project, […]

Two people sustained gunshot injuries during a failed kidnap attempt in the Old Kara area of Bodija, within Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, the incident occurred around 7:50 p.m. on April 21, 2026. He explained that the swift response of security operatives, supported by local hunters, thwarted what was believed to be a planned abduction. Police said […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally requested Senate approval for a fresh external borrowing of $516.3 million to finance key sections of the proposed Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway. The request was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read during plenary on Thursday. According to the President, the loan—expected to be sourced from Deutsche Bank—will fund Sections 1, 1A and 1B of the 1,000-kilometre highway project, […]

The Senate has commenced the screening of Muttaqha Rabe Darma for appointment as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Darma appeared before lawmakers in the chamber on Thursday, where he was formally introduced and began responding to questions from senators as part of the confirmation process. His nomination followed a request by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who on Wednesday asked the Senate to screen and confirm him for […]

The Cross River State Government has dismissed reports claiming the emergence of 10 new COVID-19 cases, describing the information as misleading and inaccurate. In a statement issued in Calabar, the Commissioner for Health, Henry Ayuk, clarified that as of April 23, 2026, the state has recorded only one confirmed case of COVID-19. According to him, the single confirmed case involves a foreign national currently receiving treatment and responding well. Ayuk […]

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of involvement in the illegal surveillance of the telephone line of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. El-Rufai was brought before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on Thursday, where he pleaded not guilty to a five-count amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/99/2026. Proceedings were, however, temporarily stalled during the hearing of his bail application after the […]

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Modupe Adelabu as the new Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO). The announcement was made on Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen leadership and reforms within key education agencies. Professor Adelabu is a specialist in educational administration and a retired academic of Obafemi Awolowo University. She […]