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The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee will question officials of the Debt Management Office (DMO) and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) over alleged financial irregularities identified in the 2024 Auditor-General for the Federation’s report. The committee, chaired by Bamidele Salam, is expected to examine the agencies’ compliance with financial regulations and seek explanations for discrepancies in government borrowing and outstanding debts. The DMO is expected to explain an […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for stronger enforcement of the Child Rights Act and its adoption in all states to protect girls from child marriage, harmful practices and barriers to education. NBA President, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN), made the call in a statement on Sunday to mark the 2026 International Day of the Girl Child. She expressed concern that many girls continued to face challenges that restricted their opportunities […]

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clarify concerns over contracts for printing sensitive election materials and recent personnel postings ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku, in a statement issued on Sunday through the Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Phrank Shaibu, asked INEC to disclose the companies contracted to produce ballot […]

President Bola Tinubu has said the World Bank’s latest Nigeria Development Update confirms that his administration’s economic reforms are yielding results, citing improved economic growth, increased government revenue and stabilising poverty levels. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu said the October 2026 report showed that Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.2 per cent in the first half of 2026, compared with 3.9 […]

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has welcomed the release of prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from the state who were abducted in Imo State, while calling on the Federal Government to intensify efforts against kidnapping and banditry. The state Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, said the release had brought relief to the victims’ families and the government. He congratulated the Oyo, Imo and Federal Governments on the development […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the display of the preliminary voter register and distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2027 general elections. The seven-day exercise, running from October 9 to 15, will enable registered voters to verify their details, submit claims and objections, and collect PVCs from the first phase of the Continuous Voter Registration conducted between August and December 2025. In Plateau State, […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Obidient Movement, the Nigeria Democratic Congress and Governor Seyi Makinde’s presidential campaign organisation have criticised the Federal Government’s proposed 30-day petrol discount, describing it as inadequate and politically motivated. The Federal Government announced that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) would temporarily forgo its retail profit margin and sell petrol at cost, with priority given to public transport operators, to cushion Nigerians against […]

The Federal Government and state governments have renewed efforts to tackle malnutrition and child stunting by expanding nutrition interventions to households across Nigeria’s 774 local government areas under the Nutrition 774 Initiative. The renewed commitment emerged during the Nigeria-Ethiopia Nutrition Leadership Exchange in Addis Ababa, where a Nigerian delegation led by Vice President Kashim Shettima examined Ethiopia’s approach to addressing malnutrition through coordinated interventions at national and grassroots levels. The […]