Vice President Kashim Shettima has begun a two-week leave approved by President Bola Tinubu, his first since assuming office on May 29, 2023. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, said Shettima would use the period for study, reflection and intellectual renewal. According to Nkwocha, the leave will allow the Vice President to review […]
The Presidency has attributed the strong first-half 2026 financial performance of several companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange to economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the reforms had created a more stable and predictable business environment, helping to boost investor confidence and corporate profitability. In a statement posted on his official X account on Wednesday, Onanuga […]
Anthony Adeniyi Adeosun, husband of former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has died at the age of 62. Anthony died on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, in Lagos State, according to a statement issued by the Adeosun family. The statement described him as a distinguished businessman and devoted Christian whose integrity, generosity and commitment to his family and community touched the lives of many. “He lived a life defined by hard […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disclosed that 18 states are currently under investigation over alleged mismanagement of public funds. EFCC Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwujaren, made this known during an interview on Arise Television on Thursday while explaining the commission’s restriction of an Osun State Government account. Uwujaren declined to name the states under investigation, saying disclosure of their identities could jeopardise ongoing investigations. He said the […]
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Board of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), more than five years after the agency last had a governing board. The inauguration, held in Abuja on Thursday, is part of efforts to reposition Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a driver of job creation, industrialisation and economic growth. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, charged the new board to align […]
The Nigerian Navy has recovered about 85,300 litres of suspected stolen crude oil products and deactivated two illegal refining sites in Rivers State. The operation was carried out in the Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni axis under Operation Delta Sentinel, as part of ongoing efforts to combat crude oil theft and illegal refining in the Niger Delta. Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, said the sites were linked to ongoing crude […]
President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a 30 to 80 percent salary increase for personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces has drawn mixed reactions from opposition parties. The new salary package, which takes effect from September 1, 2026, will affect about 250,000 military personnel and increase annual personnel costs from N660 billion to N924 billion. Under the new structure, officers above the rank of colonel will receive a 30 per cent […]
The Nigerian Bar Association has faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over its restriction of withdrawals from the Osun State Government’s statutory allocation account. NBA President, Afam Osigwe (SAN), said the EFCC could not impose a blanket restriction on a state government’s account without due legal process, warning that such an action could cripple government operations. The EFCC had directed First Bank to place a post-no-debit restriction on the […]
The Osun State Government has disbursed another round of palliative payments to civil servants across the state to cushion the impact of economic challenges. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed. Rasheed said the intervention was aimed at supporting workers and improving their welfare. He added that the state had been making periodic palliative payments to civil servants even before the implementation […]
