Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has taken the Federal Republic of Nigeria before the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, seeking $10 million in damages over alleged violations of his fundamental rights during successive military administrations in the 1980s and 1990s. The suit, marked ECW/CCJ/APP/30/2026 and […]
Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has addressed his recent political fallout with Lagos lawmaker Desmond Elliott, saying the matter should be put behind them. Gbajabiamila spoke at the 2026 Gbaja Mega Empowerment Programme held at the National Stadium in Lagos, where residents and beneficiaries from Surulere […]
The Federal Government says it has no plan to increase electricity tariffs for now, as it focuses on improving power supply, stabilising the national grid and addressing the financial problems weighing down the sector. Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, made the announcement in Abuja during a media parley marking his […]
Recovered Funds to Power Infrastructure Projects as Nigeria Intensifies International Crackdown on Stolen Wealth Nigeria has secured another major breakthrough in its global anti-corruption campaign as authorities in Jersey, a British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands, move to repatriate more than $9.5 million (£7 million) to the Federal Government […]
President Bola Tinubu has today announced his long awaited cabinet reshuffle sacking five of his ministers. He also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed 7 new ministers waiting to be confirmed by the Senate. President Tinubu had in August 2023, appointed 48 ministers three months after his […]
President Bola Tinubu has today presided over the first Council of state meeting of his administration. The meeting which was held at the Council Chamber of the State House Abuja with former presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari in attendance in person and former Heads of State, Generals Gowon Yakubu, […]
The Federal Government has announced its readiness to launch the Nigerian Education Loans Fund for students in tertiary institutions. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of the Student Loan Board, Dr Akintunde Sawyerr, to State House correspondents today in Abuja stating that the scheme was to eliminate the challenges […]
In a pivotal legal decision, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has upheld the trial continuation for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), dismissing the release order granted by the Court of Appeal last October. Despite the controversy surrounding Kanu’s extradition from Kenya, the Apex Court emphasized […]
