The House of Representatives has resolved to establish an ad hoc committee to investigate abandoned Federal Government–owned landed properties and buildings across the country, reportedly valued at more than ₦20 trillion. This resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance moved by the Minority Leader, Hon. Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) during plenary on Wednesday. Citing Order 8, Rule 5 of the House Standing Orders and Sections 88…

The Senate has approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to raise ₦1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to finance the unfunded portion of the 2025 budget deficit. The approval came on Wednesday following the adoption of a report presented by the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt during plenary. According to the committee’s report, the 2025 Appropriation Act provides for a total expenditure of ₦59.99 trillion, reflecting an…

Despite billions of naira spent annually to reduce hardship, Nigeria’s social protection programmes are failing to reach those most in need, according to a new World Bank report. In its November 2025 publication titled “The State of Social Safety Nets in Nigeria,” the bank revealed that only 44 per cent of total benefits from government-funded welfare schemes actually reach poor Nigerians. The report, obtained on Tuesday, examined how weak funding,…

An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday narrated before an Abuja High Court how hundreds of millions of naira were allegedly diverted from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) to companies associated with former senior government officials. Testifying as the first prosecution witness (PW1) before Justice C.O. Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, the EFCC official spoke in the trial…

Abuja, Nigeria,  the newly appointed Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard Mohammed Doro, on Tuesday officially assumed office at the Ministry’s headquarters, Federal Secretariat, Abuja, pledging to lead with compassion, humility, and integrity in pursuit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Honourable minister  assumption of office follows his appointment and swearing-in by President Tinubu, succeeding Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, who now serves as the National…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has warned contractors handling public projects that mediocrity will not be tolerated, stressing that the State will insist on quality work that delivers value for taxpayers’ money. During an inspection tour of the 14.5-kilometre Ndele/Omofo/Egamini/Agba-Ndele Road project in Emohua Local Government Area on Tuesday, Governor Fubara expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace and substandard quality of work delivered by Messrs Stream Co. & Equipment Limited.…

Six Directors of the Federal Ministry of Defence have been reportedly abducted by kidnappers long the Kaba–Lokoja highway while en route from Lagos to Abuja for a Directorate-level promotion examination. This incident was said to have occurred on Tuesday, raising concern over the safety of public servants travelling long distances for official duties. The assailants, described as heavily armed, ambushed the senior officers in what sources called a “well-coordinated operation,”…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has reacted to the battle between him and a military officer over disputed Abuja land. The New Daily Prime reported that a video of the altercation, which surfaced online, captured the visibly enraged minister accusing the officer of unlawfully taking possession of a parcel of land purportedly linked to a former Chief of Naval Staff. “Because you are an officer?…

The University of Ibadan (UI) has announced that 448 out of 5,900 graduating students from the 2024/2025 academic session achieved First Class degrees across various disciplines. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale, made the disclosure on Tuesday on the first day of the university’s convocation ceremony held in Ibadan. The event covered graduates from the Faculties of Arts, Science, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Public Health, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences.…

A heated confrontation erupted on Tuesday between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and an unidentified military officer over an alleged land-grabbing incident in the Gaduwa District of Abuja. A video of the altercation, which surfaced online and was obtained by journalists, captured the visibly enraged minister accusing the officer of unlawfully taking possession of a parcel of land purportedly linked to a former Chief of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday officially confirmed the re-election of Anambra State Governor Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo and his deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, by presenting them with their certificates of return. The presentation ceremony, held at the INEC headquarters in Awka, was presided over by Kenneth Ikeagu, INEC’s Supervising National Commissioner for Anambra State. The event came two days after the electoral body declared Soludo and Ibezim…

Tensions flared at the National Assembly on Tuesday as protesters stormed the complex, demanding that the Senate expedite the confirmation of President Bola Tinubu’s nominee for Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Engr. Abdullahi Ramat. The demonstrators, comprising Ramat’s supporters, civil society organisations, and human rights activists, marched around the parliamentary grounds, chanting solidarity songs and carrying placards bearing inscriptions such as “President Tinubu Did Not Send Nominees…