The Federal Government (FG) has announced the permanent removal of deductions for the cost of revenue collection previously paid to key agencies, including the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigerian Customs Service, and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this significant fiscal reform yesterday in Abuja. Speaking at a panel session following the launch of the…

Former Vice President and presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has condemned the ongoing detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, describing it as a “stain on our belief in the rule of law” and an abuse of judicial authority. Atiku lent his full support to the campaign led by activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore calling for Kanu’s immediate release or lawful prosecution. In a strongly worded statement, Atiku lamented the defiance…

Activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has announced that a protest march demanding the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu will take place on October 20 in Abuja. The African Action Congress (AAC) founder shared the date on his X handle on Thursday, describing the demonstration as a “historic” and peaceful march to the Aso Rock Villa. “We now have a date for the historic…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Fidelis Oditah, has emphasised the urgent need for the next Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be a person of unquestionable integrity, independence, and professional competence, not a political loyalist. Speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Wednesday, Oditah stated that President Bola Tinubu has a constitutional and moral responsibility to appoint a credible and impartial figure to head the…

Dozens of Nigerian youths under the banner of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) staged a protest at the headquarters of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Abuja on Thursday, demanding the immediate reversal of the council’s deregistration and the removal of the Registrar-General, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN. Led by NYCN President, Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, the protest marks the beginning of a 30-day nationwide demonstration aimed at pressuring…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to modern, intelligence-driven border management and regional security cooperation during the official opening of a five-day National Training Seminar on Intelligence and the Instruments and Tools of the World Customs Organisation (WCO). The capacity-building program, which commenced on Monday, October 6, 2025, in Abuja, was organised under the auspices of the Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices (RILO) for West and Central Africa.…

The Federal Government has issued a 30-day ultimatum to all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to submit comprehensive reports on unutilised intervention funds received from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). This directive was given by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, during a strategic meeting held with heads of tertiary institutions in Abuja on Thursday. Dr Alausa expressed deep concern over the persistent issue of idle funds that have…

Twelve suspected members of a notorious armed robbery gang responsible for the killing of Arise Television news anchor, Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, have been arrested by the police in Abuja. According to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, the arrests followed a meticulous intelligence-led operation by the Scorpion Squad, headed by ACP Victor Godfrey, in collaboration with Giga Forensics, a subsidiary of EIB Stratoc,…

The Nigerian Army has initiated a major security operation, deploying a full brigade and heavy equipment across parts of Kwara South and Kwara North to eliminate kidnappers terrorizing communities in the state. The deployment, which has seen heavy equipment “roaring through communities,” is a renewed effort targeting thick forests in areas like Ifelodun, Edu, and Patigi, identified as hideouts from which criminals have launched attacks and abducted residents for ransom.…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has requested Senate approval for a new external loan of $2.3 billion to support the implementation of the 2025 national budget. The request was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Senate and read during plenary on Tuesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. READ ALSO: Tinubu seeks lawmakers’ approval for fresh $2.2bn loan In the letter, Tinubu said the loan was part of the 2022–2024 borrowing…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a stern warning to the Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu, over the practice of naming roads constructed by the FCT Administration without authorisation. Wike gave the warning on Wednesday during the official flag-off of the construction of Road A09 in the Asokoro district of Abuja. The Minister, visibly displeased, said the naming of roads…

A compliance officer with the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Abimbola Williams, on Wednesday told the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama that a total of ₦640 million was withdrawn from the Kogi State Government House account within just six days in 2019. Testifying as the third prosecution witness (PW3) in the ongoing corruption trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, Williams revealed that the withdrawals were made…