The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned that organisations that fail to provide basic welfare support, including accommodation and transportation, for corps members posted to them will no longer participate in the scheme. The Director-General of the NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, gave the warning during an interactive session with corps members in Lokoja, Kogi…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised Governor Seyi Makinde’s call for the United Nations to investigate the circumstances surrounding the killings, abductions and eventual rescue of 44 victims in Oriire Local Government Area, describing the move as “shameful, shocking and unbecoming of a leader.” In a…
The House of Representatives has resolved to withdraw its earlier State Police Bill and adopt the executive proposal transmitted by President Bola Tinubu, marking a significant shift in the National Assembly’s ongoing constitutional amendment process aimed at restructuring Nigeria’s security architecture. Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, announced the decision on Tuesday during the opening…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the self-acclaimed Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, following a warrant issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Adeyemi was apprehended on Tuesday shortly after Justice Mohammed Umar ordered his arrest over his failure to appear for arraignment in a case involving…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Federal Government has approved a special production-linked tax credit for Shell Plc’s Bonga Southwest Aparo deepwater oil project in a fresh bid to attract billions of dollars in investment and boost Nigeria’s crude oil production. According to a Bloomberg report published on Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu approved fiscal terms granting Shell…
… CBN withholding Fed Govt’s N5.3trn unremitted operating surplus – OAGF By Seun Ibiyemi Amid concerns over revenue leakages and non-remittance of operating surpluses, the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has demanded detailed records of outstanding liabilities allegedly owed to the Federal Government by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian National Petroleum…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has congratulated the Managing Director of the South West Development Commission (SWDC), Dr. Charles Akindiji Akinola, on his 70th birthday, describing him as an accomplished public servant, development strategist and trusted ally. In a congratulatory message issued on Tuesday, Oyetola commended Akinola’s…
By Seun Ibiyemi Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd (“GTBank” or the “Bank”), the flagship banking subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”), has been named the Best Overall Performing Bank in Nigeria in The Banker magazine’s Top 1000 World Banks Rankings 2026. The recognition reaffirms GTBank’s position as one of Nigeria’s leading…
By Seun Ibiyemi Aviation expert and Chief Executive Officer of Centurion Security and Safety Consults, Captain John Ojikutu, has called on the National Assembly to adopt a more rational approach in allocating aeronautical responsibilities and revenue-sharing within Nigeria’s aviation sector to avoid undermining the country’s standing in the international aviation community. In a statement, Ojikutu…
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed claims that the Court of Appeal judgment on the party’s leadership crisis invalidated the party’s primary elections ahead of the 2027 general election. Reacting to the appellate court’s ruling, Atiku described suggestions that the judgment had nullified the ADC’s…
