…Accounts opened on OAGF directive have zero balance – CBN …As ICPC grills Chief of Staff, Gbajabiamila By Seun Ibiyemi Fresh irregularities have emerged in the ongoing investigation into the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) and the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), following revelations by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Office…
By Seun Ibiyemi President Bola Tinubu has called on African nations to unite in condemning the wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa warning that silence from the continent could embolden intolerance and undermine African solidarity. Speaking on Sunday at the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas to withdraw the Nigeria Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026, warning that the proposed legislation could expand government control over social media platforms and online expression. The bill, sponsored by Senator…
Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has instituted a N15 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over allegations that he demanded a 48 per cent kickback from a N27.3 billion take-off grant approved for a federal agency. In the suit, Gbajabiamila is…
By Seun Ibiyemi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled three major intervention programmes valued at more than $3.05 billion, aimed at strengthening human capital development, supporting vulnerable communities and accelerating Nigeria’s economic recovery. The programmes, launched on Thursday at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, include the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic…
By Seun Ibiyemi Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised concerns over the N6.44 billion allocation for a “Special Presidential Support Group for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers” contained in the 2026 Appropriation Act, describing the expenditure as questionable and demanding explanations from the Federal Government. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Senior…
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has called for an independent investigation into the alleged diversion of N54 billion in oil and gas royalties linked to the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila. Atiku’s demand follows an investigative report alleging that Gbajabiamila used 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 rescued principal of Community High School in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs. Rachael Alamu, has recounted the harrowing ordeal she and other abductees endured in captivity, revealing that their captors executed two teachers in a bid to pressure the government into meeting their demands. Speaking to journalists on Monday at the…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, has disclosed that Import Duty Exemption Certificate approvals granted by the Federal Government on selected imports and equipment rose to N34 trillion in 2025, warning that the incentives have significantly constrained the agency’s revenue-generating capacity. Adeniyi made the disclosure on Monday during an…
