Nigeria’s Ministry of Finance has clarified that deductions flagged in the World Bank report are legitimate statutory transfers rather than “missing” funds, citing 2026 transparency reforms as proof of a strengthening fiscal system.
Tensions have escalated in Nigeria as an unnamed Islamic cleric doubled a bounty to N2 million for the beheading of Pastor Emmanuel Sunday Garba over alleged blasphemy, amid reports that the cleric remains at large despite public calls for his arrest.
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has announced it will begin sanctioning broadcast presenters who violate professional ethics by bullying guests or presenting personal opinions as facts.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismantled a major baby factory in the Badagry area of Lagos, rescuing 18 pregnant women and 10 children while arresting two suspects.
Retired military officers and human rights activists have sparked a national outcry by condemning the Federal Government’s reintegration of 744 “repentant” terrorists, warning that the short-term rehabilitation program could allow insurgents to infiltrate security agencies and gather intelligence.
President Bola Tinubu has signed the ₦68.32 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill into law while extending the implementation of the 2025 capital budget to June 30, 2026, to ensure the completion of critical infrastructure projects.
The Federal Government has successfully graduated 744 former insurgents and victims of extremism from its Operation Safe Corridor program in Gombe, preparing them for reintegration into society after months of intensive de-radicalization and vocational training.
Nigerian security agencies have placed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Kuje Custodial Centre and a military detention facility in Niger
President Bola Tinubu has dismissed opposition calls for his resignation and reaffirmed his commitment to national reforms, declaring during a meeting with state coordinators of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors that he cannot be intimidated.
Five passengers voluntarily deplaned an EasyJet flight at London Southend Airport after the pilot announced the aircraft was too heavy to take off safely due to weather and runway constraints.
