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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the cancellation of a substantial portion of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPC Ltd) outstanding debts owed to the Federation Account, effectively wiping out about $1.42 billion in legacy obligations. The decision was contained in a document by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory…

Photo: Taiwo Oyedele – ‘no cause for alarm’ Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said on Sunday that discrepancies between the versions of Nigeria’s new tax reform laws published in the official gazette and those passed by the National Assembly amount to a “grave constitutional issue,” warning that any law not…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over their alleged failure to account for about N14 trillion realised as fuel subsidy savings. SERAP disclosed in a statement on Sunday that the suit followed reports…

Many Nigerians marked Christmas Day without electricity as nationwide outages persisted despite government assurances that power would improve within 48 hours. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, had blamed the worsening supply on an explosion along the Escravos–Lagos Gas Pipeline, which disrupted gas flow to several power plants. In Lagos…

Fifty top performers from the Abia State government’s TechRise Cohort 2 digital-skills programme have been offered automatic employment, Governor Alex Otti said at the graduation ceremony for 849 trainees in Umuahia. Announcing the incentives on Wednesday, Otti said each prize-winning participant would receive ₦100,000, while all graduates would get transport…

Nigeria’s interfaith harmony was on display on Thursday, as hundreds of Muslims from across the North joined Christians for the annual Christmas service at the Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry in Kaduna. The gathering, now in its 15th year, has become a defining symbol of peaceful coexistence between the…

Photo: Trump says, ‘I ordered “deadly strike”’ The Nigerian government has confirmed that U.S. forces carried out airstrikes on terrorist targets in the country’s Northwest, acknowledging for the first time a joint counter-terrorism operation with Washington aimed at crippling cells linked to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).…

The Presidency has dismissed as false and misleading a viral claim alleging that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has replaced his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, with the Principal Private Secretary, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged Nigerians to reject what it described as distorted or falsified tax laws, warning that such practices undermine public trust and the credibility of fiscal reforms. The call was made by NLC President, Joe Ajaero, in his 2025 Christmas message issued on Wednesday, where…

Photo: Former Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki By Didimoko A. Didimoko Lawmakers in Edo State have authorised Governor Monday Okpebholo to work with anti-corruption agencies to recover ₦17.5 billion in bond proceeds still held by two escrow agents appointed under former Governor Godwin Obaseki. The funds represent the balance of a…