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Nigeria’s federal government said it will move ahead with implementing new tax laws from Jan. 1, 2026, despite mounting calls for a suspension following allegations that the versions passed by parliament differ from the copies later published in the official gazette. The dispute intensified last week after Abdussamad Dasuki, a…

The Federal Government has said its recent diplomatic disagreement with the United States, during which US President Donald Trump reportedly threatened military intervention over alleged mass killings of Christians in Nigeria, has been largely resolved. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Monday at a…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has approved mandatory drug testing as a prerequisite for employment in the federal public service, in a renewed effort to curb the growing problem of substance abuse in the country. The directive was conveyed to permanent secretaries, heads of extra-ministerial departments and parastatals, according…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has secured the release of 130 schoolchildren abducted by gunmen from St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Niger State. The development was confirmed on Sunday by presidential spokesman, Sunday Dare, in a post on his official X handle. Dare announced that all…

The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) has directed that all enforcement actions related to the proposed ban on sachet alcohol products be suspended until further notice. The directive followed an official correspondence from the House of Representatives Committee on Food and Drug Administration and…

By Deborah Nnamdi Senate President Godswill Akpabio has appealed to Bola Tinubu to reconsider his directive ordering the withdrawal of police operatives from Very Important Persons (VIPs), citing concerns over the safety of federal lawmakers. President Tinubu had, on November 23, ordered the redeployment of police officers attached to VIPs…

By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu on Friday presented a N58.1 trillion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to a joint session of the National Assembly, outlining a spending plan focused on security, infrastructure, and economic consolidation. The proposal sets capital expenditure at N26.08 trillion, while recurrent (non-debt) expenditure…

Key justice and human rights stakeholders on Thursday opposed a Senate proposal seeking to prescribe the death penalty for kidnapping under a proposed amendment to the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, warning that capital punishment would neither deter crime nor strengthen national security. The opposition was voiced at a one-day…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, December 19, 2025. A formal communication from the Presidency is expected to be read on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday to notify lawmakers and…

Two of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s most senior appointees in Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory sector have resigned from office, prompting the President to forward the names of their proposed successors to the Senate for confirmation. In a statement issued on December 17, 2025, the Presidency announced the resignation of Engineer Farouk…