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By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force has announced the promotion of its Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Olumuyiwa Adejobi, from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP). The promotion, approved by the Police Service Commission, recognizes DCP Adejobi’s exemplary service, professionalism, and…

By Didimoko A. Didimoko, Special Correspondent Thousands of travellers and motorists face daily hardship due to the dilapidated sections of the crucial Benin–Warri highway axis of the East-West Highway, investigations by Naija Daily News have revealed. Our findings show that commuters on the busy Benin-Warri highway—which links major state capitals,…

The Niger State Government has dragged the Federal Government before the Supreme Court over its exclusion from the 13% derivation benefit granted to resource-producing states. In a suit filed through a team of lawyers led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mohammed Ndarani, the state named the Attorney-General of the…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Nigeria’s economic growth forecast upward to 3.4% for 2025, an increase of 0.4 percentage points from its previous projection of 3.0% in April. In its July 2025 World Economic Outlook (WEO), the IMF also upgraded Nigeria’s 2026 growth forecast to 3.2%, up from…

The Labour Party, under the leadership of Senator Nenadi Usman, has sharply criticized President Bola Tinubu for rewarding Nigeria’s female national football team, the Super Falcons, in United States dollars rather than the Nigerian Naira. In a strongly worded statement signed by Ken Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser (Media) to the…

The Presidency has defended President Bola Tinubu’s $100,000 reward to the Super Falcons, describing it as well-deserved—especially when compared to the N150 million grand prize awarded to the winner of the reality TV show Big Brother Naija. Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, addressed criticisms over…

The Federal Government on Monday launched the Diaspora BRIDGE Platform, a digital initiative aimed at engaging Nigerian professionals abroad in advancing national development goals in education, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEM-M). Unveiled at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, the platform is designed to link diaspora experts…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast widespread rainy and thundery weather conditions across the country from Monday through Wednesday, warning of possible flash floods in several areas. For Monday, morning thunderstorms with moderate rainfall are expected in parts of Jigawa, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Yobe, and…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally requested the House of Representatives to approve an amendment to the Federal Government’s External Borrowing Plan for the 2025–2026 period. The proposed amendment seeks an additional $47 million in external financing for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, increasing the project’s total cost from $700…

By Deborah Nnamdi Dame Judith Amaechi, wife of former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has strongly denied allegations made by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that she received N4 billion monthly from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for empowerment programmes. In…