Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s removal of petrol subsidy, describing the policy as a necessary sacrifice and predicting that the cost of living will fall as the government’s economic reforms stabilise. Wike spoke on Wednesday at a political stakeholders’ forum in Abuja, where he urged Nigerians, including members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to support Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. He argued that successive...

The House of Representatives has given MTN Nigeria, Airtel, Globacom, Mafab Communications and other telecommunications operators seven days to explain persistent network failures, warning that their chief executives risk arrest summons if they ignore the invitation. The lawmakers, at a public hearing in Abuja on Wednesday, directed the companies’ chief executives to appear before an ad hoc committee on October 28 to answer questions about poor service delivery affecting subscribers across the country. The decision...

…Says Political Differences Won’t Affect Their Friendship President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on his 70th birthday, recalling their decades-long political relationship and insisting that their differences over party affiliation have not diminished his affection for the former senator. Tinubu, in a statement issued by the State House on Wednesday, described Kwankwaso as an influential politician whose contributions to Kano State and Nigeria’s democracy remained significant. The President said...

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has launched an online platform allowing Nigerians to question him directly about his political record, policy proposals and plans to address the country’s challenges. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate unveiled the Ask AA portal on Thursday, 15 October, as a channel for citizens to seek answers on issues ranging from the economy and security to technology, job creation and the rising cost of living. The free-access platform is designed...

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell to 14.63 per cent in September 2026 from 15.39 per cent in August, although rising energy costs continued to put pressure on households and businesses. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index report released on Thursday, 15 October, showing a 0.76 percentage-point decline in annual inflation. The September figure was also 6.35 percentage points lower than the 20.98 per cent recorded in September 2025,...