…Head of Service Admits Due Diligence Lapses in Recruitment Approvals The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) will conclude its inquiry without taking testimony from two central figures in the case—the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the self-acclaimed Director-General of the council, Adeyemi Adeniyi. Instead, the committee said it would rely on documentary evidence already before it, submissions from government institutions and reports...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has intensified its criticism of the Federal Government over the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, alleging that the move is aimed at keeping him out of the 2027 general election. The opposition party also warned that President Bola Tinubu would be held personally responsible if anything happened to the former governor while in custody. Speaking during an interview on Symfoni TV, the ADC’s National Publicity Secretary,...