President Bola Tinubu has discontinued all programmes run by the National Social Investment Programme Agency, NSIPA, for six weeks because of the fraud allegations against Betta Edu, the embattled Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The spokesperson of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen said in a press statement on Friday that the suspension was to allow for ongoing investigations into the allegation of malfeasance in the agency and its...

In keeping with his assurances of cutting the bulky cost of governance in Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has slashed the number of people accompanying him on local and foreign trips by 60 per cent. The new development announced by presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngalale on Tuesday also affects his Vice President, Kashim Shettima, the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, ministers and heads of ministries, departments and agencies. Going forward, only 20 people will accompany the President...