President Bola Tinubu on Sunday conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON, on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Prime Minister Modi, who arrived in Abuja on Saturday evening, was received at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa at about 10:20 a.m. He was welcomed with the Indian national anthem, followed by the Nigerian anthem, before inspecting a guard of honour mounted by...

An investigation by the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa, PPLAAF, has exposed the diversion of millions of dollars, meant for Nigeria’s anti-terrorism fight against, into luxury real estate in the United States. These funds are reportedly linked to former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, previously accused of embezzling billions from Nigeria’s defence funds. Reports indicate that the misappropriated funds were used to purchase high-end properties in Los Angeles, California, and McLean, Virginia, a wealthy...

The Nigerian government has proposed a ₦47.9 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year, which has received approval from the Federal Executive Council, FEC. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. Bagudu explained that the proposed budget forms part of the “Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, for 2025-2027” in line with the Fiscal Responsibility Act...