The Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammed Matawalle, has vehemently condemned the brutal killing of Alhaji Isa Bawa, the Head of Gatawa District in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, describing it as “heinous and unacceptable”. Bawa was killed on Wednesday by terrorists after being held captive for three weeks over delayed ransom payment. Bawa was abducted in July along with his son and brother. In response to the incident,...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated a high-powered committee to enforce the Supreme Court’s judgment granting financial autonomy to Local Governments. The 10-man Inter-Ministerial Committee, chaired by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, was inaugurated on Tuesday to ensure Local Governments are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function effectively without control from State Governments. The committee’s mandate is to implement the Supreme Court’s 11 July 2024 judgment, which recognised...

President Bola Tinubu has directed a reduction in the size of Nigeria’s official delegation to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, meetings in New York, United States. Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, disclosed this during a one-day retreat organised by the State House management for heads of government agencies under its supervision in Abuja. He explained that the decision was part of the administration’s commitment to ensure prudent management of resources...

Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd, a Chinese company, has agreed to release one of the three presidential jets seized over a contract dispute with the Ogun State government. According to a spokesperson for the company, “Zhongshan has consistently sought to act reasonably and fairly in the course of a legal dispute with Nigeria which was not of its making.” The company’s gesture comes after a French court ordered the seizure of the jets as...