President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, 19 December 2025. A formal communication from the Presidency is expected to be read on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday, officially notifying lawmakers and National Assembly staff of the President’s appearance. The planned budget presentation is contained in a letter dated December 17, 2025, signed by Admiral Essien Eyo...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engineer Farouk Ahmed, has resigned from office following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Ahmed’s resignation came amid allegations of corruption and economic sabotage levelled against him by billionaire businessman and President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote. President Tinubu had, on Wednesday, summoned Ahmed over the allegations, which were published in a paid advertisement...

In a surprise move as the year comes to a close, and as part of measures to restructure governance in Niger State, Governor Mohammed Umaru-Bago has announced the sacking of all his special advisers. Bago announced their termination of appointments during the maiden State Executive Council meeting with the newly sworn-in Commissioners in Minna, the capital of Niger State, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. He said the decision was aimed at rejigging the advisers’ portfolios...