President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to approve a supplementary external borrowing plan of $20.52bn and €1.045bn to finance infrastructure and other development projects across the country in 2026 and 2027. The request was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during Tuesday’s plenary. In the letter, Tinubu urged the lawmakers to give the proposed borrowing plan prompt consideration and approval to facilitate the implementation of government projects and...

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to suspend further increases in fees charged by public tertiary institutions amid concerns that rising costs could undermine access to higher education. The resolution was adopted during Tuesday’s plenary following a motion sponsored by Ifeoluwa Ehindero, an All Progressives Congress member representing Ondo State. The lawmakers’ intervention comes amid reports of fee increases by several public tertiary institutions across the country, which have triggered student...

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to amend Nigeria’s law on the transfer of convicted offenders to enable the country to implement prisoner-transfer agreements with non-Commonwealth nations. The President’s request is contained in the Transfer of Convicted Offenders (Enactment and Enforcement) Amendment Bill, 2026, which was transmitted to the Senate for consideration. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read Tinubu’s letter during Tuesday’s plenary. In the letter, the President urged the lawmakers to give the...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has questioned the credibility of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, accusing him of frequently changing his position on political matters. Wike made the remarks on Tuesday at the unveiling of candidates endorsed by the Rivers State Rainbow Coalition for the 2027 general elections at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt. The minister, who was a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the...

Following last Friday’s massacre of more than 50 lives and the destruction of property worth thousands of Naira in Binnari village, Amar Ward of Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba state, the Governor of the, Dr. Agbu Kefas has designated Karim Lamido LGA to head a “Special Area of Security Concern” for another six months. Kefas, who made the declaration Monday during an urgent security meeting with heads and representatives of security agencies, members...