Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said 21 days have passed since President Bola Tinubu left the country, expressing concern that no one is in charge of Nigeria and that the country cannot be governed on autopilot. Atiku, in a statement on Monday, maintained that no letter had been seen transmitting presidential authority to Vice President Kashim Shettima, insisting that Nigeria cannot be governed by presidential social...

The presidency has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return to Nigeria at the weekend, following the extension of his working vacation by a few days. Recall that President Tinubu departed Nigeria on August 30 for London to begin the working vacation. According to a statement signed by President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga on Monday, the President after spending a week in London,  moved to Paris, France, where...

Pursuant to the agreement reached by the Enugu State Government and the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) a year ago, the state government has inaugurated a Joint Technical Committee to develop a framework for implementing financial autonomy for the state judiciary. Inaugurating the Committee, the Enugu State Governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, mandated the Committee to submit its final report for presentation by 12 noon on October...

The Federal Government has commenced a six-week review of Nigeria’s new tax laws, with a technical committee mandated to identify implementation gaps, clarify ambiguities and address unintended consequences arising from the reforms. The review, which will feed into the proposed Finance Bill 2027, will examine issues including Value Added Tax (VAT) thresholds, withholding tax, capital gains treatment, multiple taxation, taxpayer rights and the ease of doing business. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of...

The National Assembly has transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, which proposes establishing state police services, to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for consideration and approval. The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, saying the transmission was made pursuant to the directive of the National Assembly leadership and in accordance with Section 9 of the...