NSCDC Confirms Over 19,000 Cases Of Measles, 153 Deaths In Eleven Months

HealthNewsNigeriaNSCDC Confirms Over 19,000 Cases Of Measles, 153 Deaths In Eleven Months

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 24, 2025

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 19,213 cases of measles and 153 deaths between January and November 2025. The confirmed cases, according to the measles situation report released on Tuesday, are 26,866 suspected cases reported across 507 Local Government Areas in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.  The disease recorded a case fatality rate of 0.8 percent. Children aged 9 to 59 months were the most affected group,...

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Jigawa State NSCDC Records 125 Rape Cases In 2025

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaJigawa State NSCDC Records 125 Rape Cases In 2025

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 24, 2025

No fewer than 125 cases of rape, vandalism, theft, murder/culpable homicide, and other civil and criminal offenses have been prosecuted by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, between January and December 2025. Mr. Muhammad Kabiru Ingawa, Jigawa State Commandant of the NSCDC disclosed this while speaking to journalists on the Command’s achievements and challenges in the outgoing year. He explained that the Command has adopted a proactive approach to crime...

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Governor Yahaya fires four aides for physically assaulting a Councillor

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Yahaya fires four aides for physically assaulting a Councillor

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 24, 2025

Four aides to Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya have been sacked over their alleged involvement in the physical assault of a Councillor. Those sacked include Adamu Abdullahi Danko, Senior Special Assistant II (Domestic); Garba Mohammed Mai Rago, Senior Special Assistant II (Political); Rabiu Sulaiman Abubakar, Senior Special Assistant II (Social Media); and Ali Ibrahim Baban Kaya, Senior Special Assistant II (Community Relations). Their dismissal followed the conclusion of investigation by the special committee set...

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Forgery Of Tax Reform Law: Act Of Treason Against Citizens  – Atiku

NewsNigeriaPoliticsForgery Of Tax Reform Law: Act Of Treason Against Citizens  – Atiku

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 23, 2025

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the illegal and unauthorised alterations made to Nigeria’s tax legislation after passage by the National Assembly represents a brazen act of treason against the Nigerian people and a direct assault on the nation’s constitutional democracy. In a press statement on Tuesday, the former Vice President asked the executive to immediately suspend the implementation of the tax law, stressing that the executive’s draconian overreach undermines the foundational principle of...

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Ekiti Takes The Lead, Domesticates Nigeria Tax Administration Act

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEkiti Takes The Lead, Domesticates Nigeria Tax Administration Act

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 23, 2025

….As Oyebanji Signs Ekiti Revenue Administration Law Ekiti has emerged as the first state in the Federation to domesticate the Nigeria Tax Administration Act with the signing into law of the Ekiti State Revenue Administration Law, 2025 by the Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji. Governor Oyebanji assented to the new revenue law, just as he signed the  State’s 2026 Budget of N415,572,070,139.44 (Four hundred and fifteen billion, five hundred and seventy-two million, seventy thousand, one hundred...

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FG Makes Drug Testing Mandatory for Public Service Employment

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFG Makes Drug Testing Mandatory for Public Service Employment

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 23, 2025

The Federal Government has introduced mandatory drug testing as a new requirement for entry into the Nigerian public service. The directive was issued on Monday to permanent secretaries and heads of extra-ministerial departments and parastatals, according to a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). The statement, signed by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations at the OSGF, said the new condition of service forms part...

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Tax Laws Issues: Oyedele Urges Nigerians to Await Lawmakers’ Findings

BusinessNewsNigeriaPoliticsTax Laws Issues: Oyedele Urges Nigerians to Await Lawmakers’ Findings

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 23, 2025

The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has urged Nigerians to exercise patience and await the outcome of an investigation by the House of Representatives into claims that discrepancies exist between the gazetted tax laws and the versions passed by the National Assembly. The call follows allegations raised last Wednesday by Abdussamad Dasuki, a member of the House of Representatives from Sokoto State, who claimed that the tax laws...

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FG Formally Classifies Kidnappers, Bandits as Terrorists

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFG Formally Classifies Kidnappers, Bandits as Terrorists

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 23, 2025

The federal government has officially classified kidnappers, bandits and violent armed groups as terrorists. The announcement was made on Monday at the government’s end-of-year press briefing in Abuja by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris. The policy marks a clear departure from treating mass kidnappings, rural assaults and community violence as conventional crimes. Instead, these acts will now fall within the counter-terrorism framework, enabling the state to deploy stronger legal and operational...

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U.S. to Partially Suspend Visa Issuance to Nigerians from January

NewsNigeriaPoliticsU.S. to Partially Suspend Visa Issuance to Nigerians from January

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 23, 2025

The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced that the U.S. government will partially suspend visa issuance to Nigerian nationals, effective January 1, 2026, as part of a broader measure affecting 19 countries. In a press statement, the Mission said the action is being taken “in line with Presidential Proclamation 10998 on ‘Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States.’” According to the statement, the suspension will...

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Police, Security Agencies Put Security Measures Ahead Of Festivities In Adamawa 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice, Security Agencies Put Security Measures Ahead Of Festivities In Adamawa 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 23, 2025

For a hitch free Christmas and New year celebrations in Adamawa, Police in collaboration with sister security agencies, has put in place adequate security arrangements to ensure the safety and security of all citizens. Already, Police personnel of the Adamawa State Command, drawn from Divisional Police Headquarters, Tactical Units, Area Commands, Investigation/Intelligence Departments, have been ordered to conduct 24/7 routine patrols, visibility policing, intelligence-led operations, stop-and-search exercises, and confidence-building engagements throughout the festive period. The...

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