Debt May Exceed ₦180T as Tinubu Seeks NASS Approval for New Loan

…Presidency Clarifies Tinubu’s Medium-Term Borrowing Plan Nigeria’s total debt may soon climb above ₦180 trillion, following President Bola Tinubu’s request to the National Assembly for approval of a borrowing plan covering both foreign and domestic loans worth ₦34.15 trillion. In separate letters sent to the Senate and House of Representatives, the President asked lawmakers to endorse a borrowing arrangement that includes over $21.5 billion in external loans and a domestic bond of ₦757.9 billion to...

Tinubu Appoints New Governing Councils for UniAbuja, UNN,  NAU

President Bola Tinubu has appointed new members to the governing councils of three prominent federal universities: the University of Abuja (also known as Yakubu Gowon University), the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU). This development follows the President’s earlier decision in February to dissolve the governing council of the University of Abuja and remove its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aisha Maikudi, amid controversies surrounding her appointment. According to a statement by Presidential...

Ex-CBN Governor Emefiele Challenges FG’s Seizure of Multibillion-Naira Abuja Estate

Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has filed an appeal seeking to overturn a court ruling that granted the federal government ownership of a vast estate comprising 753 housing units in Abuja. The estate, located at Plot 109, Cadastral Zone C09, Lokogoma District, spans approximately 150,500 square metres. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had previously secured interim and final forfeiture orders for the property on 1 November and 2 December...

Wike: Abuja Explosion Caused by Mishandled Explosives, Not Suicide Bomber

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the claim by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) that the explosion that occurred in front of the Mogadishu (Abacha) Military Barracks in Abuja on Monday was the result of a suicide bombing. Wike made the clarification on Thursday while speaking to journalists during the inspection of ongoing road projects slated for commissioning to mark President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second year in office. The...

Former Anambra Governor, Obiano Knocks Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu

…Disowns Alleged Endorsement The former governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has frowned at Mr. Nicholas Ukachukwu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, in the November 8, Anambra 2025 governorship election, over claims that Obiano had endorsed him. The alleged endorsement circulated by Ukachukwu’s supporters purported that Obiano endorsed Ukachukwu without equivocation. The endorsement piece with excerpts like; “we have only two choices in this election, go for Ukachukwu for progress that we...

Children’s Day: Tinubu Pledges Support to Protect Nigerian Children

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged his administration’s commitment to the protection, welfare, and development of Nigerian children, as the nation marked the 2025 National Children’s Day on Tuesday, 27th May. President Tinubu described Nigerian children as “the pride and future of our great nation” and restated the government’s constitutional and moral duty to safeguard their rights and nurture their dreams. This year’s celebration is themed “Stand Up, Speak Up: Building a Bullying-Free Generation.” The...

Peter Obi: I’ll Run on Labour Party Platform Again in 2027

…Blames FG for Crisis in LP, PDP Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has declared his intention to recontest the presidency in 2027 under the Labour Party (LP) platform. Obi made this known while addressing a group of young supporters in a 7-minute, 16-second video that has been circulating on the party’s WhatsApp platform since Saturday. The video, recorded by Danroyce TV, captures Obi responding to...

Governor Uzodinma Fires Imo Attorney General

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has fires Imo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister C. O. C. Akaolisa, with immediate effect. The sacking of the commissioner was contained in a press statement by the Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation, and Strategy, Declan Emelumba and no reason was given. His sack was coming barely a few weeks after the newly appointed Chief Justice of the state, Theophilus Nzeukwu was removed following recommendations of...

Governor Zulum Vows To Ensure No LGA In Borno Fall To Insurgents

Borno state Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has reiterated the commitment of his administration to ensuring that no Local Government Area in the state falls to terrorists groups of Boko Haram or ISWAP. The Governor disclosed this to State House correspondents following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, explained that he was in Aso Rock to brief the President on the security station in the North-East and Borno State...

Sheikh Gumi Barred from 2025 Hajj by Saudi Authorities

Saudi Arabian authorities have deported prominent Nigerian Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, barring him from participating in the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage. The deportation occurred despite Gumi having been granted a Hajj visa. Confirming the incident on his Facebook page on Monday, 26 May, Gumi suggested that his political views might have influenced the decision. “For some obvious reasons, my views about world politics, the Saudi authorities are uncomfortable about my presence in Hajj after giving...

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