Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has handed over ₦1.05 billion in recovered funds to 659 teachers disengaged by the Adamawa State Government in 2014 over disputed appointments and unpaid entitlements. The EFCC’s Gombe Zonal Directorate presented a bank draft worth ₦1,054,919,532.61 on...

Reading Time: 2 minutesNigeria has renewed its commitment to ending routine gas flaring by 2030, despite persistent flaring at oil production facilities and concerns about weak enforcement and gaps in independently verifying methane emissions. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, says it is pursuing stricter...

Reading Time: 2 minutesNigeria is represented by its Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, at the ongoing Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, rather than by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima or the substantive Foreign Affairs Minister. The two-day summit, which began on...

Reading Time: 3 minutesPresident Bola Tinubu has pledged to introduce a minimum pension guarantee and expand healthcare support for retirees, assuring Nigerians that workers who served the country will not be abandoned after retirement. The President made the commitment on Thursday at the National Pension Conference...

Reading Time: 3 minutesNigeria has recorded a 27 per cent increase in tax revenue collected by 23 states in the first half of 2026, as authorities intensify efforts to improve tax administration, reduce multiple taxation and ease the burden on businesses and low-income earners. The Executive...

Reading Time: 3 minutesPresident Bola Tinubu has defended his administration’s borrowing plans, arguing that loans used to finance productive infrastructure can expand economic opportunities, create jobs and improve living standards for future generations. The President made the case in an essay titled “From Reforms to Delivery:...

Reading Time: 3 minutesAfrica’s fight against Ebola is facing a major challenge, with confirmed cases surpassing 10,000 and deaths approaching 5,000, prompting the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to warn that the continent is not yet winning the battle against the deadly disease. The...

Reading Time: 2 minutesNigeria and the majority of United Nations member states have called for an end to the United States’ decades-long economic, trade and financial embargo against Cuba. The resolution, adopted on Wednesday, received 130 votes in favour, while 17 countries voted against it, including...

Reading Time: 2 minutesA Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to recognise former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha as the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for the Imo West Senatorial District in the 2027 general elections, removing incumbent Governor...