President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Dr Muttaqha Rabe Darma as the new Minister of Housing and Urban Development. The inauguration took place on Friday, April 24, 2026, at the State House in Abuja after Darma was cleared by the Senate. The short ceremony was held at the President’s Conference Room inside the Presidential…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving N68bn in operational support for the Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant. The governor described the intervention as timely, saying it would help sustain electricity supply, support businesses, improve livelihoods, and strengthen security efforts in Borno State. The approval covers N2bn monthly operational…
The Nigerian Air Force has announced that its fighter aircraft destroyed terrorist hideouts in the Southern Tumbuns area of Borno State, as part of ongoing military operations against insurgent groups in the North-East. According to a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested Tunde Ayeni, former chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, over allegations involving money laundering, misappropriation, and diversion of funds estimated at N36.54bn and $30m. Ayeni, a businessman and former top figure in Nigeria’s banking sector, was reportedly picked up in Abuja on Thursday and is being…
Following a persistent wave of kidnappings, murders, and violent attacks, no fewer than thirty traditional rulers in the southern region of Kwara State have fled their palaces. Two reliable community leaders informed our correspondents that the impacted monarchs were fleeing to cities like Ilorin, Osogbo, Offa, and Lagos. According to research, some of the impacted…
In an effort to improve take-home pay and boost morale throughout the public sector, the Federal Government of Nigeria has approved a broad increase in peculiar allowances and other welfare benefits for civil servants. Didi Walson-Jack, the Head of the Federation’s Civil Service, made the announcement on Friday at a press conference in Abuja, outlining…