President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking approval to borrow a total of $6 billion to support Nigeria’s fiscal and infrastructure needs. In a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read during Tuesday’s plenary, the President requested approval for a $5 billion loan facility from Abu Dhabi Bank….
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Honourable Yakubu Dogara, has issued a powerful petition to the Department of State Services against Dr. Tsiga, accusing him of fabricating and spreading a malicious statement on Facebook that is capable of igniting hatred, public unrest, and reputational destruction. The petition, prepared by his legal counsel J.J….
The trial of nine suspected terrorists linked with the June 2025 Yelwata killings was, on Tuesday, stalled following the inability of the prosecution to provide an interpreter to orally translate English to Hausa for the defendants’ understanding. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defendants are being prosecuted on alleged terrorism offences before…
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation HADIN KAI eliminated over 100 terrorists, including a notorious commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), in the first quarter of 2026. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at news conference on military operations. Onoja said the sustained…
The Armed Forces of Nigeria say troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA and other North Central operations recorded significant successes against terrorists, bandits and criminal elements in the first quarter of 2026. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, made this known at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. Onoja said troops of Operation…
The Department of State Services (DSS) arraigned a 28-year-old man, Halidu Abdulmumeen before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Wuse, Abuja, for allegedly circulating inciting statements against the Federal Government. The DSS charged the defendant with inciting disturbance. The prosecuting counsel, Y.I. Umar alleged that the defendant used his X account, formerly twitter handle to call Nigerian…
The National Leader of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Sen. Seriake Dickson, has dismissed insinuations that the party is a proxy of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Dickson, who represents Bayelsa West Senatorial District, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday. The former Bayelsa governor also defended the legitimacy and independence of…
The Federal Government plans to disburse over N1 billion to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) under the 2026 National MSME Awards. The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Job Creation and MSMEs, Temitola Adekunle-Johnson, disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. Adekunle-Johnson said the awards portal would open on April…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has sought partnership with Finland on waste management, agriculture and infrastructural development in the FCT. Wike made the appeal when Finland Ambassador to Nigeria, Sanna Selin, visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. The Minister, who thanked Selin for the visit said, “the FCT Administration will utilise…
TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc has recorded a 26 per cent drop in revenue to N767.63 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, down from N1.04 trillion in 2024.The company disclosed this in its audited financial statements released on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. on Monday. Profit before tax recorded a loss of N12.46 billion in…
