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The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) reported Core Total Comprehensive Income (TCI) of ₦478.8 billion for the full year ended 2025 from ₦408.0 billion in 2024, or 17.4% year-on-year. The Authority also reported a core operating profit of ₦525.3 billion ($349.1 million) in 2025 compared to ₦498.0 billion a year earlier. Addressing journalists on Thursday in Abuja, on the occasion …

President Bola Tinubu has assured the people of Plateau State that the Federal Government will deploy an AI-enabled network of over 5,000 digital cameras to help law enforcement agencies combat insecurity in the state. President Tinubu made the promise in his speech during his visit to Jos on Thursday. He commiserated with the government and people of the State over …

Here are the top ten stories from across the country 1. ADC demands sacking of INEC chairman The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has demanded the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, and all national commissioners. Read in full 2. Court rejects application by Wike loyalists to …

Footage has emerged showing a US journalist kidnapped in Iraq. The kidnapping occurred in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to Iraqi officials, who said efforts were underway to find the whistleblower and perpetrators. The journalist was named as freelancer Shelly Kittleson by one of the publications she worked for. Middle East Crisis: Follow the latest developments Here’s everything we know about …

Pam Bondi fired Attorney General Pam Bondi will leave her post, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, amid reports that he was frustrated with her handling of some of his key priorities. “We love Pam, and she will be moving on to a much-needed and important new job in the private sector, which will be announced at a date in the …

Founder of WELA, Funmi Falana, SAN Founder of Women Empowerment and Legal Aid (WELA), Funmi Falana, SAN has called on authorities to provide regular updates and account for measures taken on alleged acts of sexual violence that allegedly occurred in Ozoro, Delta State. In a statement made available to Freedomonline.com.ng, the senior lawyer said, there is so much silence on …

Two migrants died off the coast of France while trying to cross the English Channel. Six other migrants were rescued, one of whom was taken to hospital. This comes a day after the government signed an extension with France on current coastal patrol arrangements as part of efforts to reduce numbers Channel crossing. Picture: photo: PA The French maritime prefecture …

Donald Trump’s latest attempt to ease uncertainty over the US and Israel’s war on Iran only increased investors’ concerns. The American president’s speech saying American troops would leave Iran in two to three weeks, and threatening to hit Iran’s power plants very hard, has caused falling oil prices to spike again. Money blog: Top chefs share their most underrated ingredients …

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Thursday won the first of two appeals between it and NBC against two rulings of the Federal High Court, presided over by two separate judges. The calls bordered on banning the commission from imposing further sanctions on the country’s broadcasters. In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by …

The death rate from Lassa fever has increased alarmingly in several Nigerian states, with health authorities warning that one in four infected people are dying as the disease spreads rapidly in some parts of the country. Data from the Nigerian Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders indicates that the outbreak has hit hardest …