Politics

Nigeria’s total public debt stock rose to 152.40 trillion naira as of June 30, 2025, reflecting an increase of 3.01 trillion naira in just three months, new data released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Saturday revealed. The figure represents a 2.01% increase from the $149.39 trillion recorded at the end of March 2025, underscoring the federal government’s continued …

Founder of Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC) and Citadel School of Government, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has clarified that his recent comments referring to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the “plane crash” were never intended to mock the victims of the 2006 ADC Airlines tragedy. The cleric said his words were “purely metaphorical”, intended to describe the instability in some …

The Minister of Public Works, David Umahi, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of the contract awarded to China Harbor Engineering Company Limited for the reconstruction of the Abuja-bound traffic lane of the ongoing Mararaba–Keffi road project due to poor performance by the company. Umahi who gave the order during an unscheduled inspection of the project on Saturday, expressed his displeasure …

Nigeria congratulates Equatorial Guinea on its independence anniversary The Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, extended warm congratulations and best wishes to His Excellency Simeón Oyono Esono Angue, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, on the occasion of the Independence Anniversary of Equatorial Guinea. As the Republic …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Joash Amupitan, the newly nominated chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “prioritize and ensure effective prosecution of politicians and their sponsors allegedly responsible for electoral violations, including violence, bribery, vote buying, conspiracy and undue influence during general and off-cycle elections since 2015.” SERAP urged him to “prioritize …

Muslim girls in 25 public and private secondary schools in Abeokuta South and North Local Government Areas have been urged to pursue excellence and leadership with strong moral discipline and faith-based values. The appeal was made during a career guidance seminar held to commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child 2025 at Egba Central Mosque, Kobiti, Abeokuta. The event, …

Nigerians reacted angrily to the presidential pardon granted to Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death by hanging in 2020 after she was found guilty of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, at their residence in Abuja on November 19, 2017. Maryam was among 175 convicts granted presidential pardon by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday based on the prerogative of mercy …

The Nigeria Customs Service has called for a collective commitment from all stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the National Single Window (NSW) initiative to streamline Nigeria’s import and export processes through a unified digital platform. The Service Zonal Coordinator for Zone “A”, Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) Mohammed Babandede, made the appeal during the National One Stop Shop Stakeholder …

UK energy watchdog IIP rejects allegations of substandard fuel imports against Dangote refinery …Makes technically inaccurate statements The Impact Investigators Platform (IIP), a UK-based energy watchdog, has cleared the Dangote oil refinery of charges of importing substandard petrol into Nigeria. The IIP investigation found no evidence to support the claims, saying the refinery imported intermediate feedstock, not finished fuel, and …

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says Nigeria’s crude oil and condensate production fell to an average of 1.581 million barrels per day (bpd) in September 2025.The commission revealed this in a statement on Saturday, citing official statistics released by its head of media and strategic communications, Eniola Akinkuotu.The NUPRC attributed the decline to a three-day industrial action by …