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The Presidency on Sunday criticized former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in a point-by-point rebuttal to his accusations of fiscal recklessness, arguing that the critique of presidential candidate of the African Democratic Party (ADC), leans on outdated 2024 data and ignores significant macroeconomic gains recorded in 2025 and 2026. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga in a statement titled;  “Facts, Not Fear: A Point-by-Point Response to Atiku Abubakar on Nigeria’s Reform Journey,” said Atiku was still wallowing in “frozen snapshots of history” without considering  evolving economic realities under President Tinubu’s reform agenda. Onanuga said Atiku’s economic…

By Sunday Dare HISTORY has never been kind to institutions that mistake political opportunism for moral clarity. When the leadership of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), led by Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso, accompanied by Archbishop Emeritus John Cardinal Onaiyekan, stepped into the State House on July 28, 2026, Nigerians expected a high-minded, clinical, and ecclesiastical engagement. Every religious leader who chooses to intervene in political debate assumes a delicate responsibility. The moral influence of the clerical office depends upon being seen as independent of every political tendency. The moment public interventions begin to resemble partisan commentary, that moral…

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday praised compassion and mutual assistance as cornerstones of national unity while receiving Israel’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting comes in furtherance of continued bilateral cooperation on health, agriculture and social services between Nigeria and Israel. “I love Nigeria. It is a great country, and there is no investment that you put in Nigeria that goes to waste,” the First Lady said, according to a statement from her Media aide Busola Kukoyi, the First Lady described the nation as “blessed” and urged efforts to cultivate pride among young…

By Dooyum Naadzenga Benue State is celebrating a major economic breakthrough after securing three oil and gas blocks in Nigeria’s 2025 Licensing Round, a development that has stirred excitement across communities from Otukpo and Apa to Okpokwu, Makurdi, Tarka and Gwer West. For a state that has long waited on the margins of Nigeria’s oil story, the outcome is being received as both historic and hopeful. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deserves commendation for overseeing a process that has been widely regarded as transparent, competitive and professionally executed. In a country where confidence in resource allocation is often fragile, the credibility…

Nigeria and the United States have opened talks to broaden cooperation in the aviation sector, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo said Saturday. The Minister in a statement on his official X handle (formerly Twitter) said the move is part of a broader drive to attract investment and technical support as Abuja pursues reforms. Minister Keyamo’s remarks followed a meeting earlier in the week with US diplomatic officials including Keith Heffern, chargé d’affaires at the American Mission to Nigeria, and Pamela Hack, country consular head. He said senior officials from Nigeria’s aviation apparatus joined the talks, including the…

President Bola Tinubu’s Political Adviser Ibrahim Kabir Masari on Saturday joined in the launch of Kaduna State’s programme to distribute fertilizers and tractors to 150,000 farmers. The event, hosted by Kaduna Governor Uba Sani, brought together senior federal and state government officials, including the Minister of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Muttaka Rabe Darma, members of the National Assembly, traditional rulers, representatives of farmers’ groups; development partners, and other dignitaries. Masari in a post on his official Facebook page said the Kaduna Free Fertilizer and Tractor Distribution Programme aims to expand access to essential inputs and mechanized equipment across the…

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has completed renewable-energy installations at 15 Federal tertiary institutions across the country, deploying nearly 100 megawatts of hybrid solar mini‑grid capacity and equipping each campus with renewable‑energy training centres, the agency said. In a post on his X handle (former Twitter) on Saturday Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media Olusegun Dada said projects, are intended to bolster power reliability on campuses that have long relied on unstable grid supply and expensive diesel generators. The REA said the hybrid mini‑grids will power student hostels, lecture theatres, administrative buildings, laboratories, teaching hospitals and staff…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) kept its benchmark interest rate at 26.5% on Tuesday, marking a second consecutive hold as policymakers weigh stubborn inflation against signs of easing in consumer prices. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced the decision at the conclusion of the Monetary Policy Committee’s 306th meeting in Abuja, saying simply that the committee would “retain the monetary policy rate at 26.5 percent.” The rate was last cut by 50 basis points in February. The move comes even as headline inflation showed a marginal decline, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Nigeria’s consumer-price index eased to 15.91%…

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Monday said a stronger digital identity system is central to the government’s efforts to reform the mining sector, improve regulation and curb illegal operations. Alake stated this when he received the Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC),  Abisoye Coker-Odusote, and her team to discuss how digital identity could support the administration’s ongoing reforms in solid minerals. “A credible identity system is essential to effective governance,” he said, adding that it would help authorities track activities, strengthen regulation, improve security and make better decisions from reliable data. He said those objectives…

The Federal Government on Monday rolled out a mobile-learning initiative aimed at expanding access to professional development for teachers, with a particular focus on women. The three-day Master Training Programme, which began in Abuja, is part of a broader Pan‑African effort led by the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa and the Pan‑African University. Funded by the government of Japan, the programme will run from July 21 to July 23 and links to the Pan‑African Virtual and Electronic University (PAVEU) initiative, the government said. In a statement, the Federal Ministry of Education said the programme—titled “Empowering Female Teachers…