Author: Anule Emmanuel
The Presidency on Friday criticized the campaign pledge by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to “open the borders,” calling the slogan misleading because Nigeria’s land frontiers are already operational. Special Adviser on Media and Public. Communication Sunday Dare in a statement said “Most land borders were reopened on March 14, 2024,” noting that the government “has not reversed that position.” The presidential spokesman said that President Bola Tinubu formally reopened the Kamba border in Kebbi State on February 14, 2026, a move the administration says brought economic and diplomatic benefits. The statement described the dispute as one of terminology and…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive forensic audit of federal government systems, with an initial focus on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) and other payroll, personnel and financial-management platforms. Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President Bayo Onanuga in a statement said Tinubu also directed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele to lead the exercise, which he described as an independent, professional review intended to establish the nature and extent of weaknesses in government controls and how those weaknesses were exploited. The review follows a Federal Executive Council…
The Federal Government has called on the United Nations to update rules governing investor‑state arbitration to better protect national sovereignty and reinforce domestic courts, saying current practices risk skewing outcomes against states. Media aide to the Minister Kamarudeen Ogundel said the Attorney General of the Federation Lateef Fagbemi stated this at a heads‑of‑delegations roundtable during the Chief Legal Advisors Forum 2026, hosted by Singapore’s ministry of law. He said reforms should increase transparency, improve consistency in awards and clarify how damages are calculated—changes he said are essential to safeguard both investments and taxpayers. “States consistently express concern about the opacity…
Benue State North West Senatorial District on Thursday joined the string of fervent endorsement and praises for Governor Hyacinth Alia’s leadership saying his work has tangibly changed daily life after years of neglect. Commissioner for Information and Orientation Solomon Iorpev in a statement said at two town-hall events in the Gwer/Gwer West and Makurdi/Guma federal constituencies, elders, party officials, traditional rulers and the clergy lauded infrastructure projects, industrial investment and steady public-payments as evidence that the state government has shifted from rhetoric to delivery. By the time the gatherings ended, one refrain had become dominant: “One good term deserves another.”…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo on Thursday signaled support for a review of Nigeria’s air-services treaty with Germany and its Lufthansa airline brand. Minister Keyamo welcomed plans by the Lufthansa Group to expand operations in the country- Africa’s most populous market. A statement by Tunde Moshood, the Minister’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication said Keyamo met with a Lufthansa delegation led by Alexandra Dietzen‑Zill, senior manager for aeropolitical relations and traffic rights for the Lufthansa Group, and Walid Mahmud, a sales executive with Lufthansa Technik in Abuja. Keyamo, a senior lawyer reaffirmed the government’s commitment…
The CityBoy Movement, a leading Nigerian youth advocacy group on Thursday lauded President Bola Tinubu after FTSE Russell moved to restore Nigeria to its Frontier Market classification. The group called the decision an external validation of the administration’s economic reforms. FTSE Russell said it will reclassify Nigeria from “Unclassified” to “Frontier Market,” effective September 21, 2026. Nigeria was removed from the index in September 2023 amid chronic foreign-exchange shortages and barriers to repatriating capital that deterred international investors. Otega Ogra, Director Media of the group quoted Francis Oluwatosin Shoga, Director-General of the City Boy Movement in a statement as saying…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, continuing a string of consultations as the governing party positions itself ahead of the 2027 presidential contest. The Governors met under the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) for the closed-door session shortly after the National Economic Council (NEC) presided by Vice President Kashim Shettima. It was unclear what the agenda of the engagement between the Governors and the President. NewsQuest reports that the presidential meeting comes days after the APC unveiled its presidential campaign council for the 2027 election.…
The Federal Government on Thursday awarded contracts to rehabilitate 13 police training institutions nationwide, a move intended to accelerate recruitment and improve the readiness of new Nigeria Police Force personnel. The one-off rehabilitation work is scheduled for completion within three weeks to ready the facilities ahead of planned training programmes. The decision is part of the outcomes of the to the 160th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. A statement by the Senior Special on Media and Communication to the Vice President Stanley Nkwocha said the infrastructure drive…
The Federal Government on Wednesday rolled out a consolidated national social‑protection framework centred on a $1 billion programme intended to identify poor households, eliminate overlap between aid schemes and track beneficiaries until they achieve economic self‑reliance. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction Bernard Doro, unveiled the Household Prosperity, and Empowerment Social Protection Project (HOPE‑SP) alongside four complementary initiatives; the One‑Humanitarian‑One Poverty Response System (OHOPRS), an Emergency Cash Transfer Programme, the ministry’s Ministerial Blueprint, and a new Humanity First magazine. He said the package represents a shift away from one‑off palliatives toward a systematic, data‑driven approach to poverty reduction. “The…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Wednesday criticised a proposal by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in next year’s general election to reinstate fuel subsidies if elected in 2027. NANS in a statement declared that such a proposal amounts to a political salve rather than a viable fix for Nigeria’s fiscal strains. National president of NANS Akinteye Babatunde, said that returning to the subsidy system without a clear structural framework would reintroduce the fiscal stresses that made the policy unsustainable. The subsidy, once a major line item in the…