Author: Lawrence Idoko

Director-General of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has begun consultations with prominent Northern emirs and traditional leaders as part of efforts to galvanize support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Yari led a delegation of All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwarts to the palaces of the Emirs of Gwandu, Katsina, Daura and Zaria Monday, saying the party would involve traditional rulers and other key groups as it prepares for next year’s election. The visits followed meetings on Sunday with the Ooni of Ife and the Emir of Ilorin. Yari said the campaign council was…

The Presidency has dismissed as false Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s claim that the Federal Government is withholding N250 billion in Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) dividends for each 36 of the states until after the 2027 elections, saying the figure defies basic logic and is inconsistent with NLNG’s dividend payment history. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement described the bogus claim as one that fails basic fiscal arithmetic. He said a one-time payment of ₦250 billion to each state would total ₦9 trillion, before allocations to the Federal Government, the Federal…

The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has warned Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities against delaying the payment of the recently approved Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA), Consolidated Non-Academic Tools Allowance (CONTA) and other allowances to staff. Special Adviser Media and Communications to the Minister, Ikharo Attah in a statement on Sunday said Alausa at a meeting with University Vice-Chancellors, said the move reflects mounting pressure on public universities to manage scarce federal allocations transparently, and insisted that funds released for personnel costs must be used strictly for their approved purposes. Alausa told vice-chancellors that delays in paying entitlements, including the…

The Federal Government has told Nigerians to forget any return to fuel subsidies and multiple exchange rates, seeking to reassure investors and development partners that its market-oriented reforms remain intact despite pressure over living costs and energy prices. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele Saturday at a briefing on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand. He said the recent 30-day reduction in petrol retail margins by state oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was a temporary commercial decision,…

The North-West has widened its lead in the Continuous Voter Registration exercise, with Sokoto and Jigawa States recording the highest growth rate nationwide, according to new data released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). An analysis by Mundx Analytics showed that the registered voter population increased from 93,469,008 in 2023 to 103,428,715 in October 2026, representing an addition of 9,959,707 voters, or approximately 10.66 per cent. The North-West recorded the highest regional growth at 12.71 per cent, followed by the North-East with 11.35 per cent and the North-Central with 10.43 per cent. In the South, the South-East recorded a…

Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has said President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms are yielding positive results, with improving growth indicators and renewed investor confidence in the nation’s economy, despite early doubts about whether the measures could be sustained. Speaking at a news conference on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok ,Thailand, Bagudu credited President Bola Tinubu with providing the political will to push through changes that have tested public patience but, in the government’s view, improved Nigeria’s economic footing. The Minister said closer alignment between fiscal and monetary…

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has assured President Bola Tinubu that northern Nigeria would back his bid for a second term in the 2027 elections, positioning Kano as a key political base for the president’s campaign. Yusuf made the pledge on Saturday at the opening of the Arewa for Asiwaju (A4A) campaign office in Abuja. The group is meant to organize support for Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima across Nigeria’s 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory. “I can guarantee the President that the North will support his second-term ambition,” Yusuf said. Kano, which has the largest number…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has urged voters in Rivers State to support President Bola Tinubu’s reforms ahead of the 2027 general elections, while taking a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rotimi Amaechi, former governors of Anambra and Rivers State respectively. Wike made the appeal at a Rainbow Coalition town-hall meeting in Ogba-Ndoni-Egbema- Local Government Area( ONELGA), saying the country needs continuity to sustain a difficult but necessary economy. He argued that the Tinubu administration’s reforms, though painful for many Nigerians, are needed to repair an economy he said was in…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shuaibu arrived in Borno State following President Bola Tinubu’s directive for the immediate rescue of abductees and intensified military operations against insurgents in the region. Shuaibu reached the headquarters of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, at Maimalari Cantonment at about 11 a.m. on October 17. His visit to Borno State, the historic center of the Islamist insurgency, comes days after President Bola Tinubu ordered security agencies to step up operations to recover all abducted persons. The directive, disclosed by Minister of Defence Christopher Musa on October 15 after a…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has integrated over 15 million migration records into its system to strengthen border security and enhance migration management, the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said. The Minister disclosed this at the closing ceremony of a specialised training programme on border control and immigration management for 87 officers of the NIS Integrated Operations Centre in Abuja. The Minister said the move is intended to improve identity verification, curb fraud and give security agencies a clearer view of travelers entering the country. He said its Border Control and Immigration Management System (BCIM), now holds the…