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The Federal Government has begun settling long-standing debts owed to electricity generation companies (GenCos), paying ₦333 billion under its Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Programme while preparing a fresh ₦729 billion bond to clear more verified obligations. The move is expected to improve liquidity in Nigeria's power sector and support more reliable electricity supply.
Fresh scrutiny has greeted Nigeria's proposed 2026 budget after documents revealed that the Federal Government earmarked ₦8.05 billion for the construction, renovation and equipping of churches and mosques. The allocation has sparked nationwide debate, with many Nigerians questioning the priority of such spending at a time of rising inflation, unemployment and a widening fiscal deficit.
Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has appeared before the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) as part of an ongoing investigation into the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), an agency the Federal Government says never legally existed.
President Bola Tinubu has called on ECOWAS leaders to speak with one voice against the recent wave of Afrophobic attacks in South Africa, saying violence targeting fellow Africans has no place on the continent. The appeal came during the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Sierra Leone.
The Federal Government has filed a 10-count terrorism charge against three men accused of playing key roles in the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State. The suspects are facing charges ranging from terrorism and kidnapping to concealment of information and illegal mining.
The safe return of the abducted Oyo schoolchildren should have been a moment of national celebration. Instead, it has triggered another familiar wave of skepticism. Across social media and public discussions, many Nigerians are asking difficult questions—not necessarily because they have proof of wrongdoing, but because years of insecurity and distrust have made official explanations harder for many people to accept.
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has declared that the infrastructure projects being executed under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration have left the political opposition with little to criticise. Speaking during the commissioning of new projects in Abuja, Wike argued that the scale of development in the nation's capital is becoming one of the administration's strongest political assets as attention gradually shifts toward the 2027 general elections.
Campaign conversations ahead of Nigeria's 2027 general election are gathering momentum, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) chapter in the United States calling on Nigerians in the diaspora to mobilise their families back home in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's re-election bid. The appeal, made under the campaign slogan "Call Five," reflects how political parties are beginning to organise long before the official election season begins.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to the Federal Government. The court ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) established sufficient legal grounds to permanently seize the assets, while Malami has announced that he will appeal the judgment. The ruling marks one of Nigeria's most significant anti-corruption asset forfeiture decisions in recent years.