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Amaechi Dismisses Suggestion To Run As Atiku’s VP
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has dismissed suggestions that he may run as a vice-presidential candidate with the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, or be part of any joint presidential ticket in the 2027 elections. Amaechi declared that he is running for the presidency and will not be a running mate to anybody. His statement comes after Atiku’s political ally...
Crude-for-loans: NNPCL To Pay N8.07tn Outstanding Debt
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is burdened with crude-backed loan obligations estimated at N8.07tn, according to an analysis of its 2024 financial statements and capital-commitment disclosures. The liabilities stretch across multiple forward-sale and project-financing arrangements that are expected to be serviced through substantial crude oil and gas deliveries. The commitments have become a major pillar of NNPCL’s funding structure...
“FG To Unveil Terrorism Financiers Identities Soon” — Bwala
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has disclosed that the Federal Government will soon reveal the identities of individuals and networks responsible for financing terrorism in the country. Speaking during an interview on a programme on Television Continental on Sunday, Bwala said the Tinubu administration is already taking “far-reaching decisions” on national security, which...
FG, ASUU To Agree On Proposed 40% Pay Increase
The Federal Government has reportedly proposed a 40 per cent salary increase for lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities, sources familiar with the development told our correspondent in Abuja. The proposal comes as ASUU leadership prepares to return to the negotiation table with the Federal Government delegation headed by Yayale Ahmed. The union’s decision follows a consensus reached at...
State Assemblies Commence Plans On Establishment Of State Police Over Insecurity
Several state Houses of Assembly have begun moves to consider the creation of state police, a long-debated reform that President Bola Tinubu last week urged the National Assembly to legalise as part of sweeping constitutional amendments amid rising killings, mass abductions, and growing security failures across Nigeria. Nigeria has recently witnessed a resurgence of violent banditry and terrorist attacks, while...
Manufacturers Kick Against Senate’s Proposal To Increase Excise Duty On Sugar Products
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have kicked against a proposal to increase excise duty on carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) through amendment of extant law. Stakeholders expressed divergent views at a public hearing jointly organised by the Senate Committees on Finance and Customs on the proposed amendment to the Customs and Excise Tariff (Consolidation) Act last week. The bill seeks to...
Onochie Accuses Presidency Of Nepotism Over Ambassadorial List
Former presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, has written an open letter to her late former boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, lamenting the state of the nation under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and accusing the current administration of rewarding Buhari’s political “enemies” while sidelining core loyalists. Onochie, who served as Special Assistant on Digital and Social Media during Buhari’s eight-year tenure and later...
Apostle Chibuzor Sends 10 OPM Members To Saudi Arabia With Secured Oil Company Jobs
The Founder of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), HRM King Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, has again demonstrated his commitment to transforming lives as he sponsored ten members of the church abroad with fully secured employment opportunities in Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas sector. According to details shared by the ministry, the beneficiaries received their visas, flight tickets, and official appointment...
ADC: Atiku’s Bloc Eyes Obi, Amaechi For VP
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s bloc of the African Democratic Party has begun to shop for a politician from the southern part of the country as a running mate in the 2027 election, according to Sunday PUNCH. The bloc is said to be looking in the direction of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi. Our correspondents gathered...
“FG Made Emergency Vaccine Requests To Combat Cholera Outbreak” – Report
The Federal Government has made four emergency requests to the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision for cholera vaccines as the country grapples with a rising death toll from the disease. Nationwide data show that cholera has killed no fewer than 500 people as of October 26, 2025, underscoring the urgency of bolstering outbreak response efforts. The report, exclusively obtained from the...
