Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Director-General (D-G) of the Budget Office of the Federation (BoF), Mr. Tanimu Yakubu, has described as “constitutional,” the recent Executive Order (EO9) by President Bola Tinubu, for direct payment of oil and gas revenues into the Federation Account. In a statement he personally issued in Abuja, on Monday, Mr. […]

The  Delta state secretary of the caretaker committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Michael Tidi, has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress, APC, noting that there was no force in his former party any longer to win elections in the state.

El-Rufai named the Chief Magistrate, Magistrate’s Court of the FCT, Abuja Magisterial District; I-G and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) as the 2nd to 4th respondents respectively.

A civil society organisation, Igbo Mandate Movement Group, has rejected a petition against the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, describing it as “frivolous, mischievous and politically motivated”. The group said the petition was the latest in what it called a long-running attempt to undermine the political career of one of the […]

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State government has approved the appointment of 18 new Permanent Secretaries to strengthen its civil service and enhance service delivery across ministries, departments, and agencies. In a statement issued by the Chairman of the Bayelsa State Civil Service Commission, Mr. Buruboyefe Perekiye John, the appointments were approved by Governor […]

… as Abuja lawyers league hits the pitch to honour legal luminary Afe Babalola By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– No fewer than 200 legal practitioners will undergo free prostate cancer screening as part of activities to mark the 2026 edition of the Abuja Lawyers Soccer League, which will be staged in honour of a legal luminary, […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Retirees of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in what they describe as longstanding pension maladministration, including unpaid arrears and unresolved anomalies affecting hundreds of former staff. The aggrieved pensioners allege that despite judicial pronouncements and repeated representations to the Bank’s management, key […]

Canada has updated its advisory for travel to Mexico to a “high degree of caution”.

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Continent 3, has unveiled a free digital skills empowerment programme targeting 8,400 beneficiaries to mark the 84th birthday of its General Overseer, Enoch Adeboye.

Canada has revised its study permit policy, reducing the validity period granted to international students who must complete preparatory courses before starting longer academic programmes, according to updated guidance issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).