Australia orders all ‘non-essential’ officials to leave Israel, UAE
Officials said 14 people had been killed in Israel since the start of the Iran war, while attacks in the Gulf have killed 24, including 11 civilians and seven US military personnel.
Reps pass ₦2.2trn FCT 2026 Budget for Second Reading
By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives Nigeria on Thursday passed for second reading a bill seeking to authorise the withdrawal of over ₦2.2 trillion from the Statutory Revenue Fund of the Federal Capital Territory Administration for the 2026 financial year. The bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Authorise the Issue […]
Oyebanji hails residents as Ekiti tops fiscal transparency ranking
By Rotimi Ojomoyela The Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has commended residents of the state for their compliance with fiscal policies following the state’s ranking among the top-performing states in fiscal transparency in the country for the fourth quarter of 2025. The ranking was contained in a report by BudgIT titled States Fiscal Transparency […]
Over 500 PDP members defect to APC in Bayelsa
More than 500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ofoni have defected to the All Progressives Congress.
Middle East war: TotalEnergies shuts 15% of gas, oil production
Brent is up around 38 percent from the eve of the conflict, which began on February 28 when the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran.
Iran won’t relent until US ‘sorry for grave miscalculation’ – Security chief
US President Donald “Trump says he is looking for a speedy victory. While starting a war is easy, it cannot be won with a few tweets. We will not relent until making you sorry for this grave miscalculation,” Larijani said on X.
