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The Senate has defended the Federal Government’s N25.91 trillion budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year, insisting that borrowing remains necessary to fund the proposed N58.47 trillion Appropriation Bill amid persistent revenue shortfalls. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Solomon Adeola, said attention should be placed on how deficits are financed and effectively […]
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Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has dismissed claims that politicians encourage protests while keeping their families abroad, saying he deliberately brought his son to the protest ground to counter such accusations. Amaechi made the remarks on Tuesday during the INEC protests, where he said his son, a medical doctor, was present to provide medical […]
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Nigeria has been ranked 142nd out of 182 countries in Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), retaining its score of 26 from 2024. The index, which assesses perceived levels of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), indicates limited progress in Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts. Despite maintaining the […]
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Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has clarified that 183 worshippers—not 177 as earlier reported—were abducted from three churches in Kurmin Wali community on January 18, 2026. According to the governor, 11 of the victims managed to escape during the attack, leaving 172 persons initially unaccounted for. He explained that 83 of the abducted worshippers later […]
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The Chairman of Oredo Local Government Council, Honourable Gabriel Iduseri, has dismissed allegations circulating on social media that the council is collecting illegal levies at Ugbor Market through an individual identified as Sharia. The council stated categorically that it has not authorised any individual, agent or group to collect illegal fees or monies on its […]
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The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, has described data privacy as a fundamental national value that underpins human dignity, public trust and responsible citizenship. Issa-Onilu made the statement at the Second Data Privacy Summit 2026, organised by the National Data Protection Commission (NDPC), where key stakeholders gathered to examine privacy concerns […]
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In a major step toward reducing poverty and transforming Nigeria’s agricultural sector, the Federal Government has distributed 95 pieces of farm equipment to smallholder farmers, agro-processors and marketers in Nasarawa State. The intervention was carried out through the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), with support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Beneficiaries of […]
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An Enugu State High Court has ordered the British Government to pay £420 million in compensation to the families of 21 Nigerian coal miners killed during the 1949 Iva Valley massacre. Delivering judgment, Justice A.O. Onovo described the deaths as unlawful and extrajudicial killings carried out by British colonial authorities. He directed that £20 million […]
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