March 22
Nigeria: Gov. Otti Signs Into Law Bill Cancelling Pension for Ex-Abia Governors, Deputies
In a speech after assenting to the law in Nvosi, Mr Otti described the new law as part of the efforts made to promote good governance and stewardship in Abia. Read more »
Nigeria: Inside Details of 19 'Terrorism Financiers' Indicted By Nigerian Govt
The 19 entities include 13 individuals and six firms. Read more »
March 20
Nigeria: Exclusive - Tinubu Bans Foreign Trips By Ministers, Other Appointees
In January, President Tinubu issued a directive on cutting down the size of delegations for local and foreign trips. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Refuses to Stop Edo Assembly's Impeachment Process Against Philip Shaibu
The judge, however, granted the Edo deputy governor leave for substituted service on some of the defendants in the case. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Extends Implementation of 2023 Budget Till June
The extension of the 2023 budget and the 2023 supplementary budget followed a request by President Bola Tinubu. Read more »
Nigeria: LP Kicks As NLC Pickets Party's National Secretariat
The LP said it is reviewing the NLC's "criminal actions" and disruption of activities in its national headquarters with its legal department for further actions. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Extend Implementation of 2023 Budgets Till June, Adjourn for Easter, Eid Fitri
President Tinubu had in a correspondence to the National Assembly requested it to extend the lives of the budgets to ensure full implementation. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Hosts Cabinet Members to Ramadan Meal
The Ramadan breaking of fast is a tradition at the Aso Rock Villa, residence of the Presidents of Nigeria since 1999. Read more »
Nigeria: Southern Senators Condemn Kaduna Abductions, Task Security Forces
Southern Senators' Forum says the recurring mass abduction of residents in the northern part of the country must be addressed by the security forces. Read more »
Nigeria: How Nigeria Can Overcome Security Challenges - Ex-Senator
The former lawmaker said the only solution to the security challenges in the country is prayer and unity of Nigerians irrespective of ethnicity, religion and political parties. Read more »
Nigeria: N10.143 Trillion Shared Among Federal, States, LGs in 2023 - NEITI Report
The Federal Government received N3.99 trillion, representing 39.37 percent of the total allocation, while the 36 states received N3.585 trillion (35.34 per cent), and the 774 Local… Read more »
March 19
Nigeria: N30trn Ways and Means Probe - How Emefiele Signed Billions of Naira in 13 Places - Panel
"The Committee of Governors ought to be the signatory to the ways and means account, but in the document we have here, the governor (Emefiele) signed billions of naira in about 13… Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: 183 Ex-Niger Delta Militants Sue Nigerian Govt, Presidential Amnesty Programme
The 183 ex-Niger Delta militants are challenging the stoppage of their monthly stipends the Nigerian government was paying them under the presidential amnesty scheme. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Flags Off N40 Billion Mass Metering Project Across Army Formations
Mr Adelabu explained that for the current exercise, the sum of N12.7 billion has been released out of a total of N40 billion for the mass metering project. Read more »
Nigeria: Address Anxiety Over Oil Exploration in Bauchi, Gombe, Group Urges Govt
The Nigerian government has found one billion barrels of oil reserves and 500 billion cubic feet of gas within the Kolmani river area of Gombe and Bauchi State. Read more »
March 17
Nigeria: How Nigerian Lawmakers Padded 2024 Budget With Over N53 Billion Vague Projects
A review of the budget proposed by President Tinubu and the one eventually passed by the National Assembly show that the allegations of budget padding by Abdul Ningi are largely… Read more »
Nigeria: 'I Haven't Received Salary As Governor, My Wife Has No Official Car' - Nigerian Governor
Mr Soludo said his decision to cut cost of governance in Anambra State was to direct resources and prioritise them to things that are important to the people of the state Read more »
March 14
Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints Cmds for FMC, Bayelsa, Abuja
President Tinubu expects that the newly appointed chief medical directors, leveraging their vast experience and professional competence, will facilitate the consistent delivery of… Read more »
Nigeria: Yari Denies Involvement in Floating New Party
Media reports said Mr Yari, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and others were planning to form a new party. Read more »
March 15
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Replaces Ningi As Chairman of Northern Senators Forum
Mr Ningi resigned as NSF chairman after he was suspended by the Senate for alleging that the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion. Read more »
March 13
Nigeria: Cement Price - Nigerian Lawmakers Summon Dangote, BUA, Others
The manufacturers are to appear before the entire House to brief the lawmakers on the 'arbitrary increase in cement price." Read more »
Nigeria: Why We're Yet to Launch Nigeria's Students Loan Scheme - Official
The launch had earlier been scheduled to hold on Thursday, 14 March, but Mr Sawyer said a new date would be announced soon. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Presidency - How Not to Make a Hero Out of Buhari
To the chagrin of many citizens of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration, like his predecessor's, constantly demonises the previous government of President… Read more »
March 12
Nigeria: Oronsaye Report - Agora Policy Gives Recommendations for Smooth Implementation
President Bola Tinubu recently decided to implement the Stephen Oronsaye report, which advocates for a more streamlined government through the merger and elimination of certain… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmaker Reveals Each Ranking Senator Got N500m Worth of Project in 2024
"If we want to go into this issue, all of us are culpable. Some senators here, so-called senior senators, got N500 million each. I am a ranking senator. I didn't get. Did I go to… Read more »