Oyedele Warns Customs Against Complacency Despite Gains
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has warned the Nigeria Customs Service against complacency, despite its strong revenue performance and progress in trade facilitation. Oyedele, who chairs the Nigeria Customs Service Board, gave the warning during his inaugural board meeting and facility tour at Customs Headquarters […]
Reps Dissolve All Ad Hoc Committees Over Expired Mandates
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has dissolved all its ad hoc committees after they exceeded the time allotted for their assignments. The dissolution took effect on August 28, 2026, according to a notice signed by the Clerk of the House, Sidi Ibrahim. The House had earlier directed the committees to conclude their assignments […]
Insurers Must Compete With Betting for Customers
By Oluwakemi Kindness Nigeria’s insurance industry must find new ways to compete for the attention and spending of Nigerians, particularly young people who readily participate in betting and pools. The Group Managing Director of Sahara Power Group, Dr. Kola Adesina, made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the unveiling of the Insurance Sector Strengthening […]
Police Pay ₦2.3bn Benefits to Families of 2,971 Fallen Officers
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Police Force has paid ₦2.3 billion in insurance and welfare benefits to 2,971 beneficiaries and next-of-kin of officers who died in service. Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, presented the cheques on Thursday in Abuja. The total payout stands at ₦2,317,177,094 and covers insurance policy years from 2017/2018 to 2024/2025. […]
Stakeholders Demand Details of JBS $2.5bn Nigeria Deal
By Oluwakemi Kindness Stakeholders are asking the Federal Government to disclose the details of its agreement with Brazilian meat-processing giant JBS over the company’s proposed $2.5 billion investment in Nigeria. They made the demand in Abuja on Thursday during a march for food sovereignty and ecological justice, calling for greater scrutiny of the proposed investment. […]
2027 Polls: Police, NAF Strengthen Joint Security Strategy
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Air Force are strengthening joint security planning ahead of the 2027 general elections and other major national events. Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, and the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal S.K. Aneke, discussed the plan on Wednesday during Aneke’s visit to the Force […]
Reps: PFIPC Was Never Legally Established by Government
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives says the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) was never legally established by the Nigerian government. An Ad Hoc Committee investigating the organisation in it prelimentary report on Wednsday said it uncovered substantial evidence of forged, altered and misleading documents allegedly used to make PFIPC appear to […]
NSIA Cuts Nigerians’ Need for Overseas Cancer Treatment
By Oluwakemi Kindness Reports by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) says thousands of Nigerians are accessing specialised cancer and diagnostic services at home, reducing the need to travel abroad for treatment. NSIA said its healthcare investments have already served about 15,000 patients at the MedServe–LUTH Cancer Centre (MLCC) in Lagos. The centre has delivered […]
Police Unveils Digital Platform to Report Financial Fraud
By Oluwakemi Kindness Nigerians who fall victim to financial fraud can now report suspected scams, submit evidence and track their complaints through a new Nigeria Police Force digital platform. Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, unveiled the NPF Vigilant App on Tuesday in Abuja as part of efforts to make financial-fraud reporting more accessible to […]
Tinubu Orders Forensic Audit of IPPIS, Federal Agencies
By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive forensic audit of the Federal Government’s payroll system and all its agencies. The audit will target ghost workers, payroll fraud, fake agencies and weaknesses in government controls that could expose public funds to abuse. Tinubu directed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the […]