DAILY TRUST A joint security taskforce setup by the FCT Administration against the operation, has allegedly shot a female hawker to death while enforcing the ban on commercial okada operators around EFAB Estate junction, located off Kubwa-Abuja expressway in Karsana District of Abuja. The taskforce, which comprises VIO, police and NSCDC operatives, was set up … Read more
SAHARA REPORTERS Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has declared that he has “no regrets” for overlooking Federal Capital Territory Minister and former governor, Nyesom Wike, as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election. Atiku, who lost the fiercely contested election to President Bola Tinubu, disclosed this in an interview for Untold Stories with Adesuwa … Read more
BUSINESS DAY The House of Representatives has passed a bill for second reading that seeks to ensure all election petitions are resolved before winners of general elections are sworn into office. The propsoed legislation is titled, “A Bill for an Act to Further Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide … Read more
SAHARA REPORTERS The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, in a desperate bid to silence dissenting voices and accusations against him, is using his former Chief of Staff, Mr. Etekamba Udo Umoren — who was recently appointed as the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Delta State — to facilitate the recall of suspended Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, SaharaReporters … Read more
THE GUARDIAN • DisCos record N139bn loss• Benin, Togo owe Nigeria $8.84m for electricity supplied in Q4• Metering crisis continues despite government intervention Nigerians spent a total of N509.84 billion on electricity in the last quarter of 2024, a sharp modest increase from N466.69 billion spent in the third quarter, data from the Nigerian Electricity … Read more
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently reported that Nigeria’s inflation rate fell to 23.18 percent in February, down from 24.48 percent in January. Despite this, many analysts questioned the figure and the new methodology. A few days after the report’s release, it was quietly taken down from the NBS website, raising concerns about data transparency and … Read more
SAHARA REPORTERS The United States mission in Nigeria has issued a stern warning to visa holders, cautioning that overstaying a visa could lead to severe consequences, including criminal prosecution and a permanent travel ban. The US Mission made this announcement in a statement released on Monday. “If you overstay your U.S. visa, you could face … Read more
DAILY TRUST Tension is said to be on the rise in Kano state as the tussle over emirship is taking a new dimension. Both Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, the 16th Emir of Kano, and Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, 15th Emir of Kano, have indicated interest in holding the 2025 Sallah durbar in the state. Last week, … Read more
TRIBUNE The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of ₦1.678 trillion, representing the February 2025 Federation Account Revenue, to the Federal, State, and Local Governments. The revenue was distributed at the March 2025 FAAC meeting held in Abuja, which was chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the … Read more