The Federal Government has reopened all 47 Federal Unity Colleges that were shut down over escalating insecurity across the country. The schools were closed in November 2025 following a wave of mass abductions of schoolchildren and violent attacks in parts of the North West, North East, North Central and some southern states. The reopening…
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of a suspect, Okitipi Samuel, over his alleged involvement in a cyberattack on the database of multinational technology company, Microsoft. The Force Public Relations Officer,CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Thursday, December 18, 2025 in Abuja while briefing journalists on the outcome of investigations carried out…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he met more than ₦600 billion in the state’s coffers after the end of emergency rule, stressing that his administration remains committed to prudent and transparent management of public funds. The governor stated that before President Bola Tinubu declared emergency rule in the state, his administration…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission following the resignation of the heads of both agencies. The request was conveyed in separate letters sent to the Senate on Wednesday, December 17. Farouk Ahmed…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has reinstated Michael Ango as the Acting Chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service. The minister also reinstated the Mandate Secretary for Education, Danlami Hayyo. The development was confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday, December 17, by Wike’s…
The winners of the 2026 World Cup will earn 50 million dollars in prize money as part of a record financial payout announced by FIFA on Wednesday, December 17. World football’s governing body said the total prize fund for the tournament will be 655 million dollars, representing an increase of almost 50 percent from…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed 38 senior officers, including an Assistant Commandant General (ACG), over gross misconduct, insubordination, and acts unbecoming of a superior officer, in line with the Public Service Rules (PSR) Also dismissed from the Service are 20 junior officers over offences bordering on job racketeering, extortion,…
