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FG approves mandatory drug test for federal public service employment
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has approved mandatory drug testing as a prerequisite for employment in the federal public service, in a renewed effort to curb the growing problem of substance abuse in the country. The directive was conveyed to permanent secretaries, heads of extra-ministerial departments and parastatals, according…
Read More »FG secures release of 130 abducted Niger schoolchildren
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has secured the release of 130 schoolchildren abducted by gunmen from St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Niger State. The development was confirmed on Sunday by presidential spokesman, Sunday Dare, in a post on his official X handle. Dare announced that all…
Read More »FG suspends enforcement of proposed sachet alcohol ban
The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) has directed that all enforcement actions related to the proposed ban on sachet alcohol products be suspended until further notice. The directive followed an official correspondence from the House of Representatives Committee on Food and Drug Administration and…
Read More »Review withdrawal of police from VIPs, Akpabio urges Tinubu
By Deborah Nnamdi Senate President Godswill Akpabio has appealed to Bola Tinubu to reconsider his directive ordering the withdrawal of police operatives from Very Important Persons (VIPs), citing concerns over the safety of federal lawmakers. President Tinubu had, on November 23, ordered the redeployment of police officers attached to VIPs…
Read More »Tinubu presents N58.1trn 2026 budget to National Assembly
By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu on Friday presented a N58.1 trillion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to a joint session of the National Assembly, outlining a spending plan focused on security, infrastructure, and economic consolidation. The proposal sets capital expenditure at N26.08 trillion, while recurrent (non-debt) expenditure…
Read More »Stakeholders oppose Senate’s move to prescribe death penalty for kidnapping
Key justice and human rights stakeholders on Thursday opposed a Senate proposal seeking to prescribe the death penalty for kidnapping under a proposed amendment to the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, warning that capital punishment would neither deter crime nor strengthen national security. The opposition was voiced at a one-day…
Read More »Tinubu to present 2026 budget to national assembly Friday
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, December 19, 2025. A formal communication from the Presidency is expected to be read on the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday to notify lawmakers and…
Read More »Tinubu nominates new petroleum regulators as NMDPRA, NUPRC chiefs resign
Two of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s most senior appointees in Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory sector have resigned from office, prompting the President to forward the names of their proposed successors to the Senate for confirmation. In a statement issued on December 17, 2025, the Presidency announced the resignation of Engineer Farouk…
Read More »NLC, civil groups protest nationwide over rising insecurity
File photo: President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday led a nationwide protest against the worsening security situation across the country, calling on the federal and state governments to take urgent and decisive action to protect lives and property. The protest,…
Read More »Gas constraints blamed for nationwide drop in power supply
By Deborah Nnamdi The recent decline in electricity supply across Nigeria has been attributed to gas supply constraints that are limiting the optimal output and operational frequency of power-generating companies (GenCos). This explanation was disclosed on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in a post by Nigeria National Grid on its official…
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