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States breakdown highest to lowest: 1. Delta – ₦423.85 billion 2. Rivers – ₦388.76 billion 3. Akwa Ibom – ₦348.62 billion 4. Bayelsa – ₦306.88 billion 5. Lagos – ₦289.31 billion 6. Kano – ₦195.12 billion 7.…

In a bid to restore peace and foster intercommunal harmony in Plateau State, President Tinubu dispatched an emissary, Dr Abiodun Essiet, to the state last Thursday. Essiet, a senior special assistant on community engagement in…

The federal government will create a special database for farmers, which will include the size and location of their farms to enable the identification and traceability of their produce. Minister of Agriculture and Food…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), Samuel Anyanwu, its suspended national secretary, and Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti. Their expulsion was…

By Festus Adedayo President Bola Tinubu did the unexpected last Wednesday. He attended the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) Conference 2025. It was the very first for any Nigerian president. Quite absurdly, the watchdog, the…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the Super Eagles on their emphatic 4-1 victory over Gabon in today's FIFA World Cup qualifying Africa Playoff match, describing the performance as a clear expression of the Nigerian character…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has recorded another defining moment in its modernization drive with the graduation and winging of 9 newly trained Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operators under Course 4 Batch B. A statement by the…

President Bola Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for another five-year term. A statement by Bayo Onanuga…

The federal government and Quaint Energy have signed a concession agreement for the development of six megawatts (MW) Ikere Gorge hydropower project in Oyo state. According to NAN, the agreement also included the 2MW Omi-Kampe…

Senate is in the process of repealing and reenacting the Nigeria's Armed Forces act, Part of which makes provision to prohibit enlistment of persons below 18 years in the military. This is in alignment with Childs right act and…