Nigerian Government

Breaking News: Group Tasks Federal Government, EFCC, Others, to Investigate NEPC under Mrs. Nonye Ayeni

  “Are you aware that EASY SALES EXPORT NIGERIA LIMITED (RC: 7670167), a company registered on 9 July 2024 and claiming to have secured a $270 million trade deal under the Nigeria-Saudi Arabia agreement, is less than a year old? Official trade data indicates Nigeria’s total agro-export to Saudi Arabia in 2024 was under $500,000, casting doubt on this claim” ...

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INSECURITY: Senate to hasten bill for establishment of State Police – Senator Opeyemi Bamidele

  The Senate leader emphasized that the security challenges across Nigeria require urgent and practical reforms, including decentralizing policing to allow states to play more active roles in maintaining internal security. “The Authority of the National Assembly is in the process of developing legal frameworks for the establishment of state police as one of the measures to address insecurity in ...

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BREAKING: Tinubu fires Melee Kyari and NNPCL Board, tasks new Board of raising refining output to 500,000p/d by 2030

  All the appointments are effective today, April 2 according to an early morning statement signed by Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL 2, 2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reconstituted the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, in a sweeping decision that topples the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and ...

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LIBYA PRISONS: Over 956 Nigerians rescued in three months as NIDCOM warns against dangerous Japa routes

  “The returnees were brought back home in six tranches from January to March 2025. The six trips included 152 on January 28th, 145, 180, and 159 on February 11th, 19th, and 25th, respectively, while 144 and 176 came in on March 4th and 18th, respectively” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 26, 2025 Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO of the ...

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For 50 years, we wasted funds meant for the future generation – President B. A Tinubu

  “For 50 years, Nigeria was spending money of generations yet unborn and servicing the West coast of our sub-region with fuel. It was getting difficult to plan for our children’s future,” he said. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 22, 2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu articulated on Thursday the rationale behind his administration’s economic reforms, saying the primary motive was ...

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Nigerian House of Representatives orders shutdown of pornographic websites nationwide

  The sponsor of the motion, Katsina Rep. Dalhatu Tafoki called it a step to “protect societal values” saying the decision aims to address concerns over the impact of explicit content on society, especially among the youth. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 13, 2025  The Nigerian House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to immediately enforce the ...

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Nigeria’s 2025 Appropriation Act: President Tinubu says end in sight for economic crisis

  “The past year tested our resolve but through the economic discipline and strategic reform, we achieved what many deemed impossible,” Tinubu said while signing this year’s 55.99-trillion-naira ($37-billion) budget… “After the initial turbulence… the take-off was very cloudy and uncertain,” he said. “Today, we see a light at the end of the tunnel.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 2, ...

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President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the N54.99tn 2025 Appropriation Bill.

  The 2025 budget is based on ambitious economic assumptions, including a crude oil production target of 2.06 million barrels per day at a benchmark price of $75 per barrel. Additionally, the Federal Government projects an exchange rate of ₦1,500 to the U.S. dollar and aims to reduce inflation from 34.8 per cent to 15 per cent within the year. ...

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CRIME: How a Nigeria Civil Service Crook Forfeited NOK University which he Built with Stolen Funds

  “The Commission, had, through its investigative Officer, Adaora Asabe Oragudosi investigated some verified intelligence bordering on criminal conspiracy, stealing, abuse of office and money laundering against some staff of the Federal Ministry of Health where the properties ordered forfeited were traced to the defendant,” the statement reads. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 16, 2025 A former director of finance ...

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Edo Goes Tough on Secret Cult: Repealed Act Prescribes 21 Years’ Imprisonment for Cultism

  “Any person being a cultist under Section 4, who assaults, injures, maims, or kills any person (s) or destroy any property in furtherance of the activities of any Secret Cult, is guilty of an offence and is liable to Twenty-One (21) years imprisonment without an option of fine and in the case of any fatality, the perpetrator (s) shall ...

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