US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on August 26, 2025. By Frontline Reporters Nigeria’s exports to the United States declined by about N940.98 billion in the first nine months of 2025, even as imports from theContinue Reading
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Hadin Kai have killed at least 21 Boko Haram terrorists during a coordinated ambush in Sojiri and Kayamla villages along the Damboa–Maiduguri Road in Borno State. The operation, conducted in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), followed credible intelligence indicating thatContinue Reading
The Federal Government has secured the release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren whisked away by gunmen from the St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, Niger State. A presidential spokesman, Sunday Dare, announced this on his official X handle on Sunday. “Another 130 abducted Niger state pupils released, none left inContinue Reading
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130 aircraft recently released by authorities in Burkina Faso has arrived safely in Accra, Ghana, and will continue its journey to Portugal for scheduled depot maintenance. NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, confirmed in a statement on Friday that the aircraft departed Bobo-Dioulasso airfield inContinue Reading
Defence and security have emerged as the top priorities in the proposed ₦58.18 trillion 2026 budget presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the National Assembly, reflecting heightened concerns over insecurity across the country. Of the total allocation, ₦5.41 trillion is earmarked for defence and security, the largest share ofContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has presented a budget proposal of ₦58.1 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year to a joint session of the National Assembly, with capital recurrent (non‑debt) expenditure standing at ₦15.25 trillion. Tinubu presented it on Friday, pegging the capital expenditure at ₦26.08 trillion and putting the crude oilContinue Reading
Second from Left: Kanwan Katsina District Head Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni with officials from NG CARES from abuja after granting an Exclusive Interview with the team on the impact of KT CARES projects in Katsina State recently BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina and District Head of Ketare,Continue Reading
The Federal Government has dismissed no fewer than 38 senior officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), including an Assistant Commandant-General (ACG), over various acts of misconduct. The dismissals, which took place in the outgoing year, were approved by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration ServicesContinue Reading
• Lawmakers okay presentation of 2026 Appropriation Bill tomorrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday asked the National Assembly to consider and pass a new N43.56 trillion Appropriation (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill for the 2024-2025 fiscal period. The move is aimed at ending the practice of running multiple budgets concurrently andContinue Reading
FAROUK AHMED Farouk Ahmed has resigned as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) amid corruption allegations levelled against him by the Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in which he alsoContinue Reading