Category: Nigeria News

Wike Vows: No FCT Judge Will Live in a Rented Apartment by 2027

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FCT Minister, Wike Vows To Review, Upgrade Abuja Master Plan

Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), announced broad changes to the judiciary in Abuja on Monday. He promised to digitise the FCT High Courts’ operations and put an end to the practice of justices residing in rental homes. Wike referred to the initiative as the most significant project to date under the current administration’s infrastructure agenda while speaking during the flag-off of official houses for Heads of Courts in the FCT. Judges living in rental homes and occasionally squatting with family members is something we cannot…

NOA: Customs Revenue Hits N6.6bn in Single Month

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The Nigeria Customs Service reported more over six billion Naira in September, according to Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, Director-General of the National Orientation Agency. This was announced by Issa-Onilu during Monday’s Monthly National Joint Security Press Briefing in Abuja. The nation’s security agencies, paramilitary, and regulatory bodies support the NOA-organized briefing. He pointed out that September was characterised by cooperative projects, operational milestones, and strategic engagements that confirmed the Service’s pivotal position in furthering Nigeria’s vision for economic development. Under the visionary leadership of Mr. Bashir Adeniyi, Comptroller-General of Customs, the…

NAF Opens Recruitment Portal for Airmen/Airwomen

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Applications for the Nigerian Air Force‘s Airmen/Airwomen Basic Military Training Course 46/2025 are now being accepted, the Air Force stated Monday. The Force announced that online enrolment will be free from October 14 to November 25, 2025, in an ad on its X account. The recruitment portal at http://nafrecruitment.airforce.mil.ng is where interested individuals are encouraged to apply. NAF instructed candidates to print the acknowledgement, parent and guardian consent, and local government area attestation forms after completing the application forms. A substantive local government chairman or secretary, a police officer with…

FCCPC Backs CBN’s 48-Hour Refund Rule for Failed ATM Transactions

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The Central Bank of Nigeria’s proposed order, which requires banks to reimburse clients for unsuccessful automated teller machine transactions within 48 hours, has received praise from the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The Commission characterised the CBN’s Draft Guidelines on the Operations of Automated Teller Machines in Nigeria as a long-overdue and timely intervention that supports ongoing efforts to safeguard consumers in the financial services industry in a statement signed by its Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, on Monday. Last week’s release of the draft guideline comes after…

Burkina Faso Refuses to Accept Deported Citizens from US

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Burkina Faso has rejected one of President Donald Trump’s signature immigration policies by refusing to accept those expelled from the United States. Deporting people to third countries, frequently to countries they have no relationship to, has been a feature of Trump’s administration’s broad immigration crackdown since he returned to the White House. Across Africa, Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda and South Sudan have all received people expelled from the United States in recent months. However, Burkina Faso’s foreign affairs minister stated late Thursday that the west African nation had turned down Washington’s…

Seme Border Bust: Customs Seize N1.9bn Hard Drugs and Expired Flour

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Between September 1 and October 9, 2025, the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, reported Thursday that it had captured N1.99 billion worth of contraband along the Lagos–Abidjan Corridor, including expired wheat from Egypt and illegal pharmaceuticals. Wale Adenuga, the Customs Area Controller, told reporters during his first news conference at the command in Seme Border that the 10,000 bags of expired flour, valued at N1.2 billion in duty-paid value, were transported in five trucks. Adenuga claimed that if the expired products had made their way into Nigerian markets, they…

Tinubu to Name New INEC Chairman This Week in 2027 Countdown

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Following the conclusion of his second and final term as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, President Bola Tinubu formally accepted Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s resignation. The President will appoint Yakubu’s successor following the Council of State meeting in Abuja on Thursday, after presenting the list of candidates for the coveted position of number one electoral umpire. On Tuesday, Yakubu turned over the reins to May Agbamuche-Mbu, a seasoned legal expert who has taken over as acting chairman until a substantive successor is appointed. In appreciation of his service, the…

Minister Nnaji Quits Amid Corruption and Misconduct Allegations

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Amid scandals involving his academic records and claims of certificate fabrication, Geoffrey Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s government. In a letter to the President on Tuesday, Nnaji, who was appointed in August 2023, announced his retirement while thanking him for the chance to serve. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following some allegations against him,” said Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a…

Nigeria Eyes China for $2bn Funding to Fix Power Grid

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To address Nigeria’s long-standing power supply issues, the Federal Government is in advanced negotiations with China’s Export-Import Bank for a $2 billion loan to construct a new electrical super grid. The proposed grid project, according to Bloomberg, intends to improve electricity transmission throughout the country’s eastern and western regions, which are home to the majority of industrial consumers. “The project is part of efforts to decentralise power generation and encourage heavy energy users who left the national grid due to its unreliability to reconnect,” said Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power,…

Tinubu’s Aide Slams US Lawmaker Over Critical Comments on Nigeria

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U.S. Congressman Riley Moore has come under fire from President Bola Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, for his recent remarks claiming that Christians in Nigeria are persecuted. Dada, who goes by Daddy D.O. on X, labelled the U.S. legislator “ignorant” about Nigeria’s religious reality in a post published on the site on Tuesday. Dada wrote, “First of all, Congressman Riley, you are as ignorant as Ted Cruz about Nigeria, if not more so.” “No faith is under siege, no community is excluded,” he continued, emphasising that Nigeria…