A former member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Governing Board and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Oyo State, Prince Oyekunle Oyewumi, has been appointed to the party's National Campaign Council for the upcoming Osun State governorship election. The campaign council is chaired by the Governor of Imo…

Former Senate President Ken Nnamani and members of the Enugu State Caucus in the National Assembly have congratulated Governor Peter Mbah following Enugu State's emergence as Nigeria's fastest-improving state in the 2026 Phillips Consulting State Performance Momentum Index. In a statement issued from his residence in Enugu State, Nnamani described…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Wasiu Olanrewaju Smart as Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), following the resignation of Ibrahim Olanrewaju. The appointment, which takes immediate effect, was announced in a statement issued by the Presidency and signed by the President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy,…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged governments across sub-Saharan Africa to accelerate investments in electricity, digital infrastructure, internet connectivity and workforce skills, warning that the region could miss out on the economic benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) without urgent action. In a report titled Africa Can Grow Faster With…

Civic accountability organization Tracka has raised concerns over the Federal Government's proposed 2026 budget, revealing that allocations for luxury vehicles and empowerment programmes total almost N1 trillion more than the combined budgets of seven key federal ministries. Following a review of the 2026 budget proposal, the group said the government…

State governors are intensifying efforts to secure the speedy passage of the proposed state police bill, urging the National Assembly, the 36 State Houses of Assembly and the Presidency to complete the legislative process before campaigns for the 2027 general elections begin. The renewed push follows the House of Representatives'…