No fewer than 40 women and children are feared dead after a canoe capsized in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The Jigawa State Police Command confirmed the incident on Tuesday, stating that one body had been recovered while search and rescue operations were ongoing for the remaining passengers.…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, is set to inaugurate an ad hoc committee to investigate the controversial inclusion of the unestablished Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) in the 2026 Appropriation Act. The move comes amid fresh…

The United Nations has warned that terrorist groups operating in northern Nigeria and across the West African and Sahel region are becoming increasingly sophisticated, adopting technologies such as drones, encrypted communications and cryptocurrencies to strengthen their operations. The warning was delivered by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for…

The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, has directed all large taxpayers to complete migration to the National E-Invoicing and Electronic Fiscal System (EFS) by July 31, 2026, warning that companies that fail to comply will face regulatory sanctions. The directive, contained in a public…

Senate The Senate has echoed the concerns of many Nigerians over the Federal Government’s policy of rehabilitating and reintegrating repentant Boko Haram members, arguing that the programme has outlived its usefulness and should be discontinued. The controversial Operation Safe Corridor (OSC), introduced in 2016 under former President Muhammadu Buhari, was…

Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan Six months into her tenure as Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan is driving reforms aimed at strengthening regulatory certainty, improving operational efficiency, accelerating decision-making, and enhancing transparency. The early results are becoming increasingly visible, with higher oil production, renewed…