Senator Natasha Walks Out On Committee After Argument With Senator Ndubueze • Channels Television

    Tempers flared on Wednesday at the budget defence session of the Ministry of Steel Development as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) engaged in a heated exchange with the Chairman... Read more »

In Rome, Nigeria’s Abubakar Kyari Emerges Chair of IFAD – THISDAYLIVE

James Emejo in Abuja Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has been appointed Chairman of the 49th Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome,... Read more »

No Regrets For My Removal As Minister, Tinubu Can’t Purposely Hurt Me — Kennedy-Ohanenye • Channels Television

  Former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has said she has no regrets over her removal from office, insisting that President Bola Tinubu could not have deliberately acted to hurt her.... Read more »

ASUU yet to receive 40% salary increase despite FG’s claim

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have yet to receive the 40% salary increase and other welfare provisions contained in the renegotiated agreement, despite the Federal Government’s claim of... Read more »

FG to begin sale of selected state-owned assets in 2026 – Edun 

The Federal Government has announced plans to commence the sale of selected state-owned assets to private investors in 2026 as part of efforts to deepen economic reforms and attract new capital into... Read more »

Group sues power minister, NBET over ‘missing N128b’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Minister of Power Mr Adebayo Adelabu and Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc. (NBET), Abuja over their failure to account for the missing or... Read more »

N2.72bn capital vote insufficient for trade, investment push — Minister

Jumoke Oduwole, the minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, has cautioned that the Federal Ministry’s proposed N2.72 billion capital allocation for 2026 is far too small to support the programmes required to... Read more »

Senate says borrowing unavoidable, bars budget rollovers, targets electricity subsidy removal

…as Nigeria funds ₦58.47trn budget with ₦25.9trn deficit Nigeria will continue to rely on borrowing to fund its widening budget deficit as the Senate rules out any immediate alternative while drawing a... Read more »

Nigerians spent ₦20.87 billion daily on data in 2025

This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. A new edition drops every Monday.  Nothing illustrates Nigeria’s growing dependence... Read more »

US AFRICOM commander visits Tinubu

The Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), Dagvin Anderson, on Sunday, 8 February, led a US delegation on a courtesy visit to President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. PREMIUM TIMES understands... Read more »