Yakubu Dogara, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, has pleaded to be left out of discussions about him replacing Vice President Kashim Shettima as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s running mate ahead of the 2027 election. Dogara, who from Bauchi state, spoke on Sunday against the backdrop of speculations that the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has publicly dismissed talks suggesting he is planning to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made his position clear after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. The governor addressed the issue on Thursday while interacting with journalists at the Presidential…
The federal government has halted the issuance of guidelines for the implementation of the new tax laws, citing uncertainty over the final version, Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman, Presidential Tax Reform Committee, has revealed. He said he had told the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) and the Joint Revenue Board (JRB) to wait because guidelines on the implementation…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) to track down and apprehend the perpetrators of the Kasuwan Daji attack in Niger State, ensuring they are swiftly brought to justice. He…
Fellow Compatriots, I welcome you all to 2026, with gratitude to God and confidence in our collective resolve that this new year will be a more prosperous one for our nation, our citizens, and all who call Nigeria home. During 2025, we sustained the momentum on our major reforms. We had a fiscal reset and…
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s insistence on implementing the newly enacted tax reform laws from 1st January, 2026, describing the move as an assault on democracy amid unresolved allegations that the laws were materially altered after passage by the National Assembly. The CNG unequivocally condemned the posture, which…
The federal government has been dragged before a High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over the January 1, 2026, planned take-off of the new tax laws. The plaintiff in the suit, Incorporated Trustees of African Initiative for Abuse Public Trustees, prayed the court for an order to stop the planned implementation…
President Bola Tinubu has departed Lagos for Europe to continue his end-of-year break and to prepare for his official trip to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Special Adviser to the President Tinubu, on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday. According to Onanuga, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) airstrikes carried out in Sokoto State on December 25, 2025, describing the development as a clear indication of the government’s failure to address security challenges. In a statement, signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam…
Gbajabiamila and Muri-Okunola The presidency has debunked the insinuations that the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been replaced. In a statement of Thursday, 25 December, by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said “a viral falsehood circulating on social media suggesting that President Tinubu has replaced his Chief of Staff,…
