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Transparency Watch Initiative Ranks NEDC, NCC Among Nigeria’s Best Performing Public Institutions

NewsDeskNgMay 16, 2026May 16, 20260

The Transparency Watch Initiative, a civic accountability and governance assessment organisation, has ranked the North East Development Commission (NEDC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) among the most outstanding public institutions in Nigeria in its latest Fiscal Responsibility and Institutional Performance Report. The report, released in Abuja on Friday by...

Dekina/Bassa 2027: Suleiman Declares for Reps Seat, Promises Inclusive Leadership

NewsDeskNgMay 16, 2026May 16, 20260

Hon. Abubakar Sadeeq Suleiman has obtained the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms to contest for the House of Representatives seat representing Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency of Kogi State on the platform of the Youth Party. Speaking shortly after picking the forms, Suleiman said his decision to join the race was...

Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Abduct Students From Borno School

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2026May 15, 20260

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly abducted several students after attacking schools in Borno during classes on Friday. Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly abducted an unspecified number of pupils from a primary and secondary school in Mussa village, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, in the latest attack...

World Bank Limits Instagram Comments Over Reactions To Nigeria Loan Plan

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2026May 15, 20260

The World Bank has restricted Instagram comments after Nigerians reacted to a proposed $1.25 billion loan to Nigeria. The World Bank has restricted comments on its Instagram page following reactions from Nigerians over a proposed $1.25 billion loan to Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu’s government. The restriction came after many...

EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO Over Alleged N36m Fraud In Lagos

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2026May 15, 20260

Social media influencer Blessing CEO appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged N36 million fraud charges. Social media influencer and relationship commentator Okoro Blessing Nkiruka has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N36 million fraud case in Lagos. The influencer, also...

Chemical Odour Affects Over 90 Students In Ijebu-Ode Schools

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2026May 15, 20260

Over ninety students receive treatment after suspected chemical odour spreads across schools in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. Over 90 students have been taken to hospital after a suspected chemical odour spread through parts of Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State. The incident caused panic as schools moved quickly to evacuate learners. The situation...

Tinubu Defends Fuel Subsidy Removal, Tax Reforms As Necessary Steps To Stabilise Economy

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2026May 15, 20260

President Tinubu says painful reforms introduced by his administration were necessary to stabilise Nigeria’s economy and secure future growth. President Bola Tinubu on Friday strongly defended the removal of fuel subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange market introduced at the start of his administration in 2023, describing both...

Centre Defends Tinubu Over Homeland Security Appointment, Says Nigeria Needs Smarter Coordination Against Emerging Threats

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2026May 15, 20260

The Centre for Humanitarian and Homeland Advancement has defended President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (Rtd) as Special Adviser on Homeland Security, describing criticisms trailing the decision as misguided, intellectually narrow, and disconnected from the realities of modern security governance. The group was reacting to comments by...

PRESIDENT TINUBU’S ECONOMIC VOYAGE AND TAIWO OYEDELE’S MIDAS TOUCH

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2026May 15, 20260

By Matthew Maxwell WHEN in 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office, he came in sailing on stormy waters, tempest tossed. First, he contended with a very turbulent economy, on a paradoxically dry treasury that had been desertified by subsidies and siphoned wealth. This arbitraged benefits for a few while...

Terrorism: Woman bags 20 years jail term on DSS Charges of Unlawful Possession of 302 Rounds of Live Ammunition

NewsDeskNgMay 15, 2026May 15, 20260

A house wife, Haliru Halima Umar, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for pleading guilty to charges of unlawful possession of 302 rounds live ammunition of AK-47 rifles brought against her by the Department of State Service (DSS). She was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by Justice Hauwa...