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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated fiscal policy expert Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, signalling a fresh adjustment within the federal cabinet.The nomination was transmitted to the Senate in a formal letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio for confirmation.If approved, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite will move to the Ministry of Budget and National Plan...

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that Nigeria generated ₦2.28 trillion in Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue in the third quarter of 2025.According to the NBS report released on Tuesday, the figure represents a 10.66 per cent increase compared to the ₦2.06 trillion recorded in the second quarter of 2025. On a year-on-year basis, VAT collections grew by 28.10 per cent relative to the same period in 2024....

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the promotion of 2,339 personnel in its 2025 Senior Staff Promotion Exercise.According to a statement issued in Abuja by Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, the decision was taken at the commission’s meeting on February 26, 2026.As part of the exercise, 82 Chief Officers on Grade Levels 14–15 were elevated to Assist...

Daughter of former Nigerian President and political figure, Iyabo Obasanjo, has disclosed that groups and community stakeholders persuaded her to contest the 2027 governorship election in Ogun State, urging her to replicate and expand on her earlier developmental achievements.She made the revelation on Tuesday while speaking at the 2026 Ramadan Lecture organised by the Ogun State chapter of the Freelance and Independen...

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has warned that practices such as structure manipulation, influence peddling and transactional politics have no place in the All Progressives Congress (APC).He stated this at the party’s state congress held on Tuesday at the June 12 Cultural Centre in Kuto, Abeokuta, where new state executives were elected through a consensus arrangement....

Anger and frustration boiled over in Ayede Ogbese community, Ondo State, on Tuesday as residents staged a massive protest over escalating violence and kidnappings in the area.The demonstration, which took place on March 3, 2026, saw youths, women and elderly residents barricade the busy Akure–Owo–Benin highway, bringing traffic to a complete standstill. The protest was triggered by the killing of a young ma...

Chief Yemi Sanusi has been returned as Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State following a peaceful state congress held over the weekend.Sanusi, who ran unopposed, emerged through a consensus arrangement and was affirmed by a voice vote from delegates at the June 12 Cultural Centre in Kuto, Abeokuta.The congress was conducted under the supervision of official...

Troops of the Nigerian Army, 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala Barracks, Abeokuta, have intercepted 296 large wraps of substances suspected to be Indian hemp along the Abeokuta–Igboora road in Ogun State.The interception, which occurred at about 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, followed credible intelligence on the planned movement of the illicit consignment.In a statement issued on Tuesday...

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and frontline governorship aspirant, Tunde Lemo, has described the ...

Tension flared in Ogun State on Tuesday as residents of Igbokoto-Isale in Yewa North Local Government Area stormed the Go...