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FG Returns 13 Oil Blocks to Licensing Pool After 2025 Licensing Round

July 21, 2026

The Federal Government has announced that 13 oil and gas blocks offered during the 2025 Licensing Round will be returned to the national licensing pool after they failed to attract bids from investors. The announcement was made in Abuja during the 2025 Commercial Bid Conference by the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory...

Reps Begin Detailed Review of State Police Bill, Eye Senate Version for Swift Passage

July 21, 2026

The House of Representatives has begun a detailed clause-by-clause review of President Bola Tinubu’s executive bill seeking to establish state police, signaling fresh momentum for one of Nigeria’s most significant constitutional reform proposals. Lawmakers handling the review indicated that the House may adopt the Senate-approved version of the legislation with only minor adjustments to accelerate...

Enugu to Distribute Free Farm Inputs to 63,000 Farmers, Hires 4,698 Teachers

July 20, 2026

The Enugu State Government has approved the distribution of free farm inputs to 63,000 registered smallholder farmers across the state as part of efforts to increase food production, reduce farming costs, and improve rural livelihoods during the current planting season. The decision formed part of resolutions reached at the State Executive Council meeting held in...

Atiku Questions Tinubu Over N12.8tn Service-Wide Vote in 2026 Budget

July 20, 2026

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of concealing trillions of naira in the 2026 federal budget through the Service-Wide Vote, raising concerns over transparency and accountability in government spending. Atiku alleged that the dramatic increase in the discretionary budget provision requires urgent public...

FG Integrates Digital Health Identity to Expand Universal Healthcare by 2030

July 19, 2026

The Federal Government has intensified efforts to modernise Nigeria’s healthcare system by integrating digital health identity into ongoing health sector reforms aimed at achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030. The initiative is expected to strengthen patient identification, improve healthcare delivery, expand health insurance coverage and enhance disease surveillance by connecting trusted digital identities with...

NBC, INEC Partner on Election Broadcast Monitoring Ahead of 2027 Polls

July 18, 2026

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are strengthening collaboration to improve election broadcast monitoring ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The initiative is designed to curb unethical broadcasting practices, improve regulatory oversight and encourage responsible media coverage throughout the election period. NBC Director-General Charles Ebuebu disclosed the plan in...

Appeal Court Restores INEC Electoral Guidelines for 2027 Elections

July 16, 2026

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reinstated the INEC electoral guidelines for the 2027 general elections after overturning a Federal High Court judgment that had nullified portions of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s regulations. In a unanimous decision delivered on Thursday, the appellate court held that the Youth Party, which challenged the guidelines at...

NLC Brokers Peace Deal as Rival NURTW Factions Agree to End Leadership Crisis

July 16, 2026

A significant breakthrough has emerged in the NURTW leadership crisis after the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) successfully mediated a peace meeting that brought together rival factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). The reconciliation meeting, chaired by NLC President Joe Ajaero in Abuja, reportedly ended with both camps agreeing to suspend hostilities...

CAC Moves to Deregister 100,000 Companies Over Outstanding Annual Returns

July 16, 2026

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has commenced a fresh CAC deregistration exercise that could see 100,000 companies removed from the official register for failing to comply with statutory filing obligations. The commission announced the development in a public notice issued on Wednesday, stating that the affected companies have been identified for failing to submit outstanding...

Federal High Court Updates Pre-Election Rules Ahead of 2027 Polls

July 15, 2026

The Federal High Court has introduced significant amendments to its Pre-election rules, expanding judicial powers and embracing technology to ensure quicker and more efficient handling of election-related disputes ahead of the 2027 general elections. The revised Practice Directions, issued by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, became effective on July...

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2027: Obi Supporters to Track Votes From Polling Units to Abuja, Says Yesufu

September 11, 2026

Political activist and Nigeria Democratic Congress member, Aisha Yesufu, has said supporters of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will take direct steps to protect their votes in the 2027 presidential election. Yesufu said the supporters would deploy representatives to polling units and monitor election materials and results throughout the collation process. She said the...

Reps Probe N432bn Oil Revenue Debt Owed to NMDPRA

September 10, 2026

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, PAC, has commenced an investigation into outstanding oil revenue debt owed to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and oil companies. The liabilities under investigation have been put at N432.07 billion. The probe followed findings contained in...

Reps Probe N432bn Oil Revenue Debt Owed to NMDPRA

September 9, 2026

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, PAC, has commenced an investigation into an oil revenue debt of N432.07 billion owed to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and oil companies. The investigation followed findings contained in the Auditor-General’s annual audit reports, which identified...

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FG Returns 13 Oil Blocks to Licensing Pool After 2025 Licensing Round

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Enugu to Distribute Free Farm Inputs to 63,000 Farmers, Hires 4,698 Teachers

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FG Integrates Digital Health Identity to Expand Universal Healthcare by 2030

NBC, INEC Partner on Election Broadcast Monitoring Ahead of 2027 Polls

Appeal Court Restores INEC Electoral Guidelines for 2027 Elections

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