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Falana Urges FG, EFCC to Channel ₦32.7bn Loot to Poverty Alleviation

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana calls for recovered funds to support social investment programmes Warns current NSIP allocation of ₦32.7bn is inadequate to tackle poverty Urges all tiers of government…

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NDLEA Arrests Widow Over Fake Pregnancy Cocaine Smuggling Attempt

50-year-old widow Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike caught in Lagos with 1.3kg of cocaine disguised as pregnancy. NDLEA follow-up operation uncovered drug-cutting substance in her residence. Multiple seizures across Adamawa, Kano, Kogi…

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FAAN Resumes Cargo Revenue Collection at Lagos Airport After 15 Years

FAAN reinstates direct cargo revenue collection at MMIA after long hiatus. Officials now stationed at NAHCO and SAHCO warehouses for real-time supervision. Move targets plugging leakages, boosting accountability, and enhancing…

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Datti Baba-Ahmed Declares Readiness to Run with Peter Obi in 2027

Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate speaks on future ambitions Says loyalty to Obi remains until he decides otherwise Insists he may not always be a deputy in future contests Former…

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NNPC, Five Others Seal Long-Term Gas Supply Deals with NLNG

Agreements cover 1.29bscf/d feedgas, scalable over time 20-year GSAs support Decade of Gas, energy transition Milestone to tackle pipeline disruptions, restore reliability The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.)…

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Tinubu’s Govt Secures $238m Loan from Japan to Boost National Power Grid

FG secures $238m JICA loan, plus N19.08bn counterpart funding Projects include new transmission lines and substations to reduce system losses Complements World Bank DARES programme and JICA-backed substations nearing completion…

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Benue Assembly Suspends Four Members Over Attempt To Impeach Speaker

Four lawmakers removed for six months after failed bid to unseat Speaker Majority Leader Saater Tiseer moved motion citing attempt to create crisis New House spokesperson appointed after Berger’s suspension…

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Nigeria Allocates N2.001 Trillion Federation Account Revenue for July 2025

Federal, state, and local governments share total of N2.001 trillion for July 2025 Statutory revenue, VAT, EMTL, and exchange differences form the distributable revenue Petroleum taxes and levies rise while…

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Nigeria Sets 2026 Oil Output Target at 2.5m Barrels Daily – NUPRC

NUPRC says oil production rose from 1.46m barrels in Oct. 2024 to 1.8m barrels daily Commission targets 2.5m barrels per day by 2026 through deepwater projects and field reactivation Sustainability…

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ASUU Threatens Fresh Strike, Rejects FG’s Loan Scheme

Union accuses FG of failing to honour 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement Describes government’s loan scheme as a “poison chalice” for lecturers Rallies to be held on campuses next week as warning…

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