Nigeria’s public debt is projected to exceed N180 trillion following President Bola Tinubu’s request to the National Assembly for approval of N34.15 trillion in additional external and domestic loans, as reported on May 1, 2025. The borrowing plan includes $21.5 billion (N33.39 trillion at N1,590 per dollar) in external loans, comprising USD 21,543,647,912, EUR 2,193,856,324.54, […]
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) escalated on Sunday, May 25, 2025, as Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike withdrew from all prior agreements aimed at resolving the party’s internal conflicts, just a day before the PDP’s 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for May 27, 2025. In a statement titled […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday, May 25, 2025, rejected recent endorsements of President Bola Tinubu by All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and stakeholders, labeling them as evidence of panic and desperation. Atiku’s Media Adviser, Mazi Paul Ibe, expressed confidence in the opposition coalition’s ability to defeat the […]
A coalition of opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal, and others, met in Abuja on Sunday, May 25, 2025, to strategize on unseating President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives […]
The Labour Party (LP) faced a significant setback on Thursday, May 22, 2025, as factional National Chairman Callistus Okafor announced his exit from the party during a press conference in Abuja. Okafor, citing a seven-year leadership crisis and disappointment with the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, claimed to be leaving with approximately five million […]
Former Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello declared on Friday, May 23, 2025, that he has no intention of contesting against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, reaffirming his support for Tinubu’s re-election. In a statement issued by his media director, Michael Ohiare, Bello expressed shock at a video post of his 2022 […]
President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, emphasized on Friday, May 23, 2025, that the ongoing withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from the regional bloc must not harm ordinary citizens in those nations or across West Africa. Speaking at the first ordinary session of the ECOWAS Parliament for 2025 in Abuja, […]
National Security Adviser (NSA) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu announced on Thursday, May 22, 2025, that the Federal Government and security services have significantly curtailed the multifaceted security challenges inherited by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Speaking at the APC National Summit in Abuja, marking two years of Tinubu’s leadership, Ribadu highlighted that combined security efforts have contained […]
President Bola Tinubu announced on Thursday, May 22, 2025, that he anticipates more opposition politicians joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) before the 2027 general elections, as the party’s Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and National Working Committee (NWC) endorsed him as the sole presidential candidate. Speaking at the APC National Summit themed “Renewed Hope Agenda: […]
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has announced the cost of nomination forms for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections scheduled for February 21, 2026, with chairmanship forms priced at N20 million and councillorship forms at N2.5 million. In a statement issued on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, by National Organizing Secretary Sulaiman Argungu, the […]