More Nigerians have continued to express outrage over the reported insertion of N6.93 trillion worth of projects into the 2025 national budget by members of the National Assembly without adequate justification, while the President Bola Tinubu administration keeps mum. About a week ago, BudgIT, a civic tech organisation promoting transparency and accountability in public finance, revealed that it uncovered 11,122 …

The Gates Foundation has agreed to support the federal government with $7.5 million for Nigeria’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scaling Hub, a new initiative. This would accelerate the development and scale-up AI-driven solutions to improve lives and expand opportunities across key sectors such as health, agriculture, and education. The special adviser of media and communications, ministry of communications, innovation and digital …

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has revealed that the resurgence of Boko Haram in the North-East, particularly in Borno State, is part of the insurgents’ renewed efforts to destabilise the Sahel states of Nigeria, Mali, Burkina-Faso, and Niger Republic. He, however, said the Federal Government is dealing with the challenge, adding that the Nigerian Armed Forces had gained momentum …

No fewer than 150 federal universities, polytechnics and monotechnics have missed the 31 May 2025 deadline of the Federal Government to all tertiary institutions to update their website with key institutional data, including financial records. In April 2025, the FG asked all vice-chancellors of federal universities, rectors of polytechnic, and provosts of other institutions to, no later than 31 May …

The Federal Government has declared Friday, 6 June, and Monday, 9 June, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. This was announced by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement issued on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday. The minister congratulated all Muslims in Nigeria and the Diaspora on the occasion, urging the Ummah …

In order to bridge Nigeria’s digital divide, the Federal Government has announced the deployment of 7,000 new telecommunications towers across underserved communities, targeting more than 20 million Nigerians who currently lack access to any form of telecommunication services. The announcement was made by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, during a joint ministerial appearance on …

The Federal Government on Thursday flagged off the deployment of Compressed Natural Gas-powered (CNG) buses to Nigerian universities. The government began with the University of Abuja as part of efforts to cushion high transportation costs and promote cleaner energy use on campuses. The project, tagged ‘CNG-Sprout’, is the first phase of the ‘Project CNG Special Palliative Relief for Universities Transportation’ …

The Federal Government has inaugurated a ministerial panel to oversee the development and allocation of the 753-unit housing estate in Abuja, recently recovered from the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, who is facing fraud charges. The estate, located in Lokogoma District, Abuja, was handed over to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development by …

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government and several multinational oil companies, challenging the legality of a major oil asset divestment. The case, filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos and marked FHC/L/CS/850/25, was instituted on behalf of HEDA by human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kunle …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to honour the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement or face a nationwide industrial action. ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, issued this warning during a news conference in Abuja on Friday. He stressed the importance of the government fulfilling its promises and addressing the worsening conditions in Nigerian universities. According to Mr …