Politics

The federal government will discontinue the salaries of unverified federal civil servants from March 2026 as it concludes its personnel audit and skills gap analysis. The directive was contained in a memo issued by the office of the head of the civil service of the Federation and signed by Didi …

  The National Assembly on Tuesday approved the electronic transmission of election results but retained manual collation as a backup, triggering protests, a walkout by opposition lawmakers and heated debates in both chambers ahead of the 2027 general elections. What should have been a routine legislative correction to the Electoral …

Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, has alleged that National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu is positioning himself for the 2031 presidential race. Recall that the allegations come amid heightened political tension following claims by El-Rufai that his phone was being monitored, a development that has triggered public debate over surveillance …

The Ogun State Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser to the Governor, Dapo Okubadejo, on Tuesday said the state’s debt profile currently stands at about N494bn. Okubadejo noted that while local debt rose from N133bn in 2019 to N194bn as of December 2025, foreign debt increased from N33bn in …

A former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Akin Osuntokun, says the Senate’s rejection of electronic transmission of election results does not portend well for the growth of Nigeria’s democracy. Osuntokun, who recently joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), spoke on Friday in Lagos. He was …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned security agencies against granting access to its National Secretariat to expelled members, insisting the property remains the subject of pending litigation before the courts. This warning comes after reports that a faction of the party loyal to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, …

Nyesom Wike, FCT minister, and Seyi Makinde, the Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo State, has taken a swipe at Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Speaking on Tuesday at the unveiling the Oyo PDP secretariat in Ibadan, Makinde said that the main opposition party …

The Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has urged the people of Ukwa la Ngwa to go and get registered for their permanent voters card as it is the only thing he is expecting from them. The Governor disclosed this on Friday during a grand reception ceremony on his behalf …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended its ongoing nationwide electronic membership registration exercise to February 8, 2026. This was disclosed on Thursday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, while briefing journalists after the 183rd meeting of the APC National Working Committee (NWC). Morka said the e-registration, which …

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, is set to rejoin the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, 26 January 2026. The governor had resigned from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday, after months of negotiations and dithering. Governor Yusuf’s spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa confirmed his decision …