FG Shifts NAFEST 2025 Date as Insecurity Worsens
The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy has postponed the 2025 edition of the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST), earlier scheduled to begin on November 22 in Enugu State.
FG’s Proposal to Monitor Remote Workers’ Earnings Raises Data Privacy Alarm
Nigeria’s sweeping new tax framework, scheduled to take effect in January 2026, is raising intense debate over how far government agencies can go in collecting and analysing citizens’ personal financial information.
FG Approves Release of N118bn for Vaccines and Health Workers’ Outstanding Arrears
The Federal Government has released N68 billion for vaccine financing and an additional N50 billion to clear outstanding arrears owed to health workers across the country.
ASUU Strike Looms as NLC Convenes Meeting Today Over Expired Ultimatum
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that its decision-making organs will convene to determine the next course of action after the expiration of its one-month ultimatum to the Federal Government on Saturday.
Delta Oil Community Accuses EFCC Chair Olukoyede, Heritage Energy MD of Diverting ₦4bn Meant...
Fresh controversy has erupted in Delta State as the Orogun Oil Producing Community accused the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, and the Managing Director of Heritage Energy Operational Services Ltd, Mr. Ado Oseragbaje, of colluding to divert more than ₦4 billion in statutory development funds meant for the community.
Tension Erupts in U.S. Congress as Lawmakers Clash Over Nigeria’s Worsening Insecurity
A heated debate erupted in the United States Congress on Thursday as lawmakers sharply disagreed over the nature of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, following recent mass kidnappings and heightened global scrutiny.
Gunmen Kidnap Over 200 Students From Catholic School in Nigeria
More than 200 pupils and staff members of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, were kidnapped in the early hours of Friday in what has become the second major school abduction in Nigeria within a week.
CBN Highlights Reform Successes, Calls for Deeper Coordination Between Fiscal and Monetary Policies
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that its ongoing reform efforts are gradually restoring stability to the country’s economy but warned that stronger coordination between fiscal and monetary authorities is essential to sustain the progress achieved so far.
Dollar-to-Naira Exchange Rate Rises/Falls in Latest Market Update for November 21, 2025
The naira continued to hover around the mid-₦1,400 range on Friday, November 21, 2025, as Nigeria’s foreign exchange market reflected ongoing pressure from rising dollar demand.
IGP Egbetokun Orders Withdrawal of Police Personnel from VIPs
A growing security crisis and a new report by the European Union Agency for Asylum have renewed calls for the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to decisively withdraw police officers attached to Very Important Personalities (VIPs). The decades-long practice, critics say, has severely undermined the Nigeria Police Force’s core responsibility of protecting the public.
