The Federal Government has clarified that Nigeria’s fiscal year is determined by legislative authority rather than the calendar year, explaining that the delayed release of quarterly budget implementation reports followed the extension and reenactment of the 2025 Appropriation Act.
Nigeria and the United States have recorded a major counterterrorism breakthrough following a joint military operation that reportedly eliminated senior ISIS leader Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki and several of his lieutenants during a coordinated strike in the Lake Chad Basin.
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Amb. Jimoh Ibrahim, has urged the international body to address the "major power competition" and the regulatory challenges posed by autonomous weapons and Artificial Intelligence.
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has extended heartfelt condolences to Botswana following the death of former President Festus Mogae, a renowned economist and statesman who led his country from 1998 to 2008.
Out-of-school children crisis deepens as UNICEF identifies northern states driving Nigeria’s alarming education gap, calling for urgent early learning investment.
Education reform received a fresh push as President Bola Tinubu asked the Senate to urgently pass the National Senior Secondary Education Commission Amendment Bill 2026 to strengthen the governance of public senior secondary schools.
Governor Peter Mbah has called for financial autonomy, constitutional backing and greater investment in technology for the proposed State Police, arguing that effective funding and operational independence are critical to improving security across Nigeria.
A Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Offences Court in Anambra has remanded a 46-year-old man over the alleged defilement of a 14-year-old girl, with the case adjourned until August 5 for hearing.
Enugu's decades-long land dispute between the Onuogba Nike community and the Ezza Nkomoro community has been brought to an end after the Supreme Court affirmed the ownership claims of Onuogba Nike, ending nearly 50 years of litigation.