The President Bola Tinubu-led government said it has approved the expedited release of ₦11.995 billion to settle arrears owed to health workers, including the accoutrement allowance, within 72 hours. The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Iziaq Salako, confirmed the development in a statement, noting that the move forms part of broader financial interventions and […]

The United States President, Donald Trump, on Saturday threatened to deploy military forces in Nigeria if the alleged genocide against Christians is not stopped in the country. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday, directed the Department of War to prepare for “possible action” if the killings continued. The US President also

The World Bank has said it has fixed December 16 as a tentative approval date for a fresh $1bn Development Policy Financing loan to the country under a new initiative tagged “Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration (P512892).” According to a project document published by the bank on October 27, the new facility comprises a

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it has suspended some of its operatives for allegedly extorting the sum of N10m from Nigerian rapper, Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips. The EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.  The hip-hop artist had alleged that he was detained for

The Nigerian police authorities have reportedly ordered police personnel to pay N2,000 each for the purchase of a book dedicated to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. According to top sources who spoke to SaharaReporters, the police management made the purchase of the book compulsory for all officers, with a deadline for payment set

Former Nigerian Senate leader, Ali Ndume, has warned that Nigeria’s image abroad could suffer further damage if the Nigerian government fails to urgently address the United States’ recent classification of the country as a “Country of Particular Concern.” Ndume, in a statement issued in Abuja, urged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to deploy experienced diplomats to

On Friday, October 24, 2025, men of the Nigeria Police Force stormed the Kuje Magistrate Court and abducted Omoyele Sowore moments after the judge had granted him bail on liberal terms. They then forcibly took him to Kuje Medium Prison.  The police claimed that Sowore and others had violated a supposed court order restricting protests to certain areas. Yet that order was never served

Former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has cautioned Nigerians against embracing recent remarks by United States President, Donald Trump, threatening to launch military action in Nigeria, allegedly to protect Christians. In a post issued on Sunday, November 2, 2025, Sowore described Trump’s threat as “perilous,” warning that such

Among the doctrines that underpin the legal process in Nigeria, few are as profound and pervasive as judicial independence, but no doctrine in the ecosystem of the law rivals its elusiveness. The idea is ubiquitous in the syllabus of every programme leading to the award of a degree in law, in political science or public administration. After leaving

The bank reportedly removed the transaction entries without explanation, and refused to correct the errors despite repeated requests.  The High Court of Lagos State has awarded ₦5million in general damages against Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) for issuing conflicting account statements to a customer and violating provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023.