Amid controversies over funding in Nigeria’s education sector, a SaharaReporters review of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) annual report has revealed that a total sum of N3.1 trillion was generated between 2020 and 2024 as education tax. The education tax is an allowable deduction in “computing the assessable profits of companies engaged in petroleum

The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has announced that it will commence the implementation of four new tax laws, dubbed the “Tax Acts quartet”, in January 2026, a move it claims will expand the country’s revenue base while reducing the burden of taxation on citizens. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed

   

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have said they are preparing to expose the names of prominent Nigerian politicians aiding bandits in the north-western region of the country.  The three neighbouring nations said they are working on confirming the identities of political figures accused of links with criminal groups in the region, DW Hausa reports. Authorities

Residents of Famgbe and Ogbogoro communities in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, have accused the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) of abandoning their land reclamation project for over 11 years. In a statement by the Atissa Youth Council (AYC), Mr Josiah Osomuze, the council president decried the silence of the NDDC under Samuel Ogbuku as

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a security guard, identified as Amos Kini, for allegedly abducting a two-year-old boy in the Elemoro area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, who made this known in a statement issued on Monday said the incident occurred on September 21, 2025,