Japan Heads to Polls as Prime Minister Takaichi Seeks Majority in High-Stakes Snap Election By 𝔸bdulrazak Tomiwa On February 8, 2026, Japanese voters headed to the polls for a high-stakes snap election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The election serves as a critical test for Takaichi, who became the country’s first […]
The Abia State Government has clarified controversies surrounding an alleged budgetary allocation of ₦210 million for the purchase of a photocopier in its 2026 Appropriation Law, attributing the figure to a technical error in the budget document. The clarification follows widespread public criticism and commentary after portions of the budget circulated online suggested that […]
The Sokoto State Government has dissociated Governor Ahmed Aliyu from a viral donation involving a car and a shop allegedly given to a Kaduna-based TikToker, Rahama Saidu, clarifying that the gesture was a private initiative and not connected to the state government. In a statement to the prese, the governor’s spokesperson, Mr. Abubakar Bawa, […]
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has defended the Senate’s ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act, faulting critics for what he described as premature judgment of an incomplete legislative process. Akpabio insisted that the Senate had not removed provisions for electronic transmission of election results, clarifying that lawmakers only questioned the requirement for mandatory real-time transmission. […]
The pilot phase of a $1 billion National Integrated Poultry Project is set to commence in Enugu, Kaduna and Oyo states, the Director-General and Global Liaison of the Nigeria–China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Mr. Joseph Tegbe, has announced. Tegbe disclosed this while speaking at the Chinese New Year Temple Fair, which also marked the 55th […]
King Charles III to Host President Tinubu for UK State Visit By 𝔸bdulrazak Tomiwa Buckingham Palace has confirmed that King Charles III will host President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a State Visit from March 18 to March 19, 2026. This historic event marks the first formal state visit by a Nigerian leader to […]
British employers spent an estimated N556.6bn sponsoring work visas for 84,106 Nigerian skilled workers between April 2023 and March 2024, data from the UK Home Office has shown, underscoring both the growing reliance of UK firms on Nigerian professionals and rising concerns about talent loss in Nigeria. The spending, which covered mandatory employer-paid sponsorship fees […]
