Guinea-Bissau ‘coup’: ECOWAS Parliament creates investigative committee for urgent action

By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Parliament has created a special closed-door committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the recent military coup d’etat in Guinea-Bissau, which culminated in President Omaro Embalo’s exit from office. The regional parliament took the decision during its 2025 Second Extraordinary Session, which was dedicated to deliberationsContinue Reading

New Niger Agenda: Ccommissioners designate, chairmen-elect, others on retreat

By Rita Iliya Minna, Dec. 3, 2025 (NAN) Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger on Wednesday inaugurated an eight-day executive retreat for commissioners-designate, chairmen-elect, their deputies, special advisers and permanent secretaries. Bago, represented by Mr Yakubu Garba, the Deputy Governor, said the retreat was organised to align government officials with theContinue Reading

FG to revitalise 8,000 PHCs, expand immunisation programmes

‎By Muhyideen Jimoh ‎The Federal Government has reaffirmed plans to expand immunisation programmes and revitalise 8,000 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) under the 2024–2028 Medium-Term Framework. Dr Iziaq Salako, Minister of State for Health, disclosed this after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu. He said the frameworkContinue Reading

FEC approves 2026–2028 MTEF, targets N34.3trn revenue

By Muhyideen Jimoh The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the 2026–2028 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), outlining revenue projections, fiscal assumptions and spending priorities for the next three years. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, briefed State House Correspondents after the meeting presided over byContinue Reading

Developing countries’ debt outflows hit 50-year high — World Bank

Okeoghene Akubuike The World Bank says developing countries paid 741billion dollars more in principal and interest on their external debt than they received in new financing between 2022 and 2024. A statement issued by the World Bank Online Media Briefing Centre on the latest International Debt Report on Wednesday, saidContinue Reading

BPP reaffirms commitment to fighting procurement fraud

By Okeoghene Akubuike Director-General(D-G),Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr Adebowale Adedokun, has restated the Federal Government’s commitment to eliminating procurement fraud and strengthening transparency across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Adedokun said this in a statement issued by Zira Nagga, BPP’s Head of Press and Public Relations in Abuja onContinue Reading