The extension was approved on Tuesday, September 29, following the consideration of a bill sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central).
President Bola Tinubu has ended his working vacation and departed Paris, France, for Nigeria, with his aircraft expected to touch down at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, later on Tuesday.
The Delta State Police Command has detained the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu, and four other persons as investigations deepen into the death of Mr Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, a Deputy Director in the state Ministry of Secondary Education.
American actor Dennis Haskins, who achieved international recognition for his portrayal of Principal Richard Belding in the popular television sitcom ‘Saved by the Bell’, has died at the age of 75.
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher Landau, recently signed a key framework agreement to spur American investment in Nigeria’s estimated 700 billion dollars mineral sector.
Peter Obi said the OK Movement, Obidient Movement, and Kwankwasiyya must obtain his approval and that of his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, before taking any action for or on behalf of the party ahead of the 2027 general election.
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) is fundamentally transforming the country’s payment infrastructure to facilitate widespread participation in initial public offerings and privatization transactions.
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons said it has returned no fewer than 50,000 refugees into the country in the past three years. For the immigrants the Commission has participated in resettling, a notable case is the 1,400 Nigerians who were repatriated from xenophobic South Africa.
The fresh borrowing comes after the Debt Management Office reported that Nigeria’s public debt increased by N14.39tn, or 9.44 percent, from N152.40tn in June 2025 to N166.79tn at the end of June 2026.
Shettima gave the warning during a meeting with UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, on the sidelines of the UNGA81, where he renewed Nigeria’s demand for urgent reform of the United Nations and stronger African representation in global decision-making.
