The appointments, announced in a statement by Atiku's Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Director of Strategic Communications for the campaign council, Phrank Shaibu, are part of an organisational framework the former Vice-President said was deliberately designed to be lean and results-driven.
El-Rufai, in a statement titled “My Relationships and the Aftermath”, posted on X, said he had received concerns over the silence of some people with whom he had been closely associated or whom he had supported publicly in the past.
Brent crude futures rose $4.10 to $107.18 a barrel by 4.09 pm Nigerian time, while US West Texas Intermediate gained $3.66 to $95.82. Both figures were intraday prices, according to Reuters.
The agreements were signed in Paris, France, on Wednesday, with the proposed Gateway Deep Seaport and Ogun State Blue Marine Special Economic Zone expected to attract an initial investment of more than $7 billion.
Global leaders and development partners have mobilised $3.5 billion in international commitments for education, as Nigeria and Italy took the lead in a renewed effort to close the financing gap confronting education systems and expand opportunities for hundreds of millions of children worldwide.
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians living abroad to take a more active stake in the country’s economic transformation, asking the Diaspora to invest capital, transfer expertise and help project Nigeria’s interests in the global economy.
Nigeria produced about 306.4 million barrels of crude oil and condensate between March and August 2026 as upstream output strengthened through the first half of the period before easing slightly in July and August, according to data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
Nigeria’s electricity subsidy bill could reach ₦2 trillion this year if the government maintains the current tariff structure, adding pressure to public finances as the power sector continues to struggle with rising costs and weak revenue collection.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina, wanted over an alleged case of receiving stolen property.
