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NFF President Ibrahim Gusau and several board members have reportedly resigned amid mounting pressure over the state of Nigerian football. The development comes as security agencies scrutinise the federation’s handling of a ₦17 billion Federal Government intervention fund. ...

Olukoyede disclosed this on Wednesday while delivering a lecture at the 43rd International Symposium on Economic Crime in Cambridge, United Kingdom, where he also announced an incentive of up to five per cent for whistleblowers whose information leads to the recovery of stolen Nigerian assets.

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said the decision was part of a broader review of the government's foreign scholarship and bilateral education arrangements aimed at eliminating unnecessary expenditure and redirecting resources towards strengthening Nigerian universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.

Ndume, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, stated that the recent discovery of an alleged fake government agency operating from an official government facility had vindicated his longstanding concerns about the competence of some officials around the President.

According to market data available to the refinery, imported PMS accounted for approximately 43 per cent of fuel supplied into the Nigerian market in July. The development, it said, raises questions about the necessity of continued large-scale imports at a time when Nigeria has significantly expanded its domestic refining capacity.

The latest adjustment was contained in an official communication issued to customers on Tuesday by the refinery’s Group Commercial Operations.

Inflation is slowing, external reserves have climbed, and several major companies are reporting stronger profits. At the same time, borrowing remains expensive, food prices are still putting pressure on household budgets, and investors can now earn relatively high returns from fixed-income instruments.

The funds were raised through eight Federal Government of Nigeria bond auctions conducted by the Debt Management Office during the period, as investors continued to show strong appetite for government securities despite the government’s cautious approach to borrowing costs.

The disagreement erupted after Paul Ibe, one of Atiku’s media aides, said the former Vice President would temporarily restore petrol subsidy if elected, and subsequently phase it out after giving the economy time to recover. However, another aide, Phrank Shaibu, swiftly rejected that interpretation, describing it as “an unauthorised, imprecise and materially misleading characterisation” of Atiku’s position.

In a statement to PEOPLE, Parton’s representatives said the singer died on August 25 at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tennessee, surrounded by loved ones. They did not disclose the type of cancer she had been battling.