The African Democratic Congress has declared it will not abandon its leaders facing prosecution, even as it challenges the even-handedness of federal anti-corruption agencies and insists on the constitutional rights of all citizens.
Fifa on Tuesday officially marked 100 days until the start of the 2026 World Cup, publishing a series of celebratory posts on its digital platforms. Yet amid the countdown to the expanded 48-team tournament, the world football governing body offered no update on a disciplinary matter that could still alter the lineup of nations heading to North America: Nigeria’s pending protest against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Mr. Taiwo Oyedele as the new Minister of State for Finance, pending confirmation by the Senate.
Eighty percent of the judgements handed down by the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States cannot be enforced a damning statistic that the court’s own president laid bare before Nigeria’s highest judicial officer in Abuja, underscoring a deepening compliance crisis that has long undermined the legitimacy and operational effectiveness of one of West Africa’s most important regional institutions.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned for ruling on a critical evidentiary dispute between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, as a prosecution witness testified that Bello’s name did not appear in any of the banking records tendered before the court.
A fresh push for universal identity registration has emerged as the National Identity Management Commission urges parents and guardians across Nigeria to secure the National Identification Number for their children, emphasising its mandatory status for key educational milestones like the 2026 Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations.
Nigeria’s Value Added Tax collections climbed to N2.28 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed, representing a 10.66 percent increase over the N2.06 trillion recorded in the second quarter of the same year and a significantly sharper 28.10 percent rise when measured against the corresponding period in 2024.
