Abuja, Oct. 19, 2025 – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to account for the ₦18.6 billion allegedly missing from its Commission Office Complex project. It urged Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President and Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to explain how the money allegedly paid for the construction of the Assembly’s Service Commission office complex, was spent. SERAP also urged the two to disclose the name of the construction company that reportedly received the funds and …
Standing with the Bello family, justice must never be cheapened
Abuja, Oct. 18, 2025 – The decision to grant Maryam Sanda a Presidential pardon is indeed heartbreaking and deeply troubling. It sends a dangerous message – that justice in Nigeria can be overturned by sympathy or influence, rather than truth and accountability. These are the assertions of Abu Hanan Assalafy, a youth, human rights advocate and Convener, Justice for All Network, a Non- Governmental Organisation. He said that the family of the late Bilyaminu Bello has every right to feel betrayed. He said: “After years of court proceedings – from the …
Boeing can hike 737 MAX production to 42 planes per month, FAA says
Washington, Oct. 18, 2025 – Boeing can hike 737 MAX production to 42 planes per month after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted a 38-plane-per-month cap that had been in place since January 2024, the agency and planemaker said on Friday. The FAA imposed the unprecedented production cap shortly after a 2024 mid-air emergency involving a new Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 that was missing four key bolts. The announcement is a significant milestone for the U.S. planemaker, which was plunged into a safety crisis following the mid-air incident. The FAA …
NAICOM seeks regional cooperation to address escalating climate change-induced risks
Lagos, Oct. 14, 2025 – The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has called on West African countries to jointly strengthen financial instruments and deepen regional collaboration to address the escalating risks associated with climate change in the subregion Olusegun Omosehin, the Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive of NAICOM, made the call in Lagos on Monday at the 2025 West Africa Insurance Companies Association (WAICA) Education Conference. He said traditional budgetary measures were no longer sufficient to address the magnitude of climate-induced challenges facing the region. NAICOM boss said climate-related risks required …
FG to disburse N6.3bn interest-free loans to 21,000 flood victims
Abuja, Oct. 13, 2025 – The Federal Government is to disburse ₦6.3 billion interest- and collateral-free loans to 21,000 Nigerians affected by recent flood disasters. Yusuf Sununu, the Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, announced this in Abuja on Monday at a roundtable to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. He said the gesture is part of efforts to cushion the impact of climate-related crises and strengthen food security According to him, each beneficiary will receive ₦300,000 to support recovery, particularly in agriculture and farming, which were severely impacted by flooding. …
Trump urges leaders at Egypt summit to ‘put the old feuds’ to rest’
Sharm E Sheikh (Egypt), Oct. 13, 2025 – President Donald Trump,arrived in Egypt on Monday for a global summit on Gaza’s future as he tries to advance peace in the Middle East after visiting Israel to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hamas. “We have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to put the old feuds and bitter hatreds behind us, and to declare that our future will not be ruled by the fights of generations past,” Trump plans to say during the summit, according to excerpts released by the White House. The whirlwind …
FCCPC commends CBN for its directive on 48-hr refund of failed ATM transactions
Abuja, Oct. 13, 2025 – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its draft guidelines requiring banks to refund customers for failed transactions in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) within 48 hours. The FCCPC made the commendation in a statement issued on Monday by Ondaje Ijagwu, its Director of Corporate Affairs It said the exposure of the CBN’s Draft Guidelines on the Operations of Automated Teller Machines in Nigeria followed the FCCPC’s Consumer Complaints Data Report published in September 2025. “The …
Insecurity: Senate urges FG to establish military base in Kwara South Senatorial District
Abuja, Oct. 8, 2025 – The Senate has urged the federal government to establish a permanent military base in Kwara South Senatorial District. It particularly suggested that the military base should be established within forest belts of Ifelodun Local Government Area to check rising banditry and kidnapping in the area. The Senate also summoned the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Army Staff and the Inspector-General of Police to appear before it to brief lawmakers on the rising insecurity in the Senatorial district. These resolutions followed the adoption of …
Trump threatens no back pay for federal workers affected by government shutdown
Washington, Oct. 8, 2025 – The Trump administration has warned on Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what was a long-standing policy for some 750,000 furloughed staff, according to a memo being circulated by the White House. US President Donald Trump signed into law following the longest government shutdown in 2019 during his first term in office, legislation that ensures federal workers receive back pay during any federal funding lapse In Trump’s new memo however, his Office of Management and Budget …
Yakubu bows out, Agbamuche-Mbu takes over as acting INEC chair
By Paul Ejime Abuja, Oct. 8, 2025 – Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2025, handed over the leadership mantle of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria, to National Commissioner May Agbamuche-Mbu as acting Chair of the Commission. “I sincerely thank all members of the Commission for their support and professionalism over the years. I urge you to extend the same level of commitment to my successor,” Yakubu said during his last official meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) at the INEC Headquarters in Abuja. He expressed …