President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday nominated Mr Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Dr Doris Anite-Uzoka in a fresh cabinet reshuffle. Anite-Uzoka has been redeployed to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State, marking her third ministerial assignment under the current administration.
The Nigeria Police Council is now convening under the direction of President Bola Tinubu to formally evaluate Olatunji Disu's nomination as a substantive Inspector-General of Police. The meeting reportedly started when Tinubu showed up at the State House's Council Chamber today in Abuja at around 2:15 p.m. The meeting meets with the Police Act 2020's requirements, which provide that before the President sends the nominee's name to the Senate for confirmation, the Police Council must review the appointment.
Executive Order 9 of 2026, which requires that oil income be sent directly to the Federation Account Allocation Committee, has been put into effect by the Federal Government. In a statement released on Monday, Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, revealed this information and listed the main decisions made during the meeting. This came after the first meeting of the executive order's implementation committee and President Bola Tinubu's directive about the remittance to FAAC.
The Presidency has debunked a viral report circulating that a staff of the kitchen at the Presidential Villa in Abuja attempted to poison President Bola Tinubu.
Taiwo Adegbodu, one half of the popular gospel music duo, Adegbodu Twins, has died. The news of his passing was announced on Sunday, March 1, in a post shared on the duo’s official Facebook page. The statement, reportedly written by his twin brother and music partner, Kehinde Adegbodu, expressed profound grief and drew an outpouring of sympathy from fans and colleagues.
An interim review published by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on Thursday revealed patterns of price manipulation by certain domestic airlines during the December 2025 holiday season, igniting new worries about competition and consumer exploitation in Nigeria's aviation industry. According to the report, the development sparked new worries about market rivalry and consumer abuse in Nigeria's aviation industry. The commission's Department of Surveillance and Investigations issued the interim findings after announcing an industry-wide investigation in January.
