Nigeria’s public debt profile is expected to surge following the N162.025 trillion loan President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sought the National Assembly’s approval for fresh borrowing’. Accordingly, the president has requested the lawmakers to approve new borrowing plans to a tune of $21.5 billion, along with €2.19 billion, 15 billion Japanese yen and a €65 million grant, as part of the federal government’s 2025–2026 borrowing framework.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that its Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has demolished more than 100 illegal refinery sites across the Niger Delta through targeted airstrikes between January and May 2025. This was revealed in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame. According to Ejodame, the intensified operations by the 115 Special Operations Group (115 SOG), which oversees the air component of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), have led to significant achievements within the five-month period. Throughout the operations, the Air Component conducted 173 missions and 265 sorties, accumulating around 270 flight hours. These missions targeted major oil-producing states such as Ondo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River.

In fulfillment of a promise to give free medical services to a Sokoto businessman accidentally shot during an operation, the Department of State Services (DSS) has invited the victim to its hospital in Abuja.

Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, have arrested two suspected kidnap kingpins during an operation at Hajj camps in Abuja and Sokoto, as they prepared to travel to Saudi Arabia for the annual pilgrimage.

In a significant blow to notorious terrorist leader Bello Turji, his key ally, Alhaji Shaudo Alku has been confirmed killed in a targeted airstrike. The Air Component of Operation Fasan Yama conducted the strike on May 18, 2025 targeting terrorists near Tunfa Primary School in Isa LGA, Sokoto State. Alku, invited from Niger Republic for a meeting, died alongside several men and unconfirmed commanders. This development is part of ongoing efforts to disrupt terrorist operations in the region. A military source, who requested anonymity, said, “Surveillance and actionable intelligence enabled the Nigerian military to pinpoint the gathering, prompting a swift and decisive air assault that neutralised multiple targets.

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops, in conjunction with hybrid forces and other security agencies, have sustained offensive operations in all theatres to provide safe corridors for farming activities. As contained in a statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Markus Kangye, on Saturday in Abuja. This was to enable farmers to contribute their quota to food production and, by extension, the attainment of food security as directed by President Bola Tinubu. He said the armed forces, under the leadership of Gen. Christopher Musa, were not negotiating issues of national security and the welfare of troops who had remained resolute and determined to safeguard the nation’s territorial integrity and national interests and protect citizens from all forms of threats. “As part of its mandate, the military launched several key operations during the week with renewed vigour aimed at combating insurgency, terrorism, and other forms of criminal activities that threaten our communities.