Abuja property owners face ₦5m fines for illegal conversions, with 30 days to regularise titles under Wike’s directive.

Former NNPC GM Paulinus Okoronkwo convicted in US for $2.1m Addax bribe, faces decades in prison.

UNICEF has warned that childhood obesity now surpasses underweight globally, affecting 188 million children and fuelled by unhealthy food environments.

Professor Akpan Ekpo says borrowing should fund growth-oriented projects, stressing alternative financing options exist beyond external debt.

Nigeria’s government reserves sub-₦20bn road contracts for citizens, prioritises NNPC-inherited projects under new Nigeria First policy.

UK-backed CRIBS initiative upgrades 84 facilities in Kano, Jigawa, while Nigeria explores domestic funding for HIV response.

Minister Idris says suspension of raw shea exports will boost local processing, create jobs, and strengthen Nigeria’s economy.

Civil society hails draft policy earmarking excise-tax revenues for health, urging higher rates to curb harmful consumption.

Vice President has said Tinubu’s reforms are painful but necessary, stressing Africa must embrace knowledge economy to drive transformation.

Presidential spokesman Sunday Dare insists Nigeria’s debt is sustainable, blaming naira depreciation not reckless loans for portfolio surge.

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu empowers 47 undergraduates with ₦1m each and laptops, urging them to excel academically.

Oil workers suspend industrial action as unions, government, and Dangote agree on employee unionisation and worker’s rights safeguards.

Finance Minister Wale Edun clarifies fuel surcharge requires formal approval, stressing no imminent plan amid TUC’s strike threat.

Nigeria and Angola are set to sign 15 MOUs covering security, defence, technical manpower, migration, and prisoner transfer.

MAX celebrated over 150 riders in Akure, Ilorin, Osogbo, Sagamu, Sango Ota, Ado-Ekiti, Abeokuta, and Ibadan, granting them full vehicle ownership.

Excerpt: The Nigerian Air Force and the United States have strengthened their defence partnership, pledging greater commitment to civilian protection.

The presidency stated that 70% of insecurity challenges in North Central states could be resolved using non-kinetic strategies.

Operatives of a paramilitary agency in Anambra allegedly shot and killed a pregnant woman alongside three other individuals.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has launched a manhunt for those responsible for killing eight operatives.

 EFCC interrogates Sujimoto CEO Sijibomi Ogundele over alleged N5.7bn diversion, freezes accounts, seizes passport amid contract dispute.