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Nigeria’s fiscal deficit hits 4.69 trillion naira in Q1 as revenue falls short

Nigeria's government ran a 4.69 trillion naira fiscal deficit in the first quarter as revenue fell far short of target and foreign loans stalled.

Nigeria’s state police bill heads to Tinubu after 28 states approve

Nigeria's National Assembly will send the state police bill to President Bola Tinubu for assent after verifying approval from 28 of 36 state legislatures.

Lagos Police to impound vehicles with covered, missing number plates

Lagos Police launched a statewide crackdown on vehicles with covered, missing or defaced number plates beginning Monday, June 15, 2026, amid security concerns.

Travellers flee bandit attack near Old Oyo National Park

Travellers narrowly escaped a suspected bandit attack near Old Oyo National Park in Igbeti, Oyo State, on Sunday, as security agencies moved to respond.

Gunmen abduct Baale of Ode Oriya community in Ondo

Armed men have abducted the Baale of Ode Oriya community in Ondo State, wounding his wife during a late-night raid on his residence.

Tinubu says subsidy cabals want him dead

President Bola Tinubu says oil subsidy and exchange rate cabals want him dead, blaming the threat on the reforms he launched after taking office in 2023.

NDLEA finds cocaine hidden in food flasks at Lagos airport, arrests three suspects

NDLEA operatives found 2.80 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the false bottom of food flasks bound for the United Kingdom from Lagos airport.

ADC blasts FG over plan to release 744 repentant terrorists

The African Democratic Congress has denounced the federal government's reintegration of 744 repentant terrorists as a dangerous failure of judgment that prioritizes rehabilitation over accountability.

Nigerians furious as government reintegrates 744 repentant terrorists: ‘Help victims before helping killers’

Nigeria's reintegration of 744 former Boko Haram fighters has triggered a furious backlash from victims, retired officers and lawyers who say justice has been abandoned.

Security agencies respond to ISWAP airport attack threat

Security agencies reinforced airports and correctional facilities on Thursday after the Washington Post revealed a Nigerian Customs Service memo detailing an ISWAP airport threat against the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja.

ACF declares Nigeria’s security crisis a ‘state of war’ as Boko Haram kills six soldiers in Borno

The Arewa Consultative Forum declared Nigeria's security crisis a full-scale state of war, even as Boko Haram killed six soldiers in a fresh Borno attack.

Nigeria spent N75bn on arms from 2023 to 2025, with 2024 accounting for more than half

Nigeria spent nearly N75bn on arms and military equipment over three years, with 2024 alone accounting for more than half of that total.

Bandits kidnap UNIJOS student, demand N30m ransom after torture video goes viral

Armed bandits abducted a University of Jos student along the Kaduna highway, posted torture videos in his class group chat and demanded N30 million ransom.

Boko Haram hits Benishiekh again, storms base where general was killed

Insurgents targeted the same 29 Task Force Brigade base in Benishiekh, Borno State, where Brig. Gen. O.O. Braimah was killed six days ago.

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Nigeria’s fiscal deficit hits 4.69 trillion naira in Q1 as revenue falls short

Nigeria's government ran a 4.69 trillion naira fiscal deficit in the first quarter as revenue fell far short of target and foreign loans stalled.

Nigeria’s state police bill heads to Tinubu after 28 states approve

Nigeria's National Assembly will send the state police bill to President Bola Tinubu for assent after verifying approval from 28 of 36 state legislatures.

An estimated 14 million uncollected PVCs pose a test for Nigeria’s INEC

An estimated 14 million voter cards remain uncollected across Nigeria, Vanguard reports, raising concern at INEC ahead of the Jan. 16 presidential election.

Nigeria warns agency heads of sanctions over inflated contracts

Nigeria's federal government says heads of state-owned enterprises who award inflated contracts outside procurement law will face sanctions, in a new directive from George Akume.