Last week, this column argued that the Structural Adjustment Programme, which turned forty years last month, did not emerge from a prosperous economy suddenly captured by neoliberal ideas. Rather, it was the outcome of contradictions that had accumulated since the oil boom of the 1970s. This week, we examine the adjustment itself, the intellectual battles […]

Air Peace has expanded its regional network with the launch of scheduled flights on the Lagos–Conakry–Bamako route, a move aimed at strengthening intra-African travel, trade, and connectivity across West Africa. The airline commenced operations on the route on Saturday, August 1, 2026, with the inaugural flight departing from Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal 2 in […]

Nigeria’s insurance sector has reached a defining milestone with the conclusion of the industry-wide recapitalisation exercise. The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) confirmed that most licensed firms have met new capital thresholds, while eight companies await final verification, and the status of seven others remains pending. According to NAICOM, the companies awaiting review submitted evidence of […]

Chairman of Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Honourable Adedeji Bukola Omope, has assured residents that the council’s doors remain open to new ideas, complaints, and suggestions, urging them to freely engage with the leadership at any time. The post Our doors are open to all, Bariga LCDA boss assures residents appeared first on Tribune Online.

BY DEBORAH BELLO AND FAROOQ OLAIYA, Lagos Currency in circulation (CIC) in Nigeria rose to N5.73 trillion in 2025 from N5.44 trillion recorded in 2024, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) printed 3.43 billion units of naira notes to meet growing cash demand, the apex bank’s 2025 Annual Report has revealed. The report showed […]

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has expanded access to regional financing with an €80 million credit facility for Coris Holding SA to support agriculture, energy, food value chains and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across West Africa. The financing agreement, signed in Lomé, Republic of Togo, aims to strengthen investment in productive […]

Benue State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Benjamin Ashaver, has flagged off the distribution of 21 trucks of Federal Government-assisted Fertiliser, provided through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, to farmers across the state. Speaking during the flag-off in Makurdi on Monday, Dr Ashaver reaffirmed the Benue State Government’s commitment to […]

The Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) has asserted that Nigeria has suffered over $200 billion in undeclared economic, social and developmental losses since the outbreak of the Boko Haram insurgency in 2009. It, therefore, urged  the federal government to immediately undertake a comprehensive national audit of the hidden costs of terrorism. In a statement by […]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has unveiled plans to redevelop the abandoned recreational garden at the Life Camp Roundabout into a modern leisure and sports facility, as part of the FCT Administration’s ongoing efforts to expand green spaces and improve recreational infrastructure across Abuja. The minister also announced that Abuja would […]

Nigeria and Saudi Arabia have begun discussions on a strategic partnership aimed at attracting investment into Nigeria’s housing and infrastructure sectors The post Nigeria, Saudi Arabia mull partnership on housing, Infrastructure appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Unveiling African Parliament Writers Network, in partnership with Parliamentary Initiatives at the ECOWAS Commission Annex, Abuja, has honoured the medical director of Hajiya Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Zaria, Dr Husaina Adamu, with the African Trailblazer Excellence Merit Award for Public Health Administrative Governance. The award recognised her outstanding contributions to public administration, healthcare governance […]

A former deputy governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere, has emphasised that good health remains the pivotal foundation on which education, productivity and sustainable development are anchored. Madumere, the top contender in Imo East Senatorial District, stressed that a preventive healthcare delivery system, such as free medical outreaches, helps reduce the burden of disease […]

By Eneole Otorkpa, Abuja   The Economic Community of West African States Regional Competition Authority (ECOWAS-ERCA) has warned that price-fixing, market allocation and anti-competitive practices were undermining economic integration and driving up the cost of goods across West Africa. The authority said such practices deny consumers fair prices, limit opportunities for small businesses and weaken […]

By Eneole Otorkpa, Abuja   The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has  decried the deepening division among Nigerians along ethnic and religous lines. He also appealed to the citizens to support security agencies to end the worsening security challenges  in  the country. He warned that the country could not overcome its security challenges without […]

Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced two men, Kappo Waheed and James Oke, to 24 months’ imprisonment each for conspiring to smuggle and unlawfully possessing 140 bags of foreign parboiled rice. Justice Aluko jailed Waheed and Oke after they pleaded guilty to two counts of a charge […]

First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has commended the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for transforming Abuja’s City Gate into a major recreational and environmental landmark, describing the project as an outstanding example of urban renewal. During a ceremony to honour the FCT Administration for its environmental efforts under the […]

All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the 15th August, 2026, Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has raised the alarm that the political violence in the state had attained a dangerous dimension. He alleged that at least 25 members of his party had been killed in the political crisis that had engulfed the state. Oyebamiji, […]

Kano State House of Assembly has passed the amendment to the Kano State Private and Voluntary Institutions Board Law, slashing the tax and levy imposed on private schools from 15 per cent to five per cent to reduce the financial burden on parents. The bill was passed yesterday during plenary presided over by the speaker, […]

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Oyo State Council, has accused the management of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso and Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, of deliberately defying Governor Seyi Makinde’s directive to implement pension increases for its members. The union described the institutions’ alleged refusal to implement the […]

A 15-year-old Kelvin Faga in Suleja, Suleja local government area of Niger State, has been arrested for staging his own abduction to collect N200,000 from his father. The police spokesperson, Niger State Command, Wasiu Abiodun (SP), disclosed this yesterday when he gave updates on the fight against crimes in the state. He said, “A report […]

EKITI State government has directed allottees who have abandoned their plots in government residential estates across the state to commence development on or before August 30, warning that failure to comply will result in the revocation of their allocations. The post Ekiti govt issues ultimatum on abandoned estate lands, warns encroachers appeared first on Tribune Online.

Personnel of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory have raided Ine Ikoridung coastal settlement in Bakassi local government area of Cross River State and destroyed a suspected militant hideout along the Dayspring axis. The operation was part of the sustained offensive against militant elements operating within the area. The Navy said the militants had relocated […]

Nasir El-Rufai now stands charged on 10  counts before a court that will decide whether the former Kaduna State governor answers for one of the more detailed corruption case files to reach trial in recent years. These remain allegations, not proven facts, and El-Rufai is entitled to the presumption of innocence until the court says […]

The planned probe of the 2021–2023 audit reports on the oil and gas industry conducted by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) suffered a setback in the Senate on Monday as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) failed to appear […]

BY Felix Igbekoyi, Jonathan Nda-Isaiah, James Kwen and Samson Elijah The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria (CSSLN) has urged the National Assembly to transmit the State Police Constitution Amendment Bill to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for consideration, saying lawmakers at the state level cannot begin deliberations until the bill is […]

A 48-year-old resident of Naridom community in Chawai Chiefdom, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Joseph Marcus, has recounted how bandits who attacked the community in the early hours of Monday, 27 July, killed his wife and his 100-year-old father, leaving him both a widower and an orphan in one tragic night. Marcus told […]

Prominent Islamic Scholar Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has said that religious clerics who actively participate in politics and contest elections are preferable to those who remain on the sidelines, praying for politicians from the comfort of their homes. Gumi made the remark while contributing to the ongoing debate over whether Islamic scholars should engage directly […]

Justice Faruk Hassan Bunza of the Kebbi State High Court has regained his freedom after spending eight days in the custody of kidnappers, with his family recounting how he returned home on Monday. The judge was abducted in the early hours of Sunday, 26 July 2026, from his residence along Zogirma Road shortly after returning […]

The federal government has tightened controls on the implementation of the 2026 capital budget, directing ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) not to award contracts, sign agreements or incur financial obligations without approved expenditure warrants and confirmed cash backing. The directive, contained in a Treasury Circular dated July 31 and signed by the Accountant-General of the […]

The Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Reverend Felix Ajakaiye, has cautioned kingmakers and stakeholders in Ilawe-Ekiti against manipulating the process of selecting the next Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, but to allow merit, integrity and competence to guide the emergence. The post Bishop Ajakaye warns kingmakers against manipulation in new Alawe’s selection appeared first on Tribune Online.

The push for affordable housing provision for low income Nigerians recieved has a boost on Sunday as the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christians Church of God (RCCG) Pastor  Enoch Adejare Adeoye, threw his weight behind the campaign. The post Adeboye, Falana, others push for affordable housing for Nigerians appeared first on Tribune Online.