President Bola Tinubu’s latest three-week European vacation has renewed questions about the cost of presidential travel, with GovSpend Nigeria records showing that the Presidency spent N37.64 billion on travel-related expenses between June 2023 and April 2026. The figures have attracted criticism because the latest trip comes as many Nigerians continue to face high living costs,…
he long-running legal battle over Tinubu FBI records has entered another important stage, but the latest development does not mean the documents will automatically become public. A US federal judge has allowed the FBI to submit sensitive material privately for judicial review while giving the FBI, the Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration and…
Nigeria’s 2027 election campaign has officially moved into a more serious phase, and the early signs suggest that the battle will be fought on two very different fronts: political organisation on one side and direct voter engagement on the other. The Presidency has released the 108-member APC Presidential Campaign Council, giving President Bola Tinubu’s re-election…
The petrol subsidy debate has returned to the centre of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential race, and this time it is not simply about fuel prices. It is becoming a test of whether voters prefer the economic pain of President Bola Tinubu’s reforms or the promise from opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar to change course. Atiku, the African…
Governor Ademola Adeleke’s visit to President Bola Tinubu was more than a ceremonial presentation of his Osun re-election certificate. Coming just days after a closely fought election, the meeting offered an early picture of how Adeleke plans to approach his second term and his relationship with the federal government. Adeleke visited the Presidential Villa on…
President Bola Tinubu’s recent decision to increase the salaries of serving military personnel was meant to strengthen troop welfare and recognise the demands placed on the armed forces. But just as the government celebrates the pay increase, retired military personnel are on the streets demanding to know why they were left behind. Military retirees gathered…
President Bola Tinubu has again promised that Nigeria’s state-owned refineries will return to operation, saying the government is carrying out a “structural and economic reset” to ensure the facilities must become productive and profitable. That distinction is important because Nigeria has already celebrated refinery “revivals” that did not last. Port Harcourt restarted in November 2024,…
Nigeria’s tax chief, Zacch Adedeji, has offered an unusual defence of President Bola Tinubu’s administration amid criticism that political leaders live comfortably while ordinary Nigerians struggle with rising living costs. In a Channels Television interview, Adedeji, chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, pointed to what he described as Tinubu’s personal simplicity. He said the President…
President Bola Tinubu’s decision to direct the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to return to court and seek the lifting of its freeze on Osun State government accounts has transformed a financial investigation into a much bigger political and institutional debate. The EFCC had obtained a court order freezing the account amid an investigation…
The latest attack in Sokoto has exposed the difficult reality facing Nigeria’s security strategy: even as the government increases military pay and tightens its response to criminal activity in schools, communities are still being left vulnerable to heavily armed attacks. At least 21 people are feared dead and 37 others were abducted after gunmen attacked…
