Here are the top ten stories from across the country
1. Tinubu signs 2026 Appropriation Bill, 2025 budget extension
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday assented to the 2026 Appropriation Bill, which provides for an aggregate expenditure of ₦68.32 trillion.Read more
2. Nigeria rejects IMF offer to key into $50bn loan for struggling economies
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, has stated that the Nigerian government is not planning to borrow from the $50 billion facility which the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said is available to support struggling economies in Africa.Read more
3. Atiku replies Tinubu, says president’s ‘tirade reflects a troubling pattern of hypocrisy, historical amnesia’
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has responded to comments by President Bola Tinubu on his role in Nigeria’s privatisation programme under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration.Read more
4. Factional ADC leaders dismiss David Mark-led convention as a nullity, affront of court
A factional National Chairman of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nafiu Bala-Gombe, has described the national convention held on April 14 by the David Mark-led faction of the party as a nullity and a affront of the court.Read more
5. Presidency, Wike dismiss Atiku’s TV interview as ‘disjointed’, ‘unconvincing’
The Presidency and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have launched strong criticisms against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar following his recent television interview, describing it as underwhelming and lacking substance.Read more
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6. Court to rule on Emefiele’s co-defendant’s trial-within-trial May 4
The Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has fixed May 4 for ruling in a trial-within-trial involving Henry Omoile, co-defendant with the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.Read more
7. US/Iran conflict again push crude oil prices up
New developments around the US-Iran conflicts in the Middle East has again pushed up the prices of crude oil the international market.Read more
8. DJ Cuppy reveals dating history, says she now wants a ‘9 to 5’ man
Nigerian DJ and media personality Florence Ifedayo Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has opened up about her dating history, revealing that she has gone on dates with men from diverse backgrounds.Read more
9. FCCPC debunks reports on ban of airtime borrowing, data advance
FCCPC debunks reports on ban of airtime borrowing, data advanceThe Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has rescued a 15-year-old girl.Read more
10. NSCDC foils planned trafficking of teenager to Libya
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has rescued a 15-year-old girl from suspected traffickers in Abuja.Read more