Governance & Policy

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of more than 3,800 senior police officers following examinations and oral interviews, with two assistant inspectors-general elevated to deputy inspectors-general. The decision was taken at the commission’s plenary meeting in Abuja on Thursday, 29 October. PUNCH identified the newly promoted officers as Olaolu Adegbite, head of

The National Assembly is targeting December for progress on legislation to establish state police, according to a report published by The Guardian. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele linked the timetable to the reported approval of a constitutional amendment by at least 30 state Houses of Assembly. The development is significant because changing Nigeria’s policing structure requires more

President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to consider a fresh external borrowing request involving approximately $20.5 billion and €1.05 billion, according to a report by PREMIUM TIMES. The request is a proposal requiring legislative consideration, not evidence that the money has already been borrowed, disbursed, or spent. That distinction matters: the political decision before

President Bola Tinubu appointed Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister Festus Keyamo to lead the APC’s Directorate of Air Mobilisation for the 2027 re-election campaign, according to a statement reported by Channels Television. The same announcement named Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria managing director Olubunmi Kuku as a deputy director and Farouk Ahmed Umar as another

A reported presentation of seven 2026 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado sport utility vehicles to selected All Progressives Congress youth leaders has prompted demands for disclosure about their financing. BusinessDay reported that APC national youth leader Dayo Israel announced the vehicles for election mobilisation in a social-media post, thanking First Lady Oluremi Tinubu for her support. The

Chief Justice of Nigeria Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has warned judges and heads of courts to resist political pressure, forum shopping, and applications designed to secure conflicting orders ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the National Judicial Institute’s roundtable for heads of courts in Abuja on Monday, 26 October, she called for careful scrutiny of urgent

Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau has opened investigations into seven people previously named in reporting arising from the Panama Papers and Pandora Papers, according to an exclusive report published by PREMIUM TIMES. The report identifies former Anambra governor Peter Obi, former Senate presidents Bukola Saraki and David Mark, former aviation minister Stella Oduah, former Delta

Former Minister of Power and Steel Wole Oyelese has challenged Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to publish a detailed account of funds accruing to the state’s 33 local government areas over the past seven years. The Guardian reported  that Oyelese said state-level accountability should be examined alongside public scrutiny of federal debts. What Records Does