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Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has dismissed claims that federal lawmakers determine their own allowances. Rather, he insisted that salaries and official vehicle entitlements for members of the National Assembly were fixed by Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Bamidele was reacting to a court ruling that declared national assembly’s N110 billion SUV and allowance spending unlawful. NAN recalls that a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos had recently declared unlawful the national assembly’s controversial N110 billion vehicle and allowance schemes. It ruled that the spending of N40 billion on 465 vehicles for…

Nigerian telecom operators on Monday said they plan to invest about N1.86tn in 2026 to expand infrastructure, upgrade network capacity, and improve service quality across Africa’s most populous nation. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria said the planned investment would be directed towards network expansion, technology upgrades, and other operational improvements aimed at strengthening service delivery for millions of mobile and data subscribers nationwide. The planned spending follows capital expenditure of N2.13tn recorded by mobile network operators, tower companies, and other industry players in 2025, reflecting continued investment in infrastructure despite persistent cost pressures, foreign exchange constraints, and…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has condemned what he described as coordinated attacks allegedly carried out by political thugs across parts of the state, including Ile-Ife, Ede and Osogbo. Adeleke, in a statement released on Tuesday, described the violence as unacceptable, warning that no political ambition was worth the blood and suffering of innocent citizens. “I strongly condemn the coordinated attacks carried out by pro-APC political thugs in Ile-Ife, Ede, Osogbo and other parts of our state earlier today. No political ambition is worth the blood, pain, and suffering of innocent citizens. He called on President Bola Tinubu, the National…

By Yinka Kolawole Foreign investment into Nigeria’s production and manufacturing sector declined sharply by 50.7 percent quarter-on-quarter to $152.27 million in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1’26), down from $308.93 million recorded in the preceding quarter (Q4’25), according to the latest Capital Importation Report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The report revealed that the sector accounted for only 1.47 per cent of the total capital importation valued at $10.37 billion recorded during the review period, highlighting the continued struggle to attract significant foreign capital into the productive segment of the economy. However, on a year-on-year basis, foreign investment…

After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams is back in the winner’s circle. The 23-time Grand Slam champion made a successful return at Queen’s Club, teaming up with Victoria Mboko to defeat Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7-6(2), 6-2 in the doubles draw. This is her first professional match since the 2022 US Open and her first victory in 1,376 days. While fans celebrated Serena’s winning return, the pair admitted afterwards that they saw plenty of room for improvement. “Well, we had a lot of fun. We feel like there’s room for improvement,” Serena said with a…

Mobo Awards founder Kanya King has been remembered as a “visionary” who “changed the face of culture and music”, following her death at the age of 57. King at the 2024 Mobo Awards in Sheffield | BBC King worked tirelessly to champion black musicians’ contribution to British culture and funded the first Music of Black Origin awards in 1996 out of her own pocket. BBC on Friday reported that she died on Wednesday after “a courageous and characteristically determined battle with colon cancer”, the Mobo Organisation said in a statement. Tributes have been paid by stars including TV host and…

The fallout is being felt far beyond the Middle East, with UN agencies warning that rising fuel prices, disrupted shipping routes and growing financial uncertainty are placing mounting pressure on economies, labour markets and vulnerable households across Asia and other developing regions.Before the latest tensions, the Strait of Hormuz handled roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies – around 20 million barrels a day – alongside vast quantities of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and raw materials for critical industries, making it one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.Ship traffic over the past week fluctuated between just two and 16 vessels…

The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Professor Abdullahi Ribadu, has called for stronger collaboration between universities, industry, government, and international partners to reposition higher education in Nigeria for innovation, entrepreneurship, and societal impact. Ribadu made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during a welcome address at the International Conference on Academic Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and Technology Transfer in Nigerian Universities. The event brought together participants from universities, research institutions, development agencies, and international partners, including representatives of the University of Koblenz and the University of Erfurt. The Executive Secretary, who was represented by the Director of Research, Information and…

Ask any design leader today whether their team uses artificial intelligence, and you will almost certainly hear yes. Pull back the curtain and look at what that actually means, and the answer becomes far more complicated. This is the AI maturity mirage: the growing distance between what organisations claim about their AI adoption and what is actually happening inside their design workflows on a Tuesday afternoon. The numbers make the gap embarrassingly visible. 65% of organisations now use generative AI in at least one business function, double the rate from just ten months earlier, according to McKinsey’s first quarter 2026…

The first batch of Nigerians being repatriated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks is expected to arrive at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday morning. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa. According to the ministry, the returnees will be transported aboard an Air Peace flight scheduled to depart O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Wednesday night. The statement added that the aircraft is expected to arrive in Lagos at about 5 a.m. on Thursday. The repatriation exercise follows concerns over attacks…