By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Director-General of Bureau Public Procurement,Dr Adebowale Adedokun said The Federal Government has saved about N1.4 trillion in 18 months by blocking inflated contract prices through the introduction of price intelligence and benchmarking. Adedokun disclosed this on Friday, 21 August, 2026 in Lagos during a media interaction on the sidelines of a public procurement capacity-building workshop for senior management and executive staff organised by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation in collaboration with the BPP. He said the procurement reforms introduced about two years ago had significantly improved price verification across government agencies, compelling contractors to seek…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Social media personality, Hellen Ati, has blasted businessman and socialite, Cubana Chief Priest, over his comments about marriage. Hellen questioned his description of marriage as a blessing, alleging that he approached her while she was single, impregnated her and later distanced himself from her. In a post shared online, she wrote, “Pascal, if I may ask which marriage that you’re saying is a blessing, not you that you’re chasing women up and down or am I inciting or am I dreaming, are you not as ashamed of yourself?” She also questioned Cubana Chief Priest’s claim of…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has announced that the ongoing recruitment exercise into the four paramilitary services under the Ministry of Interior will be concluded within four weeks, assuring applicants that the lengthy wait will ultimately be rewarded. The Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jibril (retd.), disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, 21 August, 2026 explaining that the recruitment process had reached its final stages and would be completed within the stated period. Jibril said successful candidates would be notified through the official recruitment platform once…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 25 August, 2026, a public holiday to commemorate Eid-l-Mawlid, marking the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani, on Friday, 21 August, 2026. Tunji-Ojo congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and across the diaspora on the occasion, urging them to use the celebration to reflect on the values associated with the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad. The minister emphasised the importance…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has raised the alarm over persistent attacks and abductions of farmers and other residents across the South-West, warning that the worsening insecurity could undermine food production and heighten the risk of hunger in the coming months. The organisation made this known on Friday, 21 August, 2026 in Ibadan, Oyo State, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, following its recent visits to the Oke-Ogun area and northern parts of Oyo and Ondo states, where residents reportedly expressed growing concerns over insecurity and its impact on farming. Afenifere…
By Ben Murray-Bruce Atiku Abubakar is wrong. Bringing back the fuel subsidy is not the answer. We tried it for forty years. It made a few men billionaires, it fed smugglers at our borders, and it never once put money in the pocket of the woman selling tomatoes by the roadside. Going back to it would be going back to the same thieves. Mr President, you have done well. Removing the subsidy was hard and you did it. You have also sent far more money to the states than any President before you. The Federal Government has done its part.…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola President Bola Tinubu has criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore fuel subsidy if elected president in 2027, describing it as evidence of “serious ignorance on governance and economy.” Tinubu made the remark on Thursday, 20 August, 2026 while receiving Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, at the State House in Abuja. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), had earlier on Thursday said he would restore fuel subsidy if elected president in the 2027 election. He also accused the Tinubu administration of failing to account for the savings from the removal of…
The tournament started on Monday with a total of 64 players drawn into 8 teams, each with 8 players. The teams were then drawn into 2 groups. The 4 teams in each group played against each other in a round robin format, with 2 teams in each group qualifying for the semi finals stage of the competition. The semi final matches played yesterday, saw the teams contesting in best of three sets format, in two singles and three doubles matches, with each singles match attracting 2 points and each doubles match attracting 3 points. In the end, Prestige Banking Team…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The World Bank has targeted connecting 32 million Nigerians to electricity and providing 58 million more people with access to broadband internet under its new Country Partnership Framework for Nigeria, covering 2026 to 2032. The Acting Country Director of the World Bank, Taimur Samad, presented the framework on Wednesday,19 August, 2026 in Lagos during the Industrialisation and Competitiveness Forum organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, disclosing that the plan also targets 9.5 million farmers to benefit from activities designed to improve agricultural production, value addition and market linkages, while the World Bank Group plans to…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted the Sokoto State Government to an alleged plan by terrorists and bandit groups to attack universities and other tertiary institutions across the state. The agency warned that the planned attacks could result in the abduction of students, lecturers, non-teaching staff and their family members. The warning was contained in a security alert dated Tuesday, 18 August, 2026 and addressed to the Sokoto State Government. A DSS source also confirmed the authenticity of the alert to The Cable. According to the service, intelligence available to it indicates that criminal…