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The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has appointed Taiwo Oyedele as the new Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, replacing Wale Edun in a minor cabinet reshuffle. Oyedele previously served as Minister of State for Finance. Secretary to the Government of the Federation...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has sacked Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, and Umar Dangiwa, Minister of Housing and Urban Development. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, announced the cabinet reshuffle in a memo. Taiwo...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has approved a $75 million investment in Flutterwave as the fintech company's initial public offer (IPO) plans near completion. The investment, announced by presidential aide Dada Olusegun on X, amounts to over N100 billion at current exchange rates...

The Digest: Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has stated that he would defeat President Bola Tinubu "flat" in a free and fair election. Speaking on Channels TV's Mic On, Melaye said any presidential aspirant under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) would perform "one million times better...

The Digest: Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has described any Igbo person who criticises a fellow Igbo for supporting President Bola Tinubu as a "coward." In a post on X, Edochie challenged critics to show videos of them dragging Yorubas or Northerners who support Tinubu, as well as past leaders...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has stated that President Bola Tinubu should be concerned about a possible defeat in the 2027 general elections, citing widespread hardship and insecurity. National Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi said Tinubu would be contesting against...

The Digest: The Federal Government will soon begin deploying ambassadors to foreign missions after receiving more than 25 diplomatic agreements from host countries. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa announced that a three-day induction programme for...

The Digest: Kimberly Daniels, a Florida state representative and chair of the UN-WCD, has called on President Bola Tinubu to remove or redeploy Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence. In a statement released Tuesday, Daniels cited a security assessment report on Nigeria’s recent...

The Digest: Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has issued a sharp rebuttal to President Bola Tinubu, accusing the administration of "historical amnesia" regarding Nigeria’s economic reforms. In a statement released by his media aide, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku defended his supervision of the 2000s...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has dismissed opposition critics as "noise-makers" during a meeting with Renewed Hope Ambassadors at the State House. Mocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) convention where Atiku Abubakar and Rauf Aregbesola slammed his economic policies, Tinubu hit...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has aimed a dig at former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, accusing him of attempting to "privatise" the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking to Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Tinubu said: "The head was chairman of the privatisation council. He privatised...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has dared opposition figures, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Nasir el-Rufai, declaring that no conspiracy can scare him off. Addressing state coordinators of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors at the Presidential Villa, he said: "Me? They want to scare me...

The Digest: Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu, has told Atiku Abubakar that Tinubu will complete his eight-year tenure like former President Muhammadu Buhari. Reacting to Atiku's comments on power rotation, Onanuga said the north's shorter tenure was due to the untimely...

The Digest: Daniel Bwala, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on policy communication, has told former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar that he will lose to the ruling party in the 2027 presidential election. Reacting to Atiku's Arise TV interview, where he expressed confidence in the...

The Digest: Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said Nigeria's fiscal structure under President Bola Tinubu's administration is flawed, with the country earning more revenue while citizens receive less benefit. Reacting to a World Bank report (since deleted from its website), Atiku said...

The Digest: Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, has urged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to elect a viable presidential candidate capable of defeating President Bola Tinubu in 2027, warning that ethnicity and religion will not help the party. Speaking at the ADC...

The Digest: Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has dismissed Rauf Aregbesola's criticism of President Tinubu's government, calling the ADC a gathering of "desperate politicians." Onanuga accused Aregbesola of failing during his tenure as Osun governor, citing unpaid civil servants and...

The Digest: ADC National Secretary Rauf Aregbesola has launched a stern attack on President Bola Tinubu's administration, describing the Renewed Hope Agenda as a "classic scam" and calling on the president to resign. Speaking at the ADC National Convention in Abuja, he said: "If allowed, this...

The Digest: Senate President Godswill Akpabio has alleged that the recent surge in insecurity across Nigeria is politically motivated and linked to the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the inauguration of the Nigeria Revenue Service headquarters, he suggested some actors are sponsoring...

The Digest: Former Anambra governor Peter Obi has accused President Bola Tinubu's government of suppressing opposition politics, warning that Nigeria's democratic space is shrinking. Speaking on ARISE PrimeTime, Obi cited the denial of venues for ADC's national convention as a troubling sign...