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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed Nigeria’s long-standing dependence on rice imports on the decision by the civilian administration in 1979 to lift a ban imposed by the outgoing military government, saying the policy reversal set the country back by decades. Obasanjo

The Nigeria Customs Service has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening inter-agency collaboration with the Headquarters Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), to bolster border security management in Borno and Yobe states. The statement, issued on Thursday by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba,

More Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on Tuesday appeared before committees of the House of Representatives to defend their 2026 budget proposals, as the lawmakers moved to exclude 22 federal institutions from budgetary allocations over alleged lack of accountability. The decision by

The House of Representatives Committee on Science, Engineering and Technology has resolved to expunge the 2026 budget of the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) from the 2026 Appropriation Bill following what it described as the agency’s disregard for legislative oversight. The

The Senate on Tuesday grilled the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) over the mounting debt crisis in the nation’s power sector, as lawmakers expressed concern over the growing financial strain across the electricity value chain. During a session of the Senate

The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Shamsedeen Ogunjimi, on Tuesday faced intense scrutiny at the Senate over alleged zero capital allocations to several Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), non-payment for completed contracts, and concerns surrounding the deployment of the Centralised Payment System.