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Fuel Price War: NNPCL Chief Assures Nigerians of Benefits

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) chief, Bayo Ojulari, says the ongoing fuel price war triggered by domestic refining competition will ultimately benefit Nigerians through lower pump prices

95News•12/28/2025

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Tinubu’s 65 Envoy Nominees Face Tough Senate Screening

President Bola Tinubu’s sweeping diplomatic shake-up has reached the Senate, where 65 ambassadorial nominees face what is expected to be a stormy confirmation process.

95News•12/5/2025

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UK Commits £12.4m to Back Nigeria’s Economic Reform Agenda

The United Kingdom has launched new programmes worth £12.4 million to support Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms, focusing on governance, trade, and inclusive growth.

95News•12/5/2025

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FG Approves 4,000 Telecom Towers to Boost Rural Connectivity, Security

The Federal Government has approved the deployment of 4,000 telecom towers nationwide to enhance rural connectivity and security, a move officials say will bridge Nigeria’s digital divide and strengthen surveillance in underserved communities.

95News•12/3/2025

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Senate Begins Screening of Tinubu’s Ambassadorial Nominees

The Nigerian Senate has commenced the screening of President Bola Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees, beginning with three non-career candidates — Kayode Are (Ogun State), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa State), and Ayodele Oke (Oyo State) — as part of a broader diplomatic reshuffle.

95News•12/3/2025

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Anti-Tinubu Post: Sowore Arraigned, Released on Self-Recognition

Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged anti-Tinubu social media post, but was released on self-recognition after pleading not guilty to charges of cyberstalking and defamation.

95News•12/3/2025

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Omidiran Named Federal Character Commission Chair as Senate Clears 37 Others

The Nigerian Senate has confirmed former lawmaker Ayo Omidiran as Chairperson of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), alongside 37 commissioners representing different states and geopolitical zones, in a sweeping approval that strengthens the leadership of one of Nigeria’s most critical agencies.

95News•11/27/2025

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Tinubu Orders Herders to Surrender Guns, Embrace Ranching Amid Security Crisis

Amid worsening insecurity marked by mass kidnappings and deadly farmer–herder clashes, President Bola Tinubu has called on herders nationwide to hand over illegal weapons and adopt ranching as the new model for livestock farming, stressing that open grazing is no longer acceptable.

95News•11/27/2025

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Tinubu Declares National Security Emergency, Orders Recruitment of 20,000 New Police Officers

President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency, directing the recruitment of 20,000 new police officers and authorising sweeping reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against banditry, terrorism, and kidnapping.

95News•11/26/2025

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Tinubu Urges National Assembly to Legalise State Police Amid Escalating Insecurity

President Bola Tinubu has called on the National Assembly to amend Nigeria’s laws to allow the creation of state police, declaring a nationwide security emergency and insisting that decentralised policing is critical to tackling the country’s worsening insecurity.

95News•11/26/2025

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Atiku Abubakar: Kebbi Schoolgirls’ Release Not a Victory, But Proof of Security Failure

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the Federal Government’s celebration of the release of abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State, insisting that their freedom should not be hailed as a victory but as evidence of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.

95News•11/26/2025

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Ogun Governor Abiodun Declares State Police Non-Negotiable Amid Rising Insecurity

Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Dapo Abiodun, has insisted that the establishment of state police is no longer negotiable, stressing that decentralizing Nigeria’s policing system is critical to tackling worsening insecurity across the country.

95News•11/26/2025