UK FINANCE MINISTER RACHEL REEVES SAYS GOVT TO CUT COSTS BY 15%

UK finance minister Rachel Reeves says she plans to cut the costs of running the government by 15 percent within four years, as she grapples with strained public finances.
DEPUTY SPEAKER BENJAMIN KALU EXPRESSES WORRY OVER UNTAPPED RESOURCES FROM BLUE ECONOMY SECTOR

the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has emphasized the need for universities and institutions of higher learning in Nigeria
NIGERIAN TRAVELER ALMA ASINOBI NEARS HISTORIC RECORD

Alma Asinobi, a 26-year-old Nigerian travel content creator, is aiming to set a new Guinness World Record by traveling across all seven continents in just 60 hours.
PENSION TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENT DIRECTORATE,PTAD DISBURSES OVER 1.6BILLION NAIRA TO DECEASED PENSIONERS NEXT OF KIN

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, says it has achieved a major milestone by disbursing over 1.6 billion naira to 776 verified and gible Next of Kin of deceased pensioners.
REPS TO PROBE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the conditional cash transfer programme of the Federal Government.
RUSSIA PRESIDENT PUTIN AND TRUMP AGREE TO HALT UKRAINE ENERGY

Russia’s president ,Vladimir Putin has agreed in a call with Donald Trump to halt attacks against Ukrainian energy targets but would not accept an immediate full ceasefire and insisted that the West halt all military aid for Kyiv.
TRUMP REVOKES BIDEN CHILDREN SECURITY DETAILS

US President Donald Trump said he is withdrawing Hunter Biden’s government bodyguards, extending his campaign of political retribution to Joe Biden’s son.
KPADUMA COMMUNITY CALLS ON FCT MINISTER,WIKE TO INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE MASTER PLAN

In response to the demolition of Gishiri community and planned rumored of continued demolition of illegal houses in FCT, Abuja Original inhabitant in Kpaduma community of Abuja Municipal Area Council has called on the Minister of FCT, Nyensom WIKE to integrate them in the Master plan of FCT.
PRESIDENT TINUBU DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS AND SUSPENDS FUBARA

President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following the protracted political crisis in the state.
EXECUTIVE ARM OF RIVERS STATE ACCUSES PRO WIKE LAW MAKERS OF FRUSTRATING FUBARA’S EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT SUPREME COURT RULLING

Nigeria has been ranked sixth in the 2025 Global Terrorism Index with a score of 7.658, moving up from eighth place in 2023 and 2024.
