Reps Approve Tinubu’s $2.35bn Loan Request for 2025 Budget The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow $2.35 billion to finance part of the 2025 budget deficit, aiming to support government spending and economic stability. The House,...

Senate Confirms New Service Chiefs The Senate has confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s nominees as the new Service Chiefs after an intensive closed-door screening that centred on Nigeria’s deepening security challenges. At the end of the over two-hour session presided over by...

Press Freedom: Police Authorities Vow to Strengthen Collaboration with Journalists By Rahma Oladosu & Zeenat Sambo, in Lagos The Lagos State Police Command has reiterated its commitment to strengthening collaboration with journalists to promote mutual understanding and ensure effective public communication. The...

FG Directs States to Establish Power Firms The Federal Government has urged the 36 states to assume full responsibility for power generation, transmission, and distribution as part of efforts to end Nigeria’s lingering electricity crisis. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu,...

Has Social Media Corrupted Nigeria’s Moral Compass? By Shuaib S. Agaka When the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, speaks about social media, his primary concern isn’t data privacy or investment—it’s morality. In a report...

Halal Economics and the Myth of Religious Takeover By Baba El-Yakubu Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi’s essay, “Halal: Tomorrow’s Celebration May Plant Tomorrow’s Crisis,” published on The Eagle Online, deserves commendation—for creativity, not clarity. It is a masterpiece of theological melodrama, constitutional...