THE Federal Government has firmly rejected claims by some international platforms and online commentators alleging that terrorists in Nigeria are carrying out a systematic genocide against Christians. In a statement issued on Sunday obtained by News Point Nigeria, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, described the allegations as false, divisive, and dangerous to the nation’s unity and peace. “The Federal Government strongly condemns and categorically refutes recent allegations by certain international platforms and online influencers suggesting that terrorists operating in Nigeria are engaged in a systematic genocide against Christians. Such claims are false, baseless, despicable, and divisive,”…
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THE Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that the Abuja–Kaduna passenger train service is set to resume operations next week. News Point Nigeria reports that this follows the successful completion of repair and safety checks on the affected section of track at Asham, the NRC said in a statement on Saturday by its Chief Public Relations Officer, Callistus Unyimadu. The operator, however, said that further details on the official resumption date and schedule would be communicated in the coming days. It explained that since the service was temporarily suspended after it derailed on August 26, 2025, the corporation had worked…
THE Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a strong directive warning officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to stay away from land disputes and other civil cases, stressing that the Force will not serve as a tool for private business interests. News Point Nigeria reports that in a video message posted on the Police Force’s official X handle on Thursday, the IGP condemned the practice of officers escorting parties to enforce land recoveries, describing it as illegal, unprofessional, and damaging to the integrity of the police. “Let me reiterate without ambiguity: the Nigeria Police Force is not,…
THE Academy of Management Nigeria (TAMN) has elected Professor Samaila Mande of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) as its new President. News Point Nigeria reports that Mande was unanimously elected at the 19th annual general meeting of the academy, which took place at the Southern Delta University, Ozoro, on Thursday. The organisation is the highest body of scholars and intellectuals in management-related fields in Nigeria. Mande, a renowned scholar in business administration with a specialisation in marketing communication and entrepreneurship, has served as the National Secretary of the Academy of Management Nigeria. He is also a visiting scholar…
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has received ₦318.05 billion between January and August 2025 to fund frontier oil exploration projects across Nigeria’s inland basins, even as the Federation Account struggles with declining revenue, documents from the September Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) have revealed. The deductions, drawn automatically from 30 per cent of Production Sharing Contract (PSC) profits, were in line with provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, which created the Frontier Exploration Fund. Under the Act, NNPCL channels 30 per cent of its PSC profits into exploring under-explored basins such as Anambra, Bida, Dahomey, Sokoto,…
THE Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has clarified the Federal Government’s borrowing strategy, insisting that debt is a legitimate tool for economic growth and infrastructure financing, not an indicator of financial crisis. News Point Nigeria reports that at a briefing with State House Correspondents on Tuesday, FIRS Chairman, Zaccheus Adedeji, also announced that Personal Income Tax (PIT) and Company Income Tax (CIT) reforms will take effect from January 2026, aimed at widening Nigeria’s revenue base and reducing overdependence on borrowing. Adedeji explained that the Tinubu administration has already ended the controversial Ways and Means financing through the Central Bank of…
THE political drama at the National Assembly took a new turn on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, as Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central stormed her office to formally resume legislative duties, just hours after it was unsealed by Assembly officials. News Point Nigeria reports that the office, located at Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing, had been sealed for six months following her suspension by the Senate in March over alleged violations of its standing rules. On Tuesday morning, Alabi Adedeji, Deputy Director of the Sergeant-at-Arms, led the official reopening of the office, ceremonially declaring: “To unseal Senator Natasha Akpoti’s…
THE House of Representatives has demanded answers from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) over the ₦2.4 trillion recently disbursed to contractors handling federal projects across the country, warning that Nigerians will no longer tolerate “phantom projects” and “paper-based completion certificates.” News Point Nigeria reports that at a heated session on Monday, the Deputy Speaker of the House and Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on Budget Implementation, Benjamin Kalu, ordered the Accountant-General, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, to furnish lawmakers with a detailed, verifiable breakdown of all payments made to contractors. The directive followed confirmation from OAGF officials that…
VICE President Kashim Shettima has pitched Nigeria’s $200 billion energy transition opportunity to global investors, urging stronger partnerships to harness the multi-billion-dollar economic reforms being implemented under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking at a Roundtable hosted by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) in New York, on the margins of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Shettima said Nigeria is strategically positioned as the natural hub for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) $3.4 trillion market. “With 210 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves and some of Africa’s highest solar irradiation levels, Nigeria offers a…
THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has declared that the lower chamber of the National Assembly fully supports President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s borrowing strategy, describing it as a “strategic and responsible fiscal tool” crucial to Nigeria’s economic recovery and growth. News Point Nigeria reports that speaking at the 8th Annual African Network of Parliamentary Budget Offices (AN-PBO) Conference hosted by the Nigerian National Assembly and the National Assembly Budget and Research Office (NABRO) in Abuja, Abbas stressed that responsible borrowing is necessary to finance critical infrastructure, stimulate growth, and lift millions out of poverty. Abbas…
THE Federal Government has unveiled an ambitious plan to achieve 95 per cent digital literacy across Nigeria by the year 2030, with a short-term target of training and digitally empowering 30 million citizens by 2027. News Point Nigeria reports that the announcement was made by the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi, represented by the agency’s Director of Stakeholder Management, Aristotle Onumo, at the Grand Finale of the Tech4Dev Digital for All Challenge 2.0 in Abuja. Abdullahi described the initiative as a key pillar of President Bola Tinubu’s vision to build a digital-first economy, stressing…
THE Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will on Monday, September 29, swear-in 57 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria. News Point Nigeria reports that the ceremony is part of programmes lined up to formally mark the 2025/2026 legal year of the Court. It is expected to hold at the main courtroom of the apex court. This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by the Supreme Court’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Festus Akande in Abuja. “In line with our age-long tradition, during the special court session, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, will deliver a State-of-the Judiciary address,”…
PARTS of Kaduna State were thrown into darkness on Thursday following the collapse of a critical transmission tower serving the state capital. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed that Tower No. 7 along the Kaduna Town Line I and II in Rigasa community caved in after a severe downpour and windstorm. In a statement signed by Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs sent to News Point Nigeria, the company disclosed that the collapse also bore the tell-tale signs of sabotage. According to the utility firm, vandals had earlier carted away some vital components of the tower, weakening…
VICE President Kashim Shettima will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, scheduled to hold in New York, United States, from Monday, September 22, to Sunday, September 28, 2025. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha sent to News Point Nigeria, says the decision is based on a directive from President Bola Tinubu. Vice President Shettima is expected to deliver Nigeria’s national statement on Wednesday, September 24, between 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. (New York time). He will also attend…
FORMER Kano State Governor and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has declared that his party is open to rejoining the All Progressives Congress (APC) but only if given what he called “strong promises” and clear guarantees of benefits for NNPP members nationwide. News Point Nigeria reports that Kwankwaso made the statement at his Miller Road residence in Kano, where he hosted Buhari Bakwana, a former political adviser to ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, and a large delegation of APC members from all 44 local government areas of Kano State.…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu paid a solidarity visit to the Kaduna residence of Nigeria’s late President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, assuring the Buhari family of upholding the late leader’s legacies. News Point Nigeria reports that President Tinubu was received by Buhari’s widow, Aisha, her eldest son, Yusuf, and other relatives and associates of the deceased leader. President Tinubu said the family is not alone in grief. “We are just here to assure you that we share in your grief, we share in your pain. “A loss in flesh is not a loss in the spirit, and the spirit that he…
IN a landmark reform aimed at transforming Nigeria’s passport issuance process, the Federal Government has officially ended the era of passport production across multiple centres, inaugurating a single, centralised production system for the first time in 62 years. News Point Nigeria reports that Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the development on Thursday during an inspection tour of the newly completed Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Headquarters in Abuja. He noted that since the establishment of the NIS in 1963, Nigeria had never operated a central passport production hub, a challenge that had led…
THE Federation Account Allocation Committee on Wednesday said the Federal Government, states and local government councils shared a total of N2.225tn as August 2025 revenue, representing an increase of N224.118bn or 11.2 per cent compared with the N2.001tn distributed for July. The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, in a statement on Wednesday by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Bawa Mokwa received by News Point Nigeria, explained that the allocation was made at the FAAC meeting held in Abuja. “A total sum of N2.225tn, being August 2025 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared to the Federal Government,…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved and assigned portfolios to the five newly appointed Executive Directors (EDs) of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC), a move the presidency says is aimed at accelerating development and improving governance in the region. News Point Nigeria reports that the announcement was made on Monday in Abuja by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). According to the statement, the appointees and their assigned portfolios are as follows: Biliquis Jumoke – Executive Director, Administration and Human Resources Aisha Rufai Ibrahim…
THE Federal Government has unveiled ambitious plans to feed 50 million primary school pupils under the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) by the year 2026, as part of efforts to combat malnutrition, boost school enrolment, and support vulnerable children across Nigeria. News Point Nigeria reports that this was disclosed by Aderemi Adebowale, the National Programme Manager of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), in an exclusive with journalists in Abuja. Adebowale explained that the expansion would not only cover children in primary one to six, but also seek to integrate out-of-school children, a demographic that has long faced…