Nigeria news today headlines : Tuesday 17th February 2026
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target=_blank>Reps PAC Orders AGF, Auditor-General To Submit Three-Year Accounts By October 2026
Torkwase Nyiekaa The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday directed the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation…
target=_blank>Education Most Reliable Path To National Advancement – Gbajabiamila
Torkwase Nyiekaa The Chief of Staff to the President and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday described education as the most reliable pathway to Nigeria’s…
target=_blank>Debt Burden Paralyses Devt As Experts Warn Of Structural Crisis
LAGOS – Nigeria’s proposed 2026 budget has ignited fresh debate among economists and fiscal policy experts after startling figures presented to the Senate Appropriations Committee revealed a deepening imbalance between…
target=_blank>Tinubu Vows To Sustain Economic Reforms For Nigerians Benefit
…Says With Ribadu, ‘We Will Defeat Bandits, Terrorists’ ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu has said his administration will sustain the ongoing economic reforms for the benefit of Nigerians, with a…
target=_blank>LP Calls For Abure’s Arrest Over Secretariat Invasion
ABUJA – The national leadership of the Labour Party (LP), under the chairmanship of Nenadi Usman and the national secretary, Darlington Nwokocha, has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution…
target=_blank>Inflation Defies Forecasts, Slips To 15.10% As Food, Core Prices Ease, Naira Strengthens
LAGOS – Nigeria’s inflation rate surprised markets in January 2026, easing to 15.10 percent despite widespread projections of a sharp rise following the recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) normalisation by…
target=_blank>FG Files Charges Against El-Rufai For Intercepting NSA Phone
ABUJA – The Federal Government has filed charges against former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai for intercepting tapping the phone of the National Security Adviser (NSA). The charges, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026,…
target=_blank>Singer Market Fire: FG, APC Govs Donate N8bn To Kano Traders
ABUJA – The Federal Government has approved the sum of N5 billion as intervention fund for traders affected by the fire outbreak that razed large sections of the popular Singer…
target=_blank>Electoral Reforms: Falana, Bugaje, Utomi, Agbakoba, Others To Occupy NASS Today
LAGOS – The Movement for Credible Elections (MCE), a coalition of leaders of the organised civil society and labour movement, has announced plans to escalate its ongoing protests on electoral…
target=_blank>Dangote Signs $400m Equipment Deal To Fast Track Refinery Expansion
Dangote Group has signed a $400 million construction equipment agreement with XCMG Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., one of China’s leading manufacturers of construction machinery, in a move set to accelerate…
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