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Tariff Hike: TCN, DISCOs bicker over failing 20-hrs supply
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With Band A customers expressing anger over the failure of electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, to meet the 20-hour minimum supply, some communities have approached their respective DisCos, requesting to be downgraded to Band B.
The communities, Vanguard gathered, are insisting that since they were not getting the promised 20 hours per day, they should not be forced to pay the N225 per kilowatt hour tariff increase ordered by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC.
However, findings by Vanguard indicated it was not entirely the fault of DISCOs as the power allocation from the upstream value chain has declined significantly, making it difficult for the DisCos to meet up with the minimum supply benchmark.
Data supplied by Independent System Operator, at the weekend, showed that load allocation to the eleven DisCos stood at 2,989 Megawatts, a significant drop from the 4,200MW average needed to meet the tariff requirement.
The data indicated that Abuja Disco got the highest allocation of 461 MW, down from 611MW recorded a few days ago. It was followed by Ikeja Electric at 455MW, Eko DisCo at 387MW, Ibadan DisCo at 360MW, Benin DisCo at 245MW, and Enugu DisCo at 216MW.
Others were Port Harcourt DisCo 213MW, Kano DisCo 202MW, Kaduna Electric 195MW, Jos DisCo 170MW and Yola DisCo 85MW.
Meanwhile, a source in Eko DisCo said the company was meeting up with the prescribed minimum of 20 hours but explained that what they do is that on some days they supply more than the minimum, and they cut back the excess supply from the minimum supply the following day, a situation which may have left the consumers with the impression of under-supply.
He advised that the consumers should track average supply over a period of time.
TCN, DisCos trade blames
Meanwhile, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has publicly disagreed with the DisCos over failure to meet the 20-hour minimum electricity supply demand. Benin, Ibadan, and Port Harcourt DisCos had in a notice to consumers attributed the failure to challenges faced by TCN.
Benin DisCo disclosed that problems at the Amukpe transmission station led to over seven hours of outage while faults at the Effurun transmission station also led to over eight hours of outage.
But TCN in a statement said that was not the true picture.
According to TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, “the incorrect attribution of these faults to TCN is clearly shown in the table on the release by IBEDC.
“For clarity, we note that on the 11th of April 2024, the Amukpe 33KV feeder tripped at 2:31 pm and was restored by 4.08 pm, within one hour and 54 minutes. The cause of the outage, which was clearly under BEDC purview, was an instantaneous earth fault caused by stormy weather, which was restored on trial reclosure after the rain had subsided.
“Still, on the 11th of April 2024, Effurun 33KV feeder tripped at 12:25 p.m., and it is still out. The cause of the tripping was an earth fault on the outgoing feeder upriser, also from the BEDC DISCO end”.
On Ibadan DisCo claims that TCN is responsible for its failure to deliver estimated hours of supply to Band A customers due to system outages and tripping on TCN’s feeders, Mbah said after investigation it was established that the feeders mentioned “are not within the TCN network. This means that most of the listed feeders in the publication are 11kV operated by IBEDC and completely outside TCN’s Operational Control and in IBEDC’s network.
“That the reasons given for the outage on IBEDC 11kV and 33kV are earth/over current faults, which have no bearing on TCN’s frequency control operations.
“That the statement by IBEDC has been verified by TCN’s regional management in Osogbo in conjunction with IBEDC Officials themselves and has been proven to be false, necessitating necessary corrections being made.
“While TCN sees this misinformation of IBEDC as a ploy to undermine and mislead the public against regular power supply, we remain focused on supporting the government’s move towards a more robust and efficient power supply”, she added.
Total supply remains insufficient — Consumer Network
In an interview with Financial Vanguard, weekend, the President, Nigeria Consumer Protection Network, Mr. Kunle Olubiyo, said: “What we are currently is a service-based tariff. Consumers should pay based on the value they derive. But even at the estimated peak supply of 5,800MW, it would still be difficult to meet the demand of 20 million – 30 million electricity consumers in Nigeria.
“Currently, some consumers in Band A have enough while others do not. For instance, in my area in Garki, Abuja, the Abuja DisCo has been able to provide us with not less than 22 hours of power supply daily. The level of outages is very minimal. But we cannot generalize because the people of Mararaba, still in Abuja may have less than 10 hours.
“However, I am pleased with the response of NERC. The regulator has been proactive in tackling issues, especially listening to consumers and sanctioning the DisCos, where necessary.
“But NERC should do more. It should compel the DisCos to provide details, including the Bands of consumers in receipts paid by consumers. This will enable them to know their bands because many people do not even know their bands. Many people started showing interest because of the removal of subsidy, which now makes electricity expensive for Band A consumers. Many consumers did not care before because power was relatively cheap.”
Band A, others were proposed in 2020 — PowerUp Nigeria
Similarly, in another interview with Financial Vanguard, the Executive Director, PowerUp Nigeria, Adetayo Adegbemle, who harped on the need to invest in infrastructure to deliver more power to consumers, said: “The Bands are already four years old.
They were introduced in 2020 along with the Service Based Tariffs, which says locations with advanced infrastructure and that can deliver more energy to consumers should be allowed to do, and the consumers pay a tariff that reflects the hours, or bands, they receive and enjoy.
“So, Band A with a minimum of 20 hours daily power supplies was introduced as the Premium band. Other locations within the country cannot enjoy as much energy because of weaker and inadequate infrastructure. They are also divided into Bands.
“So we have Band A which enjoys between 20 and 24 hours per day, Band B gets between 16 and 19 hours per day, Band C gets between 12 and 15 hours, Band D which gets 8 and 12 hours, and Band E gets a minimum of 4hours per day.
There is Band E in some locations as well, depending on the ability to get power to these places. When you look at it the kind of infrastructure in places like Maitama, Ikoyi, Surulere, Jos, and Asokoro cannot be compared with infrastructure in places like Mowe, Ibafo, Ologuneru, and a lot of newly developed sites.
“So, what the new tariff implies is that subsidy has now been withdrawn from Band A Customers, accounting for 15% of total customers on the grid. Let me also say that this subsidy removal affects only those in Band A. So, if you are not on Band A, you are not affected by the new tariff.
“As I said earlier, one of the major factors that determine these bands is the quality of infrastructure in these areas; another is the volume high of consumption of energy in these areas.
“One thing that is also common with these locations is that they are mostly affluent and high-income areas of society and they represent a disproportionately high share of energy consumed relative to their share of the customer population
“We have major industries also covered. Many of the maximum demand users (industries and productive users of electricity) are covered under Band A feeders, thereby catalyzing industry as a vehicle for economic development.
“This increased energy supply to these feeders will reduce their net energy spend because otherwise, they would have to depend on diesel generating sets, which cost more than two times that of grid energy per kWh.”
DisCos to set up response teams
He said: “DisCos are mandated to set up a rapid response team to ensure effective service delivery on the committed minimum hours of supply to each service Band commencing with Band A feeders.
Where a DisCo fails to meet the committed service level of a feeder for consecutive seven (7) days, the feeder shall be automatically downgraded to the recorded level of quality of supply.
“We still have a huge metering gap unfilled, and this is one of the reasons many Nigerians are kicking against the removal of this subsidy. But I understand that the Commission is working on the liberalization of Metering. I would have recommended what I called Meter Franchising.
It is more like the present Meter Assets Providers, but in this case, investors can take up a Feeder on a Franchise, and install Meters to every Customer on the Feeder. They can recoup their money via recharge. The Commission can also chart a cost recovery for such investment.”
Reverse hike to avert further misery, suffering — Electricity workers
Meanwhile, workers in the nation’s power sector have asked the Federal Government to stop deceiving Nigerians over the 300 percent hike in electricity tariff, and called for it reversal to avoid further socioeconomic woes.
“While advising the government to come clean on the hike and not being economical with the truth, they described the hike as nothing but another anti-people policy.“Under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, the workers warned that if any of their colleague is attacked in the line of duty over the tariff hike, they would shut down power supply nationwide without notice.
“In a statement titled “Hike in electricity tariff I – Danger looms”Acting General Secretary of the Union, Dominic Igwebike, stated: “NUEE is one of the critical stakeholders in the electricity sector and it has been our major concern to see the delivery of constant, sustainable, clean, and affordable Electric Power to our dear Nation.
“There has not been any meaningful improvement since after the privatization of the Power Sector. The country has an installed capacity of about 14,000MW but generates about 4,803MW. But , Nigeria needs at least 30,000MW to reach sufficiency.“
“The recent hike in electricity tariff from N68 /kwh to N225 /kwh is absurd in a country where the majority of the masses are grappling with basic survival and an electricity access rate of about 55 percent.“
“The justification given by NERC, is that the hike is attributed to only Band A consumers who make up only 15 percent of electricity consumers and utilize 40 percent of the nation’s electricity consumption.
Vanguard News
By Max Amuchie | The Sunday Stew
Following the completion of The Three-Month Sprint series, our editorial roadmap dictated a sharp turn into a four-part methodology series exploring the inner workings of the Decoupling Sovereignty Index (DSI). That exploration will still come. However, the remarkable public interest generated by our detailed account of the 91-day journey that yielded a macro-theoretical trilogy prompted an unexpected, yet necessary, detour.
Readers were intrigued not only by the three analytical constructs themselves, but by the process that made them possible. How did an independent newsroom develop three original analytical constructs in just 91 days? What institutional philosophy made such an experiment possible? And what might this reveal about the future of journalism in the digital age?
Those questions made a further conversation not merely worthwhile, but imperative.
There was another development that reinforced the need for this detour. As the discussions surrounding The Three-Month Sprint unfolded, it became evident that artificial intelligence systems and search algorithms had begun identifying the Sundiata Post Model as a distinct concept and generating summaries and inferences from previously published material. That development carried an important implication. Once a concept enters algorithmic knowledge systems, it begins to acquire a digital identity that may increasingly shape how students, researchers, journalists, and policy practitioners first encounter it. Defining the concept authoritatively therefore became essential, rather than allowing its meaning to be shaped by algorithmic interpretations drawn from scattered publications.
That imperative also required a change in sequence. Before examining the methodology of the Decoupling Sovereignty Index (DSI), it was first necessary to explain the institutional framework that gave rise to The Insecurity Triad, the Trinity of State Decay (TSD), and the DSI itself.
Reimagining an Ancient Divide
For generations, the newsroom and the knowledge institution have occupied adjacent but largely separate worlds. One reported events as they unfolded; the other developed theories to explain them. Yet the story told in The Three-Month Sprint suggests that this traditional separation may no longer be as fixed as we have assumed.
As I reflected on the conversations that followed the series, it became increasingly clear that the real story was not simply the creation of three original analytical constructs. It was the emergence of an institutional framework for knowledge production that had quietly taken shape within Sundiata Post. What had appeared to be a sequence of individual achievements was, in fact, evidence of a broader institutional philosophy.
What gradually became clear was that what we have come to call the Sundiata Post Model emerged from a simple yet consequential question: What happens when those two worlds meet?
Defining the Sundiata Post Model
This essay, therefore, formally introduces and defines the Sundiata Post Model as an institutional framework for media-based knowledge production in which an independent newsroom systematically integrates journalism, original research, conceptual innovation, and scholarly dissemination to produce original analytical constructs that contribute to public understanding, academic inquiry, and policy discourse within the global knowledge ecosystem.
After three decades in journalism, I have increasingly found myself asking not only how journalism can better report the world, but how it can contribute more substantially to humanity’s stock of knowledge. Early in a journalist’s career, the questions are naturally immediate: What is the story? How do I report it well? Those questions never lose their importance. Over time, however, another question inevitably begins to emerge: What can journalism itself become? That question has gradually become one of the defining reflections of my professional life. The Sundiata Post Model is my attempt to answer it—not as an abstract theory, but as an institutional framework shaped by experience, reflection, and experimentation.
A definition, however, acquires meaning only when expressed through practice. The Sundiata Post Model did not emerge as an abstract theory conceived in isolation. It evolved through the lived experience of The Sunday Stew—my weekly syndicated column that gradually expanded beyond commentary into a platform for systematic inquiry, conceptual innovation, and scholarly engagement. In many respects, the story of the Model is inseparable from the evolution of the column itself.
Viewed from this perspective, the implications extend beyond Sundiata Post itself. They invite a reconsideration of the role of the newspaper column in the digital age. For much of its history, column writing has been associated primarily with commentary, persuasion, and public reflection. The experience of The Sunday Stew suggests that a column can also become a site of systematic inquiry, conceptual innovation, and knowledge production. Rather than merely interpreting events, it can generate analytical constructs that enter scholarly and policy conversations.
The discussion that follows explores how that reflection gradually evolved into an institutional framework that reimagines the relationship between the newsroom and the knowledge institution.
Connecting to the Global Knowledge Ecosystem
The significance of the Sundiata Post Model extends beyond the production of original analytical constructs. It also lies in its capacity to create pathways through which ideas originating in an independent newsroom can enter global scholarly conversations. The publication of working papers, the establishment of the Sundiata Post Intelligence Unit (SPIU), engagement with scholarly repositories, and participation in international research networks demonstrate that journalism and academic knowledge production need not exist in separate institutional silos.
The evolution of The Sunday Stew into a platform for knowledge production also produced another, less anticipated consequence. It began to create pathways through which ideas developed within an independent newsroom could travel beyond journalism into the global knowledge ecosystem.
My appointment as an Expert Member and Peer Reviewer by ScienceOpen—the Berlin, Germany-based global research discovery and scholarly publishing platform that connects researchers, publishers, universities, and research institutions across disciplines—illustrates this broader trajectory. While the appointment was based on my scholarly profile and publication record, it also reflects the growing permeability between journalism and the academy that the Sundiata Post Model seeks to advance. It suggests that original ideas developed within an independent newsroom can participate in global research ecosystems when supported by rigorous methodology, systematic documentation, and scholarly dissemination.
The significance, therefore, lies not in one appointment but in what it represents: the possibility that an independent newsroom can participate credibly in global knowledge production.
This is perhaps one of the most important implications of the Sundiata Post Model: it demonstrates that an independent newsroom in Africa or elsewhere can contribute not only to daily public discourse but also to the production, circulation, and evaluation of knowledge within the global academic community.
An Emerging Body of Knowledge
What makes this evolution particularly noteworthy is not simply the number of constructs that have emerged, but the coherence that binds them together. Within a relatively short period, Sundiata Post has developed:
•The Insecurity Triad — a foundational analytical framework reconceptualising insecurity as an interconnected ecosystem;
•The Trinity of State Decay (TSD) — a macro-diagnostic theory explaining the structural dynamics of state decay and the progressive decoupling of sovereign authority;
•The Decoupling Sovereignty Index (DSI) — a quantitative metric for measuring the degree of decoupling between formal sovereignty and effective state authority; and
•The Sundiata Post Model — an institutional framework explaining how an independent newsroom can systematically generate original analytical constructs.
Collectively, they constitute an interdisciplinary body of work situated at the intersection of six disciplines: political science, international relations, sociology, security studies, quantitative social science, and journalism and media studies. Together, they demonstrate the capacity of media-based knowledge production to generate original analytical constructs across disciplinary boundaries.
There is an important progression here. The first three are substantive analytical constructs. The fourth explains the institutional framework that made their development possible. In doing so, the conversation shifts from “Here are four original ideas” to “Here is an institutional framework capable of systematically producing original ideas.”
That distinction helps explain why the Three-Month Sprint generated such widespread interest. The real story was never simply that three analytical constructs were developed within 91 days. The deeper question was how an independent newsroom could develop an institutional framework capable of producing original analytical constructs.
Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of this story is not that four original constructs emerged from one independent newsroom. It is that their emergence suggests that, under the right institutional conditions, the modern newsroom can evolve into a knowledge-producing institution.
Looking Ahead
The Sundiata Post Model is ultimately an argument that a newsroom can become more than a publisher of news. It can become a producer of enduring knowledge whose ideas travel from journalism into scholarship, policy, and increasingly, the algorithmic knowledge systems that shape how the world discovers and understands new concepts. Whether adopted, adapted, or challenged, the Model is offered as a contribution to a broader conversation about what journalism can become in the twenty-first century. If the twentieth century established the newsroom as society’s information institution, the twenty-first century may yet establish it as a knowledge institution. That is the possibility the Sundiata Post Model seeks to explore.
Finally, it is important to emphasise that, like any institutional framework, the Sundiata Post Model is a proposition to be examined, tested, refined, and, where necessary, challenged through practice and scholarly engagement.
This introductory essay has sought to define the Sundiata Post Model and explain why it emerged. The next two parts of this series will examine its institutional architecture and the conditions for long-term sustainability that will enable such a model to endure. If journalism is to become a genuine knowledge institution, it must be intellectually rigorous, institutionally coherent, and economically sustainable.
Trust is sacred. Stay seasoned.
•Dr. Max Amuchie is a Scholar-Journalist, Media CEO & Theorist-In-Chief, Lead Researcher at the Sundiata Post Intelligence Unit (SPIU), and an Expert Member and Peer Reviewer at ScienceOpen. He is the architect of The Insecurity Triad framework for African security analysis as well as the Trinity of State Decay theory, and the Decoupling Sovereignty Index (DSI)—original frameworks for understanding, categorising, and measuring conflict, state decay, and sovereignty in the Global South. He writes ‘The Sunday Stew’, a weekly syndicated column on faith, character, and the structural forces that shape society, with a focus on Nigeria, Africa, and the Global South in a changing world.
X (formerly Twitter): @MaxAmuchie | Email: max.a@sundiatapost.com | Tel: +234(0)8053069436
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*THISDAY*
Abia PDP Candidate Faults Okada Ban,Promises Welfarist Govt that Will Humanise Policies
Osun 2026: Adeleke Reconstitutes Campaign Council To AccommodateAPC Defectors
FG Sets Three-Year Cycle for Nationwide Learning Tests, Eyes Data to Fix Education Gaps
Kogi Govt Hails Ekinrin Adde Community over Inauguration of N750m Fund Raising for Devt
Bayelsa PDP Urges Diri To Tackle Poverty in 2nd Half of 2026
Why Im Facing Prosecution, Says Sowore
ECOWAS Hands Nigeria Assistive Devices, Unveils Regional Push for Disability Inclusion
Anambra, Abia Stakeholders Meet NBC, Pledge Peaceful Resolution of Inter-state Disputes
Osibanjo, Fashola, Adebutu, Chinese Consul-General, Others to Lead Natl Discourse on Youth Leadership, Entrepreneurship
Radda Presents Appointment Letters to2,158 Newly Recruited Teachers
FAO Food Price Index Edges Down Amid Diverging Commodity Price Movement
Environmental Disaster Looms In Delta, Activist Tells Gov Oborevwori
Group Hails Oborevworis Devt Strides, Urges Sustained Performance
Fubara Lauds Army Chief, Reaffirms Support for Security Operations
PEBEC Targets Seamless Digital Govt as 98% of MDAs Meet Business Reform Standards
WHY AKARA, CORN AND KULIKULI MATTER
Tinubu Felicitates Customs CG Adeniyi On Re-Election As Chairperson Of WCO Council
NDLEA Warns Nigerians Against Fake Vehicle Auction Scam Using Officials Names
Zulum Clears Gratuity Backlog with N5.81bn Payout, Promises Better Welfare for LG Workers
ACAMB Visits NIBSS, Advocates Wider QR Code Adoption, Stronger Payment Systems
UBA Rewards Customer Loyalty with Over 400m Bumper Account Anniversary Bonus
Ojukwu Varsity VC: No One Can Vilify Me for Sacking Erring Lecturers
PANDEF to Tinubu: South-south Grossly Shortchanged in N3.9tn Road Projects
Diplomats, Stakeholders Advocate Cultural Diplomacy to Promote Peace
State Police As Reality-In-Waiting And TB @ 65
Candidate Who Saw It Coming: Inside Adebayos Three-Year Case Against Nigerias Decline
Carloha Nigeria Launches Care 6-6-7 Rescue Initiative
FRSC, NADDC, SON Parley onSafe EV,CNG Rollout at NAJA Auto Summit
Motul, Winpart by CFAO, Energy Switch Partner toExpand Access to Premium Lubricants in Nigeria
NADDC Champions Motoring Media as Key Driver of Nigerias Automotive Future
Ekeoma Eme Ekeoma: BuildingWealth, Inspiring Lives
Police Are Your Friends
Tobi Amusan: Prefontaine Record Setting Next Target
Egypt Reach FIFA World Cup Round of 16 for the First Time in History
Fear of Thunderstorm May Force Change in Time of Mexico vs England Clash
How JOF Nigerias Grassroots Vision Produced Another Football Success Story
Chrisland Retains 5th D.O.A. Memorial Soccer Title
How Dandanlope is Touching LivesThrough Worship, Live Music
Tony Amadi:My Journey Through Journalism, History Life
Tinuade Okewole:My Stories Impart Empathy,Healing, Compassion on My Audiences
US House of Reps Honours Uzodimma for Transformative Leadership
DigitalDisruptionandNewspaperVendors Fight for Survival
No Breathalyzer for Fatigue
Adeleke Hails Osun Local Content Policy, Inaugurates Lameco Bridge
Oyebanji: Im Targeting 700,000 Votes for Tinubu in 2027, Vows Inclusive Governance
PDP Tackles Akpabio, Says Party Not Dead, But Alive and Remains the Hottest Bride
Nigerian Filmmaker Iheonunekwu Wins Award for Tackling Cultural Stereotypes Through Screen
The Masters Place to Host International Founders Conference, Dedicate Dreamland in Delta
Why August Meeting Remains One of Nigerias Most Powerful Expressions of Women Supporting Women
Rite Foods Drives Academic Excellence with N35m Annual National Award
Coronation Insurance Rewards Customers in Raffle Draw
Buy Now, Pay Later:Financial Freedom or Debt Trap
HumanManagers Initiative Equips Students for Workplace Realities
Flybird Invests in Drone Technology, Deepening Presence in Energy Sector
Zuliarish Delivers New Residences to Tackle Deficit
Artee Group Breaks Ground on Landmark Mixed-use Development in Ikoyi
Three Takeaways from the Nigeria Climate Investment Summit (NCIS)London
Chinonso Arubayi is Building AI Products That Solve Problems Across Film, Beauty and Family Life
Beyond the Fare: The Nigerian Drivers Restoring Faith in Strangers
*DAILY TRUST*
To My Grandfather, Dr. Mohammed Abba
I didnt confer chieftaincy title on Baba Ijesha Ooni
Xenophobia: Nigerians take up arms in South Africa, defend selves
Phantom Council: Internal Collaborators Enabled Adeyemi Presidency
One Dies in Captivity as Police Rescue Abducted Ekiti Worshippers
Reactions as Tinubu media centre shares AI image of First Lady selling Akara
Sokoto: Slain Village head, son, others buried amid tears
MPAC: Appeal Courts Ruling Against Hijab Assault on Religious Freedom
IPI Nigeria Demands Immediate Release of Journalist Stanley Ugagbe
No Profession Should Dominate Proposed Public Health Institute
Burna Boy acquires Worlds first Widebody Bugatti Chiron
Muslim Congress Visits Ilorin Chief Imam, Seeks Unity
Outrage over Ogun market demolition, traders claim N500m loss
FirstBank vs GHL: Supreme Court Orders release of Oil Companys vessel
Kogi varsity deploys new anti-Cult Squad after Students death, appoints Ex-CSP as Security Chief
South-South shortchanged in N3.9trn road projects PANDEF
Plateau varsity ASUU threatens strike
UNICEF, FG target out-of-school crisis through 2050 devt plan
FG moves to end multiple business registrations
Taraba Approves N7bn for Gratuity, Retirement, Death Benefits
How Nigerian women trade fertility eggs for wigs, food
Family demands probe into alleged missing kidney
Inside Sunday Igbohos Iru Ekun security network
Phantom council saga: Only independent panel will unravel the culprits Dr Baba Ahmed
Prince Adeyemi-gate: Why Nigeria needs a transparent commission of inquiry
Truth be told: Revisiting the akara, kulikuli advice by Remi Tinubu
What next after Gowon, IBB, Abdulsalami responded to Philosofaith
Actualising African economic vision
Beyond macroeconomic stability: Why economic reforms must pass national security test
Govs urge communities to complement govt efforts in rural development
Fire guts petroleum storage tank, gas truck explodes in Lagos
Dont be megaphones for terrorists, Tinubu tells media
Citizens PULSE initiative enlightens Veritas students on governance, civic participation
Tanimola: The deceased named in phantom council saga
Uba Sani Flags Off Erosion Control Project, Pays N2bn Compensation
Alleged N315m, land gifts to Kano-based Singer sparks reactions in Gombe
INEC extends nationwide voter registration
Trade unionist Sunmonu: Why we rejected IMF structural adjustment
Suspect Confesses to Selling Friends Child for N1.3m
Adeyemi exploiting public anger about corruption to avoid accountability Presidential aide
Boko Haram sets four vehicles ablaze in Yobe
Bandits hit Sokoto community, Kill village head, son, others
Youth Block major Sokoto road over rising insecurity
Argentina dump Cape Verde out of World Cup
World Cup: Egypt beat Australia on penalties to reach round of 16
*NEW TELEGRAPH*
42 Bag First Class As Sokoto Varsity Graduates 6,000 Students
2027: Ughievwen Leaders Adopt Tinubu, Oborevwori, Dafinone, Utuama
NNL: Wikki Tourists Eye Top-Flight Return, Appoint Bala Mohammed
2027: Oyo Rep Rolls Out 20 Branded Vehicles For Grassroots, Public Awareness
EKSG Provides Medical Support To Freed Kidnap Victims
FG Targets 45M Nigerians With N10bn Healthcare Intervention
2027: APC Chieftain Canvasses Christian Deputy Gov In Niger
Trump Pardons Eight Convicted In Vehicle Emissions Cases
US At 250: Religious Freedom Remains America’s Greatest Strength – Pope Leo
Uwaleke Secures 2nd Term As CMAN President
FCMB Group Shareholders Approve N23.08bn Dividend
2027: Ughievwen Leaders Adopt Tinubu, Oborevwori, Dafinone, Utuama
2027: Oyo Rep Rolls Out 20 Branded Vehicles For Grassroots, Public Awareness
Inibehe Effiong Challenges Presidency Over PFIPC ‘Ghost Agency’ Claim
NNL: Wikki Tourists Eye Top-Flight Return, Appoint Bala Mohammed
Brazil Battle Beckons As Haaland Hunts History
Mahrez Retires From Algeria Duty After World Cup Exit
Ooni Of Ife Debunks Conferring Chieftaincy Title On Baba Ijesha
Reactions As Jarvis Shows Off Period Package From Peller
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Tied The Knot At Madison Square Garden
Top 5 Best Celebrity Pictures On Instagram This Week
Emeka Ike Speaks On Love, Marriage
*BLUE PRINT*
World Cup 2026: Morocco thrash co-host Canada to qualify for quarter-final
Why we won’t pay compensation to Nigerians who fled xenophobic attacks – South African government
Months after quitting Nollywood, Ray Emordi returns
Labour protest disrupts activities at FUTA teaching hospital, police wades in
SWAN congratulates NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko on birthday
IPI Nigeria demands immediate release of Journalist Stanley Ugagbe
Police, Sunday Igboho’s security outfit rescue abducted Oyo woman, son in Kwara
Kidnapped worshippers rescued in Ekiti — Police
NSC DG Olopade in Aberdeen, receives athletes, officials ahead of 2026 Commonwealth Games
To my grandfather, Mohammed Abba
Police, Sunday Igboho’s security outfit rescue abducted Oyo woman, son in Kwara
Kidnapped worshippers rescued in Ekiti — Police
GBV: Commissioner advocates practical policies to end vice, boost women social development
*GUARDIAN*
2027: Tijjaniyya Shura Council Declares Support for Governor Yusuf’s Re-election Bid
Fire Guts Bono Energy Terminal As Gas Tanker Leakage Sparks Inferno In Owode
Fads Shine as Afro-Italian Challenge Heats Up MasterChef Nigeria Kitchen
3,500 youths to compete for Adebutu’s grant
After evacuation, Nigerians left in S’Africa resort to self-defence
Lagoon Hospital marks 40 years with push to curb avoidable amputations
Aide denies EFCC raid on ex-Abia governor Orji
US-Based Nigerian, Dr. Bolaji Odusina Wins NDC Governorship Ticket In Ogun
SightSavers Performs 60,000 Eye Surgeries, Distributes 29m Antibiotic Doses Across Nigeria
Kwara APC elders back Olawuyi for Reps Ticket, cite experience, electability ahead of 2027
2027: Kalu Unites OUK Movement, Reality Organisation for Tinubu’s re-election
Faulty systems persist after N37bn National Assembly renovation
PFIPC: Mumuni urges due process, dismisses claims against Gbajabiamila
Osun PDP demands impartial probe into killing of teenager
Xenophobia: Air Peace evacuates 801 Nigerians in three humanitarian missions
Nyako suffers court defeat as ex-CSO wins N80m property case
Xenophobic attacks threaten AfCFTA Success, APFFLON Warns
SDP…Standing Out With A Peaceful, Orderly March To 2027 Polls
ARNU convenes Registrars on digital transformation of Universities
GMT launches medical outreach, empowerment initiative in Ondo
*THE AUTHORITY*
Ebonyi group warns against politicising Ezza new yam festival, urges respect for traditional protocols
Dr Enenche, Wife Ignite Canada, Romania With Powerful Revival Fire Crusades.
Tinubu to media: Don’t be megaphones for terrorists
Group Demands Gbajabiamila’s Resignation Over Corruptible Allegations, Rejects Onanuga’s Denial
COAS commissions new welfare projects in Port Harcourt, reaffirms soldier-first philosophy
BREAKING: Uba Sani Begins Statewide Community Justice Centre Initiative
Zeberced Group to Train 2,000 young Nigerians in Technical and Vocational Skills,…
Court Judgment, milestone in entrenching multi-party democracy — Mark
*SAHARA REPORTER*
BREAKING: Security Operatives Arrest Medical Expert, Prof Aghaji Who Issued Independent Health Report On Nnamdi Kanu
How State Governments Shut Procurement Portals, Denied Nigerians Access To Monitor Multi-Billion Naira Projects
DSS DG Reveals Agency Chose Sowore’s Tinubu Insult Case To Make An Example, Seeks Tougher Punishment For Online Abuse
Nigeria Police Accused Of Abducting Secrets Reporters Journalist Over Investigation Into CBN Deputy Governor Emem Usoro
BREAKING: Court Orders Nigeria Police To Prosecute Sergeant, Pay N200Million For 2021 Killing Of Truck Driver Babai In Osun
BREAKING: Court Grants N5Million Bail To Social Media Critic Gololo, Accused Of Defaming And Insulting Senate President Akpabio
EXCLUSIVE: ‘We Take Okada To Court, Earn Less Than N200,000 Monthly,’ Kwara Magistrates Accuse AbdulRazaq Govt Of Neglect
BREAKING: Falana To Defend Man Who Accused Femi Gbajabiamila Of N400Million Bribery In Alleged Forgery Case
Abuja Received N172.9Billion FAAC Allocation In 10 Months, Yet Residents Grapple With Kidnappings, Insecurity
EXCLUSIVE: How Kidnappers Turned Abuja Border Communities Into Terror Zones Despite $460Million CCTV Project
BREAKING: Bandits Kill Six Kidnapped Southern Kaduna Residents Despite Community’s Ransom Payment
EXCLUSIVE: We Were Planning To Move To Canada’: Widow Of Lagos Sound Engineer Lynched, Set Ablaze Over N100 Speaks After Killers Sentenced To Death
BREAKING: Borno School Releases Names Of 36 NECO Candidates Still Held By Boko Haram After School Attack
EXCLUSIVE: Full List Of 104 Nigerian Soldiers Declared Missing With Service Rifles Weeks After Boko Harams Deadly Attack On Borno Base
BREAKING: Court Restores Sowore’s Bail, Grants N200Million Bail With Two Sureties, Orders Passport Deposit
EXCLUSIVE: Rogue Police Officers Allegedly Shielding Ex-IGP Egbetokuns Ally, Rebecca Bilikisu Teargas EFCC Operatives During Enforcement Of Forfeiture Order In Abuja
BREAKING: Nigerian Government Deploys More Gun-Wielding Security Operatives For Sowores Trial, Journalists Barred from Courtroom
INVESTIGATION: Pregnant Women, Children Sleep In Churches As Ocean Swallows Over 10 Ondo Communities; Residents Blame Chevron Activities
Pregnant Women, Children Sleep In Churches As Ocean Swallows Over 10 Ondo Communities; Residents Blame Chevron Activities
EXCLUSIVE: 104 Nigerian Army Personnel Declared Missing Weeks After Boko Harams Deadly Attack On Borno Base
EXCLUSIVE: Boko Haram Dressed As Soldiers, Forest Guards To Abduct Borno NECO Candidates, Teacher Minutes After Troops Left Post Security Source
All Security Forces Sent Against Me Are My Boys’: Wanted Terrorist Kingpin Kachalla Maha Boasts Of Nigerian Military Informants
EXCLUSIVE: Former Expatriate Finance Director Dies After Dantata & Sawoe Allegedly Withheld Over 100,000 In Unpaid Entitlements
BREAKING: Boko Haram Storms Borno Community, Abducts Candidates Taking NECO Exam, Kills Teacher
BREAKING: Irigwe Nation Holds Mass Burial For Nine Victims Of Southern Kaduna Massacre, Including Five Children
EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu Presidency Praises Prison Authorities, DG DSS For Placing Sowore In Same Cell With Tuberculosis-Infected Inmates
Kuje Prison Officers Raise Concerns Over Large Deployment Of Security Personnel Following Sowore’s Detention
BREAKING: Nigerian Soldiers, Shortlisted Candidates From Imo Involved In Road Crash On Way To Zaria, Dozens Injured
It’s A Lie’ Enugu Church Congregation Confronts Governor Mbah’s SSG Over Claims Of Water Supply In Many Parts Of State
BREAKING: Terrorists Kill Two Residents, Abduct Seven Others In Attacks On Adara Communities In Kaduna
BREAKING: Two Scrap Metal Scavengers Killed As Explosion Rocks Imo
EXCLUSIVE: New Terror Group ‘Sai Mallam’ Imposes N5Million Monthly Levy On 10 Kebbi Communities, Threatens Attacks, Farmland Seizure
BREAKING: South Africa Tightens Security, Closes Roads Ahead Of June 30 Mass Anti-Foreigner Protest In Pretoria
BREAKING: 40 ‘Repentant’ Boko Haram Terrorists Shortlisted For 2026 Nigerian Army Recruitment Undergo Medicals In Borno
BREAKING: Terrorists Abduct Six School Pupils In Birnin Gwari Area Of Kaduna
EXCLUSIVE: How IGP Disu’s Office, Aide Allegedly Suppressed Police Report Recommending Prosecution Of JTB, Plateau Officials Over Fraud Claims
BREAKING: Nigerian Soldiers Reject Fresh Move To Deploy Repentant Terrorists In Military Operations, Fear Sabotage, Intelligence Leaks
BREAKING: Ekiti Court Orders LG Chairman, Lawmaker To Release Budget, Constituency Project Records After Citizen’s FOI Suit
BREAKING: Court Adjourns Ruling On Sowores Application For Bail Restoration To June 30 Over Tinubu Is A Criminal Comment
BREAKING: DSS Operatives Block Lawyers, Supporters From Entering Courtroom As Sowore Storms Federal High Court
BREAKING: Kaduna Governor Sani’s Critic ‘Pompo’ Arrested, Family Fears Fresh Opposition Crackdown
I Watched Them Kill My Father’: Zamfara Boy Vows To Join Army, Seek Revenge Against Bandits
How Nigerian State House Paid N194million On Tinubu, Shettima’s Trips In One Day
EXCLUSIVE: Lakurawa Terrorists Set N1,500 Bride Price Cap, Order Marriage For Girls Above 15 In Niger State Community
One Year After Receiving NELFUND Appointment Letters, Employees Yet To Resume As Families Face Hardship
BREAKING: Terrorists Attack Isanlu Road In Kogi, Kill Two Persons, Abduct Five Travellers
*PREMIUM TIMES*
How I failed, rewrote the exam and qualified at 16 Nigerias youngest chartered accountant
Nigeria 3-2 Benin Republic: Flamingos take first-leg advantage in World Cup qualifier
Africans, Cry, The Beloved Country South Africa, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf
Police arrest suspected gunman after alleged palace attack
Femi Otedolas Making It Big named African Business Book of the Year
Months after quitting Nollywood for music, Ray Emordi returns to acting
Abducted Ekiti church worshippers freed after 67 days in captivity
World Cup 2026: New generation reshaping football beyond Ronaldo, Messi
National security: Beyond the headlines, By Chido Onumah
Ooni denies conferring chieftaincy title on Baba Ijesha
FG agency proposes amendment to law regulating public interest entities to reduce regulatory burden
IPI Nigeria demands immediate release of journalist Stanley Ugagbe
Man stages own kidnap for N25m ransom Police
Amazing moment a toddler refuses to enter school without her friend
EFCC arraigns two brothers over multiple sales of same land
How my husband met Stella, why she sold his properties Mr Ibus first wife
World Cup: Houston, Philadelphia set for spectacular US Independence Day celebrations
Weve entered Egypts history, Hassan celebrates Pharaohs landmark World Cup win
Igbo-Eze South chairman receives Africares excellence award
PZ Cussons annual profit quickens by 298% as asset disposal boosts earnings
EBRD targets $1.5bn investments in Nigeria over three years
Adapt or die, By Osmund Agbo
Four years after PIA deadline, OML 13 operator unveils host communities needs assessment
TRENDING: Woman accuses landlord of removing her apartment roof
Former Benue SSG dies after suspected bandit attack
SCO at 25: Expanding beyond security into sustainable development
Saraki to appeal Kwara court ruling in defamation case
WHO warns as largest-ever Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak surpasses 1,400 cases
PT Health Watch: The hidden health risks in suya, how to enjoy it safely
NiMet predicts three-day sunshine, moderate rains across Nigeria
CVR: INEC extends deadline, introduces self-service registration
Nigerian stock market ends week with N3.2 trillion gain for investors
World Cup: Ghana, Cape Verde bow out as Morocco, Egypt keep Africas hopes alive
ANALYSIS: What Nigerias intelligence-led policing experiment reveals about building DPI
World Cup: Egypt join Morocco in Round of 16 after penalty shootout victory over Australia
CDA backs state police, urges wider constitutional, fiscal reforms.
Gov Abiodun appoints six new permanent secretaries
Resign if you are afraid to work, Kano governor tells anti-graft agency officials
Journalist abducted in Abuja, as CPJ links disappearance to investigative report
Buhari, Boss Mustapha ought to face trial like Emefiele for $6.23m cash withdawal Jim Obazee
Akwa Iboms 42bn CNG bus deal: Fleet arrives, procurement details hidden
FIBA World Cup Qualifier: Agada leads as DTigers fight back to beat Guinea
Reps seek special court, tougher penalties to curb crude oil theft
Authors, artists converge on Uyo as Boldoz Book and Arts Festival celebrates literature, culture
Friday Sermon: World Cup: Allah did not create the universe for idle sport or amusement, By Murtadha Gusau
Canada recalls Ola-Ola pounded yam over undeclared milk allergen
Enugu government re-commits to universal access to clean water
FCT expands clean cooking initiative, reaches 10,000 households
Court orders prosecution of officer over killing of Osun imam, awards N200 million damages
Supreme Court overturns Appeal Courts order confiscating General Hydrocarbons oil vessel
Obi to Nigerians: Dont lose faith in electoral process
Minister leads federal delegation to Bille community over gas seepage
Obi to Nigerians: Dont lose faith in electoral process
Kano Pillars appoint Ogunmodede as Technical Adviser
Nigeria moves closer to eliminating trachoma as only 11 LGAs remain- official
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Nigerian govt launches e-cooking initiative to accelerate clean energy transition
Insecurity: Enugu residents raise concerns about escalating number of destitute, homeless children.
PZ Cussons releases full year results, records N260.46bn revenue
Abia, Anambra commit to peaceful resolution of boundary disputes
Motorist says police freed him after he mentioned VDMs name
*PULSE*
Pregnant women may no longer be allowed into the US as Trump moves to stop them from entering to give birth
Full list: 104 Nigerian soldiers declared missing weeks after deadly Boko Haram attack on Borno base
Debit alerts woke her up’: How ‘Yahoo boys’ wiped ₦7.2m from judge’s account overnight — EFCC recounts
Who is Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew? Everything we know about the man who allegedly created a fake government agency and secured a ₦1.3bn budget allocation
US withdraws troops from Nigeria after mission against ISIS leader
‘It brings tears to my eyes seeing my husband mocked’ — Aproko Doctor’s wife opens up about PCOS and fertility struggles
BNXN claims NBA players earn much more than Nigerian musicians, teases new album on livestream
Coca-Cola don tey and it’s still refreshing Nigerians with more value
Golden Penny rewards dealers with over ₦266 million worth of prizes
QORAY Mobility & Energies formally introduces its founding executive team
Cabo Verde Snatch Souls — but even the greatest R2 in history couldn’t stop Messi & Argentina
2026 FIFA World Cup Day 22 recap: Ghana embarrass Africa but Cape Verde bow out in pride as Salah vs Messi set
Cape Verde equal Super Eagles record against Argentina despite World Cup heartbreak
8 in a row! Lionel Messi sets new World Cup record against Cape Verde
*AFRICA*
Jihadists launch fresh offensive across Mali – Africanews
Pope urges Europe to protect migrants in visit to island frontier – Africanews
Confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo rise to 1,502 – Africanews
South Africa deploys troops as anti-migrant protests escalate – Africanews
Border between DR Congo and Rwanda reopens amid Ebola outbreak – Africanews
Insurgents stage attacks across Mali, army says situation ‘under control’ – Reuter
Egypt expects €1.5 billion from EU assistance package in coming days, minister says – Reuter
Human rights catastrophe unfolding in Sudan’s al-Obeid, says UN’s Turk – Reuter
Morocco’s football dreams fertilized by phosphate riches – Reuter
Colombia edge Ghana 1-0 to set up Switzerland showdown – Reuter
Ghana’s World Cup exit down to a lack of maturity, says Queiroz – Reuter
Egyptian history makers breaking new ground for Africa’s most successful nation – Reuter
Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 1,502 – Reuter
Cape Verde: Cape Verde Leave World Cup as Heroes After Brave Argentina Battle – allAfrica
Somalia: African Union Calls Emergency Meeting As U.S. Ends Somalia Army Funds – allAfrica
Sudan: Risk of Imminent Atrocities in and Around El Obeid Requires Urgent Action – allAfrica
Uganda: Veteran Journalist Timothy Kalyegira Granted Bail – allAfrica
Nigeria: Africom Commander Announces Partial Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Nigeria – allAfrica
Malawi: Malawi Moves to Close Money Laundering Loopholes With New Trusts Law – allAfrica
South Africa: Hungry and Displaced – Thousands Moved to New Musina Repatriation Centre – allAfrica
Mozambique: Mozambique President Hails Rwanda’s Security Role in Cabo Delgado – allAfrica
*SPORT*
Why he wore Portugals No. 21 jersey – The Sun
African Teams Struggle in Round of 32 After Historic Qualification Surge at the 2026 World Cup – Softfootball
Akwa Ibom: Commissioner commends young tennis star for breaking 47- years jinx – Blueprint
Argentina dump Cape Verde out of World Cup – Daily Trust
Argentina survive Cape Verde scare to reach World Cup last 16 – Vanguard
Argentina Survive Cape Verde Scare to Reach World Cup Last 16 – Softfootball
Australia 1 1 (4-2 AP) Pharaohs makes Round of 16 history – The Sun
Belgiums Incredible Comeback Denies SenegalLast 16 Berth – Thisday
Benjamin Fredrick Returns to Action After Nine Months Out With Knee Injury – Softfootball
Brazil and Norway Renew World Cup Rivalry in Last-16 Showdown – Softfootball
Chelsea Beat Europes Elite to Complete Alfie Osborne Signing – Softfootball
Chelsea Believe Xabi Alonso Can Rebuild Enzo Fernndezs Relationship With Fans – Softfootball
Chrisland Retains 5th D.O.A. Memorial Soccer Title – Thisday
Colombia defeat Ghana 1-0 to reach World Cup last 16 – Vanguard
Colombia Edge Ghana to Seal Last-16 Spot at World Cup – Softfootball
Cristiano Ronaldo Named Player of the Match After Historic Knockout Goal in Portugals 21 Win Over Croatia – Softfootball
Egypt beat Australia 4-2 on penalties to reach World Cup last 16 – Vanguard
Egypt Make World Cup History With Shootout Victory Over Australia – Softfootball
Egypt Reach FIFA World Cup Round of 16 for the First Time in History – Thisday
England v Mexico World Cup game kickoff time unchanged FIFA – Vanguard
Failure to vote out current NFF will lead to another World Cup miss Report – Vanguard
Fans question Ronaldos Man of the Match award – The Sun
Fear of Thunderstorm May Force Change in Time of Mexico vs England Clash – Thisday
Feels like victory Cape Verde celebrates heroic World Cup defeat – Vanguard
FIFA defends controversial VAR decision on hair flick – The Sun
FIFA Set to Move England vs Mexico Last16 Clash to 19:00 BST Amid Weather Concerns – Softfootball
Former champion Rybakina crashes out at Wimbledon – Vanguard
France braced for extreme heat threat in World Cup clash with Paraguay – Vanguard
Ghana End 90 Minutes Without a Shot on Target in 10 Loss to Colombia – Softfootball
Granit Xhaka Rejects Chelsea Exit as Sunderland Stand Firm – Softfootball
Hosts Canada, Mexico and USA thrive in their World Cup – Vanguard
How JOF Nigerias Grassroots Vision Produced Another Football Success Story – Thisday
Inter Milan Emerge as Serious Contenders for Trevoh Chalobah – Softfootball
JayJay Okochas 32YearOld World Cup Dribbling Record Still Untouched After 76 Matches at the 2026 Tournament – Softfootball
Jim Okolo emerges Nigerias Para Volleyball Federation Vice President – Blueprint
Lionel Messi Pays Tribute to Argentina Teammates After Quarter-Final Qualification – Softfootball
Lisandro Martinez Inspires Argentina to World Cup R32 Victory after Retirement Thoughts – Softfootball
Man City Distance Themselves From Enzo Fernandez Transfer Links – Softfootball
Man Utd tips Ndidi to replace Casemiro – The Sun
Messi Delivers Again as Argentina Survive Cape Verde Scare – Softfootball
Morgan Rogers Breaks Silence on 130m Arsenal Transfer Talk – Softfootball
Morocco Cruise Past Canada to Reach World Cup Quarterfinals – Softfootball
Morocco rout Canada 3-0 to wake co-hosts from World Cup dream – Vanguard
Nigeria fails to emulate Italy, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, South Korea, Scotland, others – Vanguard
Nigerian Sprinter, Oghenebrume, Jailed 27 Months in USA, Faces Deportation – Thisday
NPFL: Kano Pillars appoint Super Eagles coach as technical adviser – Blueprint
Osimhens agent lands in Atletico Madrid – The Sun
Salah await Messi as Egypt beat Australia to reach World Cup 2026 round of 16 – Blueprint
Salah says had to do it after coolest of penalties in World Cup win – Vanguard
Serena Doubtful for Wimbledons Doubles after Hurting Her Knee – Thisday
Tinubu to Perform Send-off for Team Nigeria in Abuja Today – Thisday
Title rivals Djokovic and Sinner advance at Wimbledon – Vanguard
Tobi Amusan: Prefontaine Record Setting Next Target – Thisday
Top African World Cup Goal Scorers as of 3rd July 2026 – Softfootball
UKs King Charles hates football Son reveals – Vanguard
Unusual facts Unusual facts – The Sun
Victor Osimhen Shows Love for Mohamed Salah as He Displays Iconic Football Jerseys at Home – Softfootball
Vinicus equals rare World Cup goalscoring record – The Sun
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for an immediate investigation into what he described as alleged off-budget public expenditure amounting to about ₦8.8 trillion, following findings contained in the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV consultation on Nigeria.
In a statement posted on his verified Facebook page on Saturday, Atiku said a Reuters report published on July 1, 2026, quoting the IMF, indicated that public expenditures equivalent to about 2 per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) were not captured in recent official budgets.
According to him, the alleged omission translates to approximately ₦8.8 trillion, which he claimed was spent outside Nigeria’s statutory budgetary framework.
The former presidential candidate described the development as “the most consequential act of fiscal impunity in Nigeria’s recent democratic history,” urging Nigerians, the media, civil society organisations, the National Assembly and other democratic institutions to demand accountability.
Atiku alleged that the unrecorded expenditures arose from large-scale government projects executed outside the official budget, arguing that such spending bypassed legislative oversight, procurement regulations and scrutiny by the Auditor-General.
He further claimed that the alleged practice mirrored what he described as an off-budget revenue management model previously operated in Lagos State, alleging that it had now been replicated at the federal level.
The former vice president also alleged that about ₦800 billion had been unlawfully deducted from statutory allocations due to state governments, claiming the funds were diverted without constitutional or legislative approval.
According to him, the combined value of the alleged off-budget expenditures and deductions from state allocations suggested the creation of a political war chest ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Atiku further linked the allegations to the recent controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), describing both issues as evidence of what he termed a pattern of fiscal opacity.
He argued that while Nigerians had been subjected to economic reforms, including fuel subsidy removal, exchange rate adjustments and high interest rates, significant public funds were allegedly being spent outside official budgetary processes.
The former vice president maintained that greater fiscal transparency could have provided resources to stimulate economic growth, support businesses, create jobs and stabilise the economy.
He called on the National Assembly to immediately convene investigative hearings into the IMF findings and urged the Auditor-General of the Federation to conduct a comprehensive audit of all alleged off-budget expenditures.
Atiku also demanded that the Federal Government publish details of all projects executed outside the approved budget, including contractors involved, procurement processes followed and officials who authorised the spending.
He further called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and other anti-corruption agencies to investigate the alleged unrecorded expenditures and deductions from state allocations.
“The National Assembly must convene emergency investigative hearings on the IMF’s findings without further delay,” Atiku said.
He added that the Federal Government should restore the alleged ₦800 billion deducted from state allocations and provide a full account of how the funds were utilised.
The former vice president urged civil society groups, professional bodies, the business community and international development partners to press for greater transparency and accountability in public finance management.
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