The US, on Monday, issued a travel advisory warning its citizens against travelling to the Middle East and advising those already in the region to “exercise increased caution.” US and Iran, locked in a struggle over the Strait of Hormuz, traded strikes for the 10th consecutive night on Monday. Explosions have been reported across the…
A review of Nigeria’s public payments portal, GovSpend, by SaharaReporters has shown that the State House paid a total of N194million in a single day for trips undertaken by President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, as well as other related expenses. According to records on the portal, all the payments were made on…
The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says there will be a temporary increase in train services on the Lagos–Ibadan Train Service (LITS) corridor on Tuesday, ahead of the Sallah celebration. The Chief Public Relations Officer, Mr Callistus Unyimadu, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Unyimadu noted that the temporary adjustment…
Further analysis shows that of the N8 billion budgeted for security votes, just N222 million was expended in Q1. This underspending comes amid relentless attacks by armed groups that have left residents dead, injured, or abducted. A SaharaReporters review of Zamfara State’s first-quarter 2025 budget performance has revealed that the state government spent a staggering…
