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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has said that the substantive Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has a difficult responsibility to perform as the new police chief, in view of the nation’s security challenges.

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The Chairman of the NGF, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, stated this while speaking with journalists shortly after Disu’s appointment by the National Police Council.

“Well, at the deliberation, we went through his records, his performance in office, and the recommendation, and the Council was glad to approve the recommendation for him to be appointed as Inspector General of Police.

“He has his work cut out for him, especially in this age of talks about state police now,” he said.

‘He Can Perform’

AbdulRazaq, who is also the Governor of Kwara State, however, said that Disu’s track record is an indication that he has the capacity to do the job.

“The challenges are there. He’s been through it. He did a major assignment with the Rapid Response in Lagos State and the FCT, so he has a record to show that he can perform.

“There’s great expectation from the states, 36 states and the FCT, which he has to organise. We wish him all the best, and we look forward to working with him,” the governor added.

Disu was appointed as the acting IGP on February 25, 2026, by President Bola Tinubu,  following the resignation of former IGP Kayode Egbetokun.

The former AIG assumed office as the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) last Wednesday.

Disu, 59, took over the reins as Nigeria’s new police chief at a brief ceremony at the Louis Edet House in Abuja, shortly after President Bola Tinubu decorated him as the acting IGP.

Until his appointment, Disu served as Assistant Inspector-General in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos.

He was promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police last year.

The Senate Committee on Finance has rescinded its earlier resolution recommending the removal of the Registrar-General of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Hussaini Magaji, by President Bola Tinubu.

The committee had, during a session with the Federal Government’s economic team last week, called on President Tinubu to remove the CAC chief over his alleged repeated refusal to appear before it.

However, at another session today, the committee reversed the decision following what members described as genuine remorse shown by Magaji.

A motion for rescission was moved by Senator Jibrin Isa (Kogi East) and seconded by Senator Nasir Daura (Katsina North).

Before the reversal, the Committee Chairman, Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), had reprimanded the CAC registrar for what he described as a persistent failure to honour invitations or send junior officers in his stead.

READ ALSO: Senate Demands Removal Of CAC Registrar-General Over Failure To Honour Invitations

“This committee is not happy with you for your persistent refusal to appear before it in the past, or for sending junior officers. That is not acceptable,” Musa said.

“The Constitution grants us oversight powers over all revenue-generating agencies. At our last sitting, the committee recommended your removal, but you appeared shortly after our pronouncement. We want an explanation,” he added.

In his response, Magaji tendered an unreserved apology, assuring the lawmakers that the situation would not recur.

He explained that a dedicated liaison office had now been established to strengthen communication between the Commission and the National Assembly.

“Mr Chairman, I sincerely apologise to the committee. I was returning from Lagos and asked my team to inform the committee ahead of time. Unfortunately, I arrived late.

“We have now created a dedicated liaison office to handle interactions with the National Assembly. I assure you this will not happen again. I take full responsibility and hold this committee in high esteem,” the CAC boss said

Apparently satisfied with his explanation, several senators pleaded for leniency.

The committee chairman subsequently put the motion for rescission to a voice vote, which was unanimously adopted.

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kenneth Okonkwo, on Monday said the recently concluded FCT Area Council elections were conducted under an unknown law.

Okonkwo stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.



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“Nigerians should not be carried away by what this dubious APC is doing. Up till now, the gazetted copy of the Electoral Act 2026 is not out,” reacting to the FCT Area Council polls where the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, swept five out of the six Area Councils.

“APC is intentionally hiding everything so that Nigerians do not even understand until it is too late.

Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry said some operations at its massive Ras Tanura refinery on the Gulf coast had been halted on Monday, following an attack that caused a fire at the complex.

The Ras Tanura facility along the kingdom’s eastern Gulf coast is home to one of the largest refineries in the entire Middle East and a cornerstone of the kingdom’s energy sector.

The complex has a capacity of 550,000 barrels per day.

“Some operational units at the refinery were shut down as a precautionary measure, without any impact on the supply of petroleum products to local markets,” an official source at the ministry said in a statement published by the Saudi Press Agency.

Earlier, a source familiar with the incident told AFP the attack caused a fire at the Ras Tanura refinery, but the blaze had already been extinguished.

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A Saudi defence ministry spokesman said two drones had targeted the refinery and been intercepted, according to a statement posted by the Saudi Press Agency on X.

The complex also serves as one of the world’s biggest oil ports.

Torbjorn Soltvedt, an analyst at risk intelligence company Verisk Maplecroft, said the incident marked a major uptick in tensions in the Gulf following a spate of barrages fired by Iran across the region.

“The attack on Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura refinery marks a significant escalation, with Gulf energy infrastructure now squarely in Iran’s sights,” said Soltvedt in a note on the conflict.

“The attack is also likely to move Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf states closer to joining US and Israeli military operations against Iran.”

Near the capital Riyadh, Iranian missiles targeting an air base were also intercepted, a Gulf source briefed on the matter told AFP.

The base houses US personnel and this is the third time it was targeted in three consecutive days.

Saudi Arabia lambasted Iran over the weekend after Iran targeted Riyadh and its eastern region with strikes, warning it reserved the right to defend itself including by retaliating.

Saudi oil infrastructure has been hit in the past by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

In March 2022, the Houthis launched a drone attack targeting the YASREF refinery in Yanbu Industrial City on the Red Sea.

And in 2019, Houthi-claimed aerial assaults on two Aramco facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia temporarily knocked out half of the kingdom’s crude production.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has maintained that Ireti Kingibe will not secure re-election to the Senate in 2027, arguing that her record lacks tangible projects to support a return.

Kingibe, who represents the FCT in the National Assembly and was elected to the Senate in 2023 on the platform of the Labour Party, has since joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Political tensions between both figures have persisted, particularly regarding governance in the FCT.

Kingibe recently alleged that the minister has been uncooperative in efforts to deliver development projects for residents.

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Appearing on Politics Today on Channels Television, she claimed that despite writing to the minister, she has not received a positive response on collaboration aimed at improving services and infrastructure in the territory.

However, speaking during a media parley in Abuja on Monday, Wike reiterated his position, tying his prediction to what he described as a lack of visible development initiatives.

“I had said it more than one year ago, Senator Ireti, you won’t come back as a senator. That’s why you people don’t like people who tell you the truth. It’s bitter. Let her show one project,” he stated.

Wike also asserted that the senator has not been sufficiently present in satellite communities, which he noted are often areas with high voter participation during elections.

Polling unit visits

During the recent FCT area council elections, opposition parties criticised visits to polling units by the FCT Minister.

However, Nyesom Wike defended the action, stating that as the territory’s chief security officer he has the right to visit polling areas.

The former Rivers State governor stated that his movements during the February 21 area council elections did not influence the outcome of the polls.

“I have the rights, I am the governor of 3,000 polling units. For security, I have to find out what is going on. I don’t have to be told, I am not a candidate for the election,” the minister stated.

“Somebody has said I move about. How many polling units in FCT? FCT has not less than 3,000 polling units. Assuming I went to 10 polling units to check what was going on, how will it affect 3,000 polling units?

“As a candidate, I cannot move around. I must have my agents. As the Chief Security Officer. I have a right to have a view of what is going on and how does it affect, influence the election?”

The Federal Government has commenced the implementation of Executive Order 9 of 2026, which mandates the direct remittance of oil revenues to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).

The move follows the inaugural meeting of the implementation committee for the executive order, held on February 26, 2026.

In a statement issued on Monday, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, outlined key resolutions reached at the meeting.

According to him, the committee reaffirmed the president’s directive that revenues accruing to the federation from petroleum operations must be managed in line with constitutional principles, safeguard funds due to the federation, and support the fiscal stability of the three tiers of government.

“In line with the President’s directive, NNPC Limited shall cease, with immediate effect, the collection of the 30% management fee and the 30% frontier exploration fund deductions from profit oil and profit gas under Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs),” the statement read.

“Additionally, all remittances of gas flare penalties into the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF) are suspended with immediate effect, in line with the Executive Order.”

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Citing Section 2(3) of the order, which provides for direct payments by contractors into the federation account, Edun explained that the committee agreed the transition must respect existing contractual and financing arrangements while preserving investor confidence.

“For this reason, the Committee approved a defined transition period for the operationalisation of direct payments by contractors of profit oil, royalty oil, and tax oil into the Federation Account.

“Until the Committee issues detailed guidelines, contractors will continue to remit under the current process. During the transition period, the Committee will issue clear, standardised guidance to ensure an orderly changeover,” he said.

Edun further disclosed that the committee approved the creation of a technical subcommittee to develop detailed transition guidelines within three weeks and begin a review of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to address structural and fiscal anomalies affecting federation revenues.

“The Technical Subcommittee will be led by the Special Adviser to the President on Energy and will include the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice; the Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service; and the Chairman of the Forum of Commissioners of Finance, as well as representatives of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), with secretarial support from the Budget Office of the Federation,” he said.