The 2026 budget was presented to the National Assembly’s joint session on Friday by President Bola Tinubu.  ,
At the gathering were notable members of the National Assembly, including the All Progressives Congress (APC) president Godswill Akpabio, the House of Representatives leader Tajudeen Abbas, and the Senate president.
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Contrary to some claims made by some people, the Nigeria Police Force claims that the tinted glass permit is not a business venture.
Afam Osigwe, the president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), criticized the police’s planned action as “executive recklessness.”
He referred to the Nigeria Police Force’s reactivation of the tinted glass permit enforcement as a revenue-generating initiative.
However, Force spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin stated in a statement on Friday that the tinted glass permit policy is supported by law, citing the 2004 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria and the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act.
He explained that while Section 1 (2) requires applicants to provide legitimate security or health-related reasons, Section 2 (3) of the Act authorizes the Inspector-General of Police to issue tinted glass permits.
Hundeyin criticized claims that the police were intended to make money out of the Police Act’s 2020, noting that Section 26 (1)(f) of the law allows the police to receive funds from the discharge of their legal duties.
The Police Specialist Services Automation Project, which was approved by the Federal Government in July 2022 to modernize police operations and enhance national security, was claimed by the spokesperson.
According to him, the project is being run as a result of an ICRC Act-agreed public-private partnership.
He claimed that security screening is done before tinted glass permits are issued online and that fees are only used to keep the technology infrastructure and data systems in place to support the service.
The spokesman also clarified that Parkway Projects Limited, a payment service provider recognized by the Central Bank of Nigeria and authorized to act as a collection platform, refuted claims that payments are made into private accounts.
Hundeyin noted that the use of heavily tinted vehicles without discrimination has harmed effective traffic monitoring and led to kidnapping and armed robbery.
He claimed that there was no court order to enforce the policy after discussions with the NBA, but rather that it had been suspended in order to show goodwill. He noted that a Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, recently rejected an application for an interim injunction and that no court has ever restrained the police from enforcing the policy.
Today’s joint session of the National Assembly is expected to give the budget for 2026 to President Bola Tinubu.
The presentation is scheduled for 2 p.m. m.
Tinubu had written to the Senate asking for its approval of the annual budget presentation.
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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, proposed to present the budget to a joint session of the National Assembly in accordance with the letter that was read during the plenary.
Some lawmakers expressed concern about the proposed timing, but Akpabio agreed to speak with the President about it. Some lawmakers noted that the time would coincide with Muslim prayers.
A 49 was presented by Tinubu. Before the National Assembly’s joint session on December 18, 2024, the budget proposal for 2025 was presented.
He cited the budget’s highlights as defense and security, as well as. 91tn, infrastructure – ₦4. 06tn, health – ₦2. 4tn, education – ₦3. among others, 5tn.
The proposed budget was 20tn more expensive than the budget for 2024.
The 27th annual budget proposal was presented by Tinubu in December 2023. The Senate increased the bill by 1 to 5tn, his first before the National Assembly. 2tn and approved ₦28. 7tn for the 2024 budget.
The President set a 2 ppg increase in crude oil production in the budget for 2025. 2025, a total of 066 million barrels per day.
He also predicted that refined petroleum products would be more expensive to export while finished petroleum products would be more expensive in 2025.
Tinubu emphasized the need for economic growth, claimed that the economy was responding to stimulus, and that his administration would continue to implement the necessary measures.
No reversals, he claimed, despite the reforms’ results.
He continued, “These challenges are surmountable when we work together,” while acknowledging that the country is in a state of existential threat from corruption and insecurity. The narrative of this country needs to be revised.
Before the seventh Road Edition of Lagos Autofest 2025 Race, the Lagos State government has announced that it will temporarily divert traffic.
On Sunday, December 22, 2025, the race is scheduled.
In a traffic advisory, the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation stated that between noon and 7 p.m., vehicles would only be allowed to travel along Lagos Island’s Inner Marina, Marina Road, and Kakawa Street, to ensure a hitch-free race.
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The Lagos State Government has issued a traffic advisory to effectively manage vehicular movement around Inner Marina, Marina Road, and Kakawa Street, Lagos Island, between 12:00 noon and 7:00 p.m. ahead of the seventh Road Edition of the Lagos Autofest 2025 Race scheduled for Sunday, December 21, 2025.
“A temporary road closure will result from the race’s ending locations, which are Marina Road (UBA), Kakawa Street, Balabina Street, Broad Street, Issah Williams Street, and Broad Street,” according to the organizers.
To prevent access to the main race corridor, it disclosed on Thursday that “to this end, all intersections and junctions from Marina Road (UBA) to Broad Street (Inner Marina) will be blocked with road barriers.”
As traffic management organizations like the Lagos State Management Authority (LASTMA), the Nigerian Police Force, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and the Lagos State Neighbourhood Corps would be present to control vehicular movement along the affected roads, the state government urged drivers to have patience.
Ogbon-inu Taiwo, an Ebonyi State Police Command officer, passed away during a meeting with breathing difficulties.  ,
The incident was confirmed by Ebonyi State police. Taiwo passed away on Wednesday at a management meeting held at the Abakaliki commissioner’s office.
Around 10:30 am, the senior officer began breathing difficulties and gasping for breath during the meeting, according to sources.
He was immediately taken to the Command’s medical staff at the Police HQ in Abakaliki, where he was immediately taken to the police medical center.
The officer was declared dead despite all efforts to revive him.
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Joshua Ukandu, the Ebonyi Command’s police public relations officer, described the Taiwo as a dedicated officer who rendered commitment and professionalism to the Force.
Prior to his passing, the officer held the position of State Intelligence Department (SID) Assistant Commissioner of Police.
In order to stop a terrorist attack early in the morning, the Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) killed several insurgents and severely damaged their operational capacity in Bitta, in the Mandara Mountains’ Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
The incident occurred on Thursday morning, according to the Joint Task Force’s media information officer, Lt. Col. Sani Uba.
According to Uba, “the surviving terrorists attempted to withdraw; subsequent precision strikes were carried out by the Air Component of OPHK, further decimating the retreating elements and disrupting their escape routes.”
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On December 18, 2025, troops supported by advanced surveillance systems discovered terrorists moving toward the area at around 0030 hours.
The troops “performed the terrorists’ movements into an effective engagement range while using tactical restraint and professionalism before starting coordinated defensive fires.” A top-ranking terrorist fighter and his cameraman were among the targets of the engagement, which led to the neutralization of several insurgents.
The Theatre Command claims that the items recovered include motorcycles and bicycles, AK-47 rifles, bandoliers, handheld radios, 11 AK-47 magazines with rounds, seven mobile phones, PKT machine guns, and several belts of PKT and GPMG-linked ammunition.