Ibadan – The Government of Burkina Faso said a Nigerian Air Force aircraft carrying 11 soldiers was forced to land in the country on Monday after reportedly violating its airspace.
The development was reported by the Agence d’Information du Burkina, the state-run news agency, which published a statement from the Confederation of Sahel States.
The statement, translated from French, read, “The Confederation of Sahel States informs the public that a C130 aircraft belonging to the Air Force of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was forced to land today, December 8, 2025, in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, following an in-flight emergency while operating in Burkinabe airspace. The military aircraft had two (2) crew members and nine (9) passengers on board, all military personnel.”
The statement added that an investigation by Burkinabe authorities “highlighted the absence of authorisation to fly over the territory of Burkina Faso for this military device.”
FG bans cash payments to MDAs, orders installation of POS terminals
The Federal Government has banned the use of physical cash for the payment of revenue and directed Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to install Point of Sale terminals within 45 days.
The directive is part of four Treasury circulars issued by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation and obtained by newsmen on Monday.
In the documents, the Accountant-General, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, said all payments to the Federal Government must now be made electronically and routed through channels approved by the Treasury.
Gov Bago receives 100 freed Niger schoolchildren
The Niger State Government has received 100 schoolchildren who were abducted last month from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area.
Governor Mohammed Bago received the pupils on Monday at the Government House in Minna, the state capital, a day after authorities secured their release.
“Welcome,” Bago said as he shook hands with some of the children and led them into a hall where the emir and local officials were seated to receive them.
Work with state govs to prevent future kidnappings – President Tinubu orders security agents
President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to work with state governors to prevent future kidnappings of Nigerians.
Tinubu said students and children should no longer be allowed to fall victim to terrorism.
He gave the directive while commending security agencies for securing the release of 100 students from Papiri Catholic School in Niger State.
In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the president appealed to security agents to expedite the release of the remaining 115 students and teachers still held hostage.
President Tinubu assured parents that the federal and Niger State governments are collaborating to reunite all abducted students with their families.
Court rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s request to be transferred from Sokoto prison
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application filed by the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking his transfer from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a custodial facility within the Federal Capital Territory or neighbouring Nasarawa State.
Kanu, through the Legal Aid Council, had approached the court with an ex-parte application requesting an order directing the Federal Government or the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to immediately move him from Sokoto to either Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja or Keffi Custodial Centre in Nasarawa.
In the alternative, he asked to be transferred to any custodial facility within the court’s jurisdiction, including Suleja or Keffi, to enable him to effectively pursue his appeal.
CBN grants final licences to 82 Bureaux De Change
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued final operating licences to 82 Bureaux De Change (BDCs), with effect from November 27, 2025.
This marks a new phase in the implementation of its regulatory reforms for the foreign exchange market.
In a statement released on Monday, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi Ali (Mrs.), said the approval was issued “in exercise of its powers conferred under the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020, and the Regulatory and Supervisory Guidelines for Bureaux De Change Operations in Nigeria 2024.”
She explained that with the effective date now in force, “only Bureaux De Change listed on the Bank’s website are authorised to operate,” adding that the public should rely solely on the official list when dealing with currency exchange operators.
Alleged fraud: EFCC seals Sylva’s Abuja house
Julius Bokoru, Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to former Minister of Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has condemned the sealing of his principal’s Maitama residence in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Bokoru expressed his displeasure in a statement issued on Monday, titled “A grave breach of decency: EFCC’s attempted raid and defacement of Sylva’s family home.”
In November, the EFCC declared Sylva wanted over an alleged $14.8m fraud. Earlier, agents of the military intelligence raided his Abuja home, arresting his brother and driver over his alleged link to an alleged failed coup attempt. Sylva’s media aide had faulted the EFCC for failing to invite the former minister before launching a manhunt for him.
Also, Sylva wrote to the EFCC last week, seeking a mutually agreed date to honour its invitation.
Court orders FG, NNPC boss, EFCC to respond to suit seeking Ojulari’s sack
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has issued an order directed President Bola Tinubu and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Bayo Ojulari, to respond to a request to compel the President to suspend him from office pending the determination of a suit querying his competence for the job.
Justice Mohammed Madugu (sitting in the Bwari division of the court) issued the order in a ruling on an ex parte motion filed by a group, the Incorporated Trustees of Initiative for Promotion of Civic Obligation and Sustainable Peace.
Justice Madudu declined the group’s requests, made ex parte, that President Tinubu be compelled to suspend Ojulari or that the NNPC boss be ordered to step down forthwith.
Gov Makinde approves LAUTECH teaching hospital’s staff outstanding salaries
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the outstanding salaries and minimum wage arrears of staff of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso.
Gov. Makinde made this disclosure on Monday.
He spoke while inaugurating the governing board of the teaching hospital. The event was held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.
Gov Makinde, while addressing the gathering, noted that he will resolve the issue of LAUTECH lecturers embarking on strike soon.
He promised that the state government will provide the necessary support to the board to make the facility operational.
Being a traditional ruler harder than governor, says Olubadan
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on Monday said occupying the throne of a traditional ruler is more demanding than serving as a state governor.
In a press release titled ‘It is more difficult to be a monarch than be a governor,’ the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, spoke about the challenges of traditional rulership.
“Government has coercive powers, while monarchs do not,” the monarch said in the statement signed by his media aide, Adeola Oloko.
Ladoja, who governed Oyo State between 2003 and 2004 before his impeachment in 2006, stated this while receiving the Oniru of Iruland, Lagos, Oba Omogbolahan Lawal, at his Bodija residence in Ibadan.
NBA tells Adeleke to end court strike in seven days
The leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association in Osun State has warned that the continued closure of courts in the state, if prolonged, may lead to a state of emergency.
This was stated in a letter obtained in Osogbo on Monday, addressed to Governor Ademola Adeleke, with copies sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Adewale Egbedun; the Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo; the State Attorney General, Oluwole Jimi-Bada; and the state JUSUN chairman, Idris Adeniran.
The letter, dated December 8, 2025, was signed by the chairmen of the five NBA branches in the state.
AAUA offers lecturing jobs to 32 first-class graduates
The Vice-Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Prof Olugbenga Ige, has announced that 32 of its students graduated with first-class honours out of a total of 5,799 who completed various programmes in the 2025/2026 academic session.
Ige stated that the 32 first-class graduates of undergraduate programmes would be offered automatic employment as graduate assistants.
This, he said, in line with the university’s policy of retaining its best products, should the graduates wish to work at the institution after completing their National Youth Service Corps.
