Government

THE President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has emphasised the importance of women’s representation and their crucial role in the development of the nation. He stated that a lack of female participation in politics is a missed opportunity for progress. The Senate President also acknowledged the crucial role women play …

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has in the last one year paid the gratuity and other entitlement of civil servants amounting to N4.5 billion. The spokesperson of the governor, Mr Dauda Iliya, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on the backdrop …

THE leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the sealing of its headquarters at the Wadata Plaza in Zone 5 Wuse, Abuja. Bode George, a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, described the sealing of the party’s secretariat by Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) as sacrilegious and unacceptable. …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will leave Abuja on Tuesday for Lagos to celebrate, along with other leaders, the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s spokesman, said in a statement on Monday that the ECOWAS Golden Jubilee was flagged off in Accra …

THE Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has inaugurated the Chairman and Members of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) Board. Dangiwa, while inaugurating the Board on Monday in Abuja, tasked them on mortgage disbursement efficiency. He described FMBN as the cornerstone of Nigeria’s affordable housing delivery …

Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has sacked the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Cyprian Akaolisa. This was contained in a statement signed on Monday in Owerri by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation, and Strategy, Mr Declan Emelumba. The statement, made available to newsmen however, did not …

THE National Boundary Commission (NBC) says it is entrenching the use of research, technology including drone, in boundary management. The Director-General, Mr Adamu Adaji, stated this on Sunday in Abuja, while assessing the impact of President Bola Tinubu’s administration after two years in office. Adaji told the News Agency of …

THE Rivers State Government has announced plans to revitalise the underutilised Technical and Vocational Centre in the state. The Rivers Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral (Rtd) Ibok-Ete Ibas, disclosed this during the inspection of some facilities in the state, in Port Harcourt on Saturday. The facilities were the Dr Obi Wali …

FORMER Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, visited ex-governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, at his residence in the state. Atiku met with Aregbesola, a former ally of President Bola Tinubu, on Friday. The former vice president posted a video of the meeting on X. “Breakfast time at the residence of …

FORMER Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello says he won’t contest against President Bola Tinubu in 2027 because he has no presidential ambition. Bello made this known via a statement issued by his spokesman, Michael Ohiare, on Friday, May 23, 2025. Bello expressed surprise and shock over a video post of …