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Women storm Abuja, demand reserved legislative seats
Hundreds of women on Monday marched through Abuja to demand the passage of a bill that would create women-only seats in Nigeria’s National Assembly. The proposed legislation, known as the Special Seats Bill, seeks to amend the constitution to reserve one additional seat for women in both the Senate and…
Read More »Fubara arrives Port Harcourt airport to supporters’ cheer
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, to a rousing welcome from his supporters. The governor’s aircraft touched down at about 11:55 a.m., as hundreds of loyalists gathered at the airport terminal, waiting to receive him. Details of his return are expected…
Read More »Rivers Assembly demands fresh budget, commissioner nominee list from Fubara
Photo: Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday reconvened plenary following the expiration of the six-month Emergency Rule declared in the state by President Bola Tinubu on March 18, 2025. The sitting marked the Assembly’s first…
Read More »FAAC distributes record N2.225 trillion revenue to federal, state, and local governments
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a record N2.225 trillion as federation revenue among the Federal Government, states, and local government councils for August 2025. This marks the highest monthly allocation ever, and the second consecutive month FAAC disbursements have exceeded N2 trillion. In July, the committee distributed…
Read More »Tinubu ends six-month emergency rule in Rivers, Fubara to resume office Thursday
By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has lifted the six-month state of emergency in Rivers State, announcing that Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly will return to their offices from Thursday, September 18, 2025. In a statement released by…
Read More »NiMet warns of heavy rains, flood risks across states
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast thunderstorms and rainfall across parts of the country from Monday through Wednesday. In its three-day weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, NiMet predicted isolated thunderstorms with moderate rains on Monday morning over Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi, Kebbi, Adamawa, and Taraba states, extending across…
Read More »FG to expand school feeding programme to 50 million pupils by 2026
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government says it plans to scale up the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) to reach about 50 million primary school pupils across Nigeria by 2026. Dr. Aderemi Adebowale, National Programme Manager of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), disclosed this in Abuja during…
Read More »Resident doctors suspend strike, issue fresh two-week ultimatum to FG
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its five-day warning strike and resumed work, but has warned the Federal Government that it has only two weeks to fully meet its outstanding demands. The strike, which began last Friday, paralyzed medical services across public hospitals nationwide.…
Read More »Resident doctors begin 5-day warning strike over unpaid allowances, salaries
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has embarked on a five-day warning strike starting today due to the government’s failure to address their grievances relating to unpaid allowances, salary arrears, and welfare issues. The decision to go on strike was announced in a message titled “Declaration of strike action”…
Read More »UK Lifts Travel Ban on Kaduna, Govts Sign KaMAF
Photo: Gov Uba Sani and UK’s Development Director for Nigeria, Cynthia Rowe, and others at KaMAF signing … Reclassification from “Red” to “Amber” seen as vote of confidence By Sodeeq Kamsela, Abuja The United Kingdom has lifted its travel restrictions on Kaduna State, moving it from the “Red” to the…
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