Ibadan — As part of an intensifying grassroots engagement ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State, a leading aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, on Tuesday, December 16, held separate strategic meetings with Vice Chairmen and Chiefs of Staff from the 33 Local Government Councils […]

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says it has disbursed N154.37 billion to 788,947 students across the country within its first 19 months of operation. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this on Tuesday during a virtual media roundtable with journalists, where he reviewed the Fund’s activities and […]

By Henry Ojelu The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has ordered parties in the dispute over Plot 3619, Maitama District, Cadastral Zone A06, to maintain the res and preserve the status quo, following fresh developments in the matter. The suit, No. CV/4154/25, was instituted by Maryam Ahmed, suing through her lawful […]

Members of the National Forum of Former Legislators, comprising ex-Senators, former members of the House of Representatives, State Houses of Assembly and councillors, have passed a vote of confidence on the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, praising his role in supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s efforts to combat banditry through non-kinetic approaches.

THE Lagos State government, yesterday, disclosed that it is taking steps to end illegal evictions of tenants, landlord harassment and arbitrary rent hikes with a new legislative proposal.

Organisers of the Southern Kaduna Festival (SKFEST) have announced that the annual cultural event will no longer hold in December, following a strategic review aimed at strengthening its sustainability and enhancing participants’ experience.

THE Clerk to the National Assembly, CNA, Kamoru Ogunlana has distanced the National Assembly from a group known as Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP), which is purportedly planning to float an Association or a Registry for Legislative Drafters.

By Jimitota Onoyume National Coordinator of Niger Delta Development Initiative, NDDI, Comrade Doboro Marvelous has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to immediately halt direct payment of the 13 percent derivation funds to state governments, alleging that the current arrangement was a conduit for abuse , exclusion and systemic failure at the grassroots. Aligning with the […]

By Emem Idio, Yenagoa YENAGOA -The leadership of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Phase 2 has rejected allegations of marginalization raised in an online petition by a group of ex-agitators, insisting that ongoing reforms under the current administration are restoring the programme to its original purpose. National Chairman of PAP Phase 2, Ibena Rufus Salvation, […]

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