The House of Representatives has called for urgent, coordinated efforts to tackle the country’s persistent insecurity, emphasizing the need for a holistic approach and stronger collaboration among all stakeholders. House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, speaking in Abuja, warned that recent attacks across Nigeria were deliberately designed to instill fear, destabilize communities, and undermine public confidence. He

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Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s First Lady, has called on global leaders, educators, and innovators to ensure that technology advances in ways that uphold human values. Speaking at the “Education Above All” plenary of the 12th World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Doha, Qatar, Mrs. Tinubu stressed that humanity must remain central to technological progress.

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Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has presented a N1.39 trillion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly, aimed at accelerating development and consolidating ongoing projects. The budget, titled “The People’s Budget of Expansion and Growth,” allocates 75% to capital expenditure and 25% to recurrent spending. Governor Eno

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Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has presented a ₦757.88 billion budget proposal to the State House of Assembly for the 2026 fiscal year, with education receiving the largest share—46.7%. The appropriation bill, titled “Changing Gears 3.0: Solution Continues,” represents a significant rise from the ₦606.99 billion budget for 2025. Soludo arrived the Assembly

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Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has submitted a ₦884.868 billion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. Tagged “Budget of Actualisation and Hope,” the proposal is geared toward fast-tracking infrastructure development, strengthening human capital, and consolidating ongoing reforms. The governor said the spending plan is fully aligned with

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The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening reforms aimed at strengthening evaluation and monitoring (E&M) practices across Nigeria’s public service. Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, made this known in a goodwill message delivered at the national symposium of the Nigerian Association of Evaluators (NAE) held yesterday in Abuja.

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The South-West Arewa Community for Asiwaju 2027 has pledged to deliver 600,000 votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu if he seeks re-election in 2027. The commitment was announced during the group’s South-West Stakeholders’ Summit held at Ndubuisi Kanu Park, Alausa, Lagos. Speaking at the event, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and

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Nigeria has achieved two of the three global HIV targets for 2030, with 87% of people living with HIV diagnosed, 98% of those diagnosed receiving treatment, and 95% of those on treatment achieving viral suppression, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has announced. According to the agency, these outcomes place Nigeria firmly

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Former Niger State Governor and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SAMF), Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has raised alarm over escalating insecurity in the North, lamenting that while the region now has “19 Sardaunas in title, it lacks the safety and discipline associated with the late Premier, Sir

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With over 23 million Nigerians currently living with some form of vision impairment, the Federal Government has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Peek Vision to accelerate efforts toward eliminating preventable blindness nationwide. The agreement, signed in Abuja on Tuesday, aims to transform how people with vision challenges are identified, monitored, and connected

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