Category: #Governance
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UMAHI BANS FEDERAL ROAD CLOSURES WITHOUT APPROVAL – NO EXCEPTIONS!
Stuck in endless jams from random road shutdowns? Works Minister David Umahi just dropped the hammer: No federal road or site closes without Ministry okay especially key routes like Abuja-Kano, Abuja-Lokoja, and Sokoto-Zamfara-Katsina axes! At Tuesday’s Abuja presser, Umahi stressed: “Follow contracts, get approval first. Unauthorized blocks fuel chaos we must keep roads open and…
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357 MDAs FLOUT ETHICS & INTEGRITY – 13 BRANDED HIGH-RISK BY ICPC
Shocking wake-up call: Not a single federal ministry or agency nailed full ethics compliance in 2025—leaving massive gaps for corruption to sneak in! ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Aliyu (via rep Olusegun Adigun) unveiled the 7th annual Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard (EICS) Tuesday in Abuja, grading 357 MDAs (344 fully assessed). Zeros for full compliance;…
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IMO GOV UZODIMMA DROPS N1.43TRN ‘ECONOMIC BREAKTHROUGH’ BUDGET BOMBSHELL
Imo State Gov Hope Uzodimma unleashed a monster N1.43 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill Monday to the House of Assembly—a whopping 78% surge from 2025’s N807bn—stacking 83.4% capital firepower (over N1trn) on power revolutions, world-class infra and job-sparking projects to ditch generator hell, while N238.5bn recurrent locks in salaries, overheads and subventions amid fatter federal cash…
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FG MANDATES DRUG TESTS FOR ALL PUBLIC SERVICE JOB HUNTERS
The Federal Government slammed down a game-changer Monday: mandatory pre-employment drug screening for every public service applicant, looping in NDLEA for airtight checks to slash illicit highs crippling youth, productivity and Naija’s security backbone—straight from SGF’s service-wide circular to MDAs and parastatals. Director Segun Imohiosen spotlighted the youth abuse epidemic’s toxic ripple on health, economy…
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TINUBU ORDERS SECURITY CHIEFS: NO MORE SCHOOL KIDNAPS ON HIS WATCH
Info Minister Alhaji Mohammed Idris dropped a bombshell Monday at the End-of-Year Media Conference in Abuja President Bola Tinubu’s issued a ironclad directive to security agencies: crush student kidnappings for good, backing swift rescues like Papiri’s full 230 St. Mary’s Catholic School kids and staff freed, plus Kwara church folks and Kebbi victims all home…
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BENUE GOV ALIA UNVEILS N605.5BN 2026 BUDGET TO REVIVE RURAL HEARTLANDS
Gov Hyacinth Alia rolled out a hefty N605.5 billion “Rural Development, Livelihood Support and Sustained Growth” blueprint Monday to Benue Assembly—a 10% jump from 2025—laser-focusing on flipping underfunded farm belts into economic powerhouses with N342.42bn capital (56.6%) fueling roads, agro-boosts and jobs, while N281.09bn recurrent (46.4%) locks in minimum wage, salaries and welfare amid herder-farmer…
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TRUMP YANKS 30 ENVOYS IN ‘AMERICA FIRST’ DIPLOMATIC SHAKEUP
President Trump’s team recalled nearly 30 senior career diplomats Monday, swapping them out for loyalists to laser-focus U.S. embassies on “America First” priorities targeting posts in smaller nations where non-partisan Foreign Service pros traditionally hold sway, a move State Dept calls routine but critics blast as morale-crushing politicization that hands wins to China and Russia.…
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FG DELIVERS HOUSES AND LAND TO SUPER EAGLES FOR 2023 AFCON SILVER HEROICS
President Bola Tinubu’s government made good on its word Monday in Morocco, handing Super Eagles stars their pledged FCT plots, housing units and OON honors for that epic 2023 AFCON runner-up run slamming Côte d’Ivoire 2-1 in the final only to bow 2-1, a feat NFF prez Ibrahim Gusau called pure motivation ahead of today’s…
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ABDULRAZAQ UNVEILS N644BN 2026 BUDGET TO LOCK DOWN SECURITY, SPARK JOBS IN KWARA
Kwara Gov AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq dropped a massive N644bn “Budget of Consolidation and Sustained Growth” Monday before state lawmakers, stacking 65.98% on capital firepower to wrap ongoing mega-projects, crush kidnapping via security tech/vehicles and turbocharge jobs—while 34% fuels worker perks, vulnerable aid and human capital like teacher allowances and doc pay bumps amid N1,400/$ exchange bets.…
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PAPIRI KIDS’ FULL RESCUE PROVES NIGERIA’S IRON RESOLVE TO SHIELD ITS OWN
Info Minister Alhaji Mohammed Idris hailed Sunday’s liberation of the last 130 St. Mary’s Catholic School kids and staff from Papiri, Niger—capping the full 230-victim freedom with zero souls left in chains—as a blazing testament to Nigeria’s unyielding commitment to protect every citizen, no matter the odds. Idris confirmed the feds handing over the fresh…
