Category: #Governance
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TINUBU HAILS INFLATION DROP TO 14.45% AS REFORMS PAY OFF
President Bola Tinubu touted Nigeria’s economic rebound Friday while unveiling the 2026 “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity” to a joint NASS session spotlighting headline inflation plunge from 24.23% in March to 14.45% in November after eight straight months of easing, fueled by steady food/energy prices and tighter monetary grips. Q3 2025 growth…
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INEC CHAIR PARLEYS PDP FACTIONS TO SMOOTH FCT, EKITI, OSUN POLL PATH
INEC boss Prof Joash Amupitan huddled Friday with rival PDP camps in Abuja—summoning Tanimu Turaki’s NWC/BoT crew (Sen Adolphus Wabara, ex-Gov Babangida Aliyu) and acting chair Abdulrahaman Mohammed’s squad (Sen Samuel Anyanwu, Capt Umar Bature)—to hash out conflicting letters ahead of Feb 2026 FCT area polls, June Ekiti gov race and July Osun showdown. Amupitan…
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PLATEAU GOV LAUNCHES 50HA POTATO SEED FARM TO QUADRUPLE YIELDS
Gov Caleb Mutfwang broke ground Friday on a massive 50-hectare Irish potato seedling multiplication site in Bokkos’ Butura community, unleashing disease-free, weather-tough imported seeds to rocket farmer output from 100 bags per hectare to a whopping 400—flipping Plateau into Nigeria’s potato powerhouse and luring factories nationwide. Drawing from his own farming roots, Mutfwang vowed trainings…
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FG UNLOCKS ₦32BN LIFELINE FOR STATES TO REVAMP PRIMARY HEALTHCARE
Health Ministry boss Kachallom Daju announced Friday in Abuja a massive ₦32.88 billion fourth-quarter BHCPF drop to 36 states and FCT—fueling primary care upgrades, insurance booms and service gateways amid Tinubu’s transparency push via quarterly MOC oversight with CSOs, privates and ALGON for accountable, inclusive wins. NPHCDA’s Dr Muyi Aina hailed rising clinic visits, jabs…
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YOBE GOVT SLAMS ATTACKS ON HEALTH HEROES, VOWS ZERO TOLERANCE
Yobe Health Commissioner Dr Muhammad Gana fired off a stern warning Friday in Damaturu, blasting the surge in beatings, threats and abuse against doctors, nurses and frontline staff—who grind through resource shortages and emotional hell to save lives—as totally unacceptable and a direct hit on community care. Gana spotlighted assaults flaring in emergencies or grief…
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NIGERIA UNVEILS WSIS+20 STRATEGY TO SUPERCHARGE DIGITAL NATION
NITDA boss Malam Kashifu Inuwa rocked New York Thursday at the WSIS+20 UN bash, rolling out Nigeria’s killer roadmap to localize global digital pledges—tackling connectivity gaps, affordability woes and literacy lags via PPP fibre optics (90K km with World Bank), broadband plan renewals and multi-stakeholder IGF hustles for inclusive growth. On the sidelines of Naija’s…
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KEBBI LAUNCHES FORTIFIED RICE MILL TO FIGHT HIDDEN HUNGER
Kebbi State Gov Nasir Idris kicked off fortified rice production Thursday at Takalau Rice Mill in Birnin Kebbi, pumping out nutrient-packed grains laced with iron, zinc, folic acid and B-vitamins to shield low-income families from micronutrient shortfalls—positioning the state as a milling powerhouse while slashing malnutrition in Nigeria’s food basket. Standing in for the gov,…
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TINUBU GEARS UP FOR N54.46T 2026 BUDGET BASH AT NASS TOMORROW
President Bola Tinubu shot a formal letter Thursday to the House of Reps, snagging the noon slot on Friday Dec 19 for a high-stakes joint National Assembly address to unveil the whopping 2026 Appropriation Bill—packing naira 54.46 trillion in projected spending to supercharge his Renewed Hope agenda amid economic headwinds. Speaker Abbas Tajudeen read the…
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PENCare LIFELINE: FREE HEALTHCARE FOR 30K LOW-INCOME RETIREES FROM MARCH
PenCom boss Omolola Oloworaran dropped game-changing news Thursday at Lagos’ Pension Revolution Summit, unveiling a March 2026 pilot for PenCare blanketing 30,000 strapped CPS retirees nationwide with free, accessible medical care to ditch post-work bill nightmares and honor their service with real dignity. This industry-first, trustee-led push across six geo-zones eases healthcare hell for the…
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NIWA BOSS SLAMS BRAKES ON WATERWAY WOES, EYES ECONOMIC JACKPOT
Alhaji Muktar Shagari stormed NIWA’s Lokoja HQ Thursday with a battle cry against deadly boat disasters—”enough is enough”—vowing iron-fisted safety regs, hi-tech monitoring and pro culture to transform Nigeria’s 3,000+ km of rivers, creeks and lagoons into bustling trade lifelines, easing killer road congestion per Tinubu’s Renewed Hope blueprint. From dredging chokepoints and jetty facelifts…
