Category: #Governance
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SUPREME COURT RULING BACKS TINUBU’S RIVERS EMERGENCY MOVE—AJULO HAILS WISDOM
Ondo AG Kayode Ajulo (SAN) is applauding the Supreme Court’s sharp 6-1 verdict affirming President Bola Tinubu’s Section 305 powers to declare emergencies and temporarily suspend officials like Rivers Gov Siminalayi Fubara—calling it a masterclass in federal balance that spotlights Nigeria’s constitutional tensions without greenlighting overreach. In his breakdown of the Adamawa AG & 10…
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ANAMBRA POLICE SNAG ₦637K ROBBERY HAUL, GUNS & SMASHED SUV IN ABAGANA BUST
Anambra’s elite Commissioner of Police Special Patrol Team turned the tables Tuesday, recovering a whopping ₦636,700 in alleged stolen cash, a pump-action rifle, a locally fabricated single-barrel shotgun and a wrecked Toyota Highlander (UWN 680 PE)—all ditched by armed robbery suspects who crashed and fled during a blistering 5pm hot pursuit in Abagana, Njikoka LGA.…
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PENCOM UNLOCKS N758B PENSION BOND, PENSION ASSETS HIT N27T MILESTONE
PenCom boss Omolola Oloworaran just unveiled a game-changing one-year scorecard at Abuja’s Pension Revolution Summit: the FG’s N758 billion bond—greenlit by President Tinubu in February—is now cashing out over N600 billion to wipe pension arrears, skyrocketing industry assets to N27 trillion via bold Pension Revolution 2.0 reforms that rebuilt trust and coverage. She’s turbocharged the…
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TRANSPORT CONCESSIONS INEVITABLE, SAYS MINISTER—BUT LABOUR MUST WIN TOO
Nigeria’s Transport Minister Said Alkali dropped a reality check Tuesday: concessioning across roads, rails, ports and skies is coming fast via public-private handshakes, but success hinges on affordable rides, investor trust, worker shields and zero industrial drama—not just fat profits or shiny infra. At the ITF National Coordinating Committee’s Abuja symposium themed “Nigeria Transport Sectors…
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NADDC SETS AUGUST 2026 DEADLINE FOR STRICT NEW VEHICLE STANDARDS
Nigeria’s auto watchdog NADDC is cranking up the heat on road safety, rolling out SON/NADDC Vehicle Capacity standards for all new cars hitting our shores by August or September 2026—while plotting to certify used imports too, ditching the old anomaly where tokunbo rides skip the checks new ones face. DG Joseph Osanipin spilled the beans…
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PRESIDENCY TO HONOUR RETIRING STAFF YEARLY, ENDS ‘SILENT EXIT’ ERA
The State House is changing the script for civil servants’ retirement, as Permanent Secretary Temitope Fashedemi says the Presidency will now hold annual honours for outgoing staff so they no longer “end their careers in silence” after decades of quiet service. Speaking at a reception for retirees in Aso Rock, he said the new tradition…
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MICROSOFT’S FG PARTNERSHIP SKILLS UP 4M NIGERIANS IN DIGITAL REVOLUTION
Microsoft dropped a bombshell Tuesday: its team-up with Nigeria’s Federal Government has digitally empowered over four million folks since 2021, with 350K diving into student programs—63K finishing pathways, 43K snagging global certs—and now gearing up another 350K for AI mastery via the National Skills Initiative (AINSI) alongside Data Science Nigeria and Lagos Business School. West…
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KADUNA CURES 30K MALNOURISHED KIDS IN 2025 NUTRITION TRIUMPH
Kaduna State smashed a massive win by curing 30,089 severely malnourished children across all 23 LGAs this year via Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) services—treating over 60K admissions despite rising national trends like stunting up to 40%, wasting to 8% and underweight hitting 27% from 2018-2024. State Nutrition Officer Ramatu Musa, via Jibril Isah,…
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KOGI GOV ODODO UNEARTHS MASSIVE ARMS HAUL, VOWS CRIMINAL CRUSH
Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo just unveiled a monster arms bust—24 AK-47s, 23 pump-actions, Tavor and FN rifles, Barrett pistols, Browning rifles, 520 GPMG rounds, mags, cartridges, holsters, tear gas and submachine parts—ripped from criminal lairs in a week-long intel blitz with security squads, supercharged by President Tinubu’s no-praise pep talk to lock down…
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NSSRCC SLAMS STATES FOR SKIPPING SCHOOL SAFETY CENTRES
The National Safe School Response Coordination Centre is calling out state governments for dragging their feet on setting up local control centres, leaving schools vulnerable to bandit attacks and kidnappings due to weak surveillance. NSSRCC Commander Emmanuel Ocheja told NAN in Abuja that federal pleas for state-level hubs—staffed by police, military and NSCDC reps—would enable…
