Category: #Governance
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MINISTER IDRIS HAILS ACTIONAID NIGERIA’S 25-YEAR WAR ON POVERTY – CALLS FOR NARRATIVE RESET
Information Minister Mohammed Idris celebrated ActionAid Nigeria’s quarter-century legacy at their Abuja anniversary, praising frontline empowerment for women/girls, education/health boosts, governance reforms, crisis aid, and policy shifts since 2000 via rights-based programs like CSACEFA, CEF, and Women’s Voices/Leadership that enrolled kids, cut maternal deaths, and built community health centers. He unveiled the AAN@25 Legacy Book…
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MINISTER IDRIS WARNS YOUNG JOURNALISTS: NAVIGATE FAKE NEWS, DEEP FAKES IN TOXIC MEDIA WATERS
Information Minister Muhammed Idris, at PRNigeria’s 2025 Young Communication Fellowship close in Abuja, alerted 2025 grads to Nigeria’s media minefield—75% fake news via Facebook/WhatsApp/Twitter fueling security fears (β=0.53 correlation to threats), ethnic rifts, and trust erosion amid AI deepfakes. Rep Ali M. Ali urged integrity, ethics, resilience in cutthroat reportage; NUJ Prez Alhassan Abdul pushed…
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FCTA CRACKS DOWN ON 1,095 ABUSE REVOKED PROPERTIES IN ABUJA’S PRIME DISTRICTS!
FCT Administration launches enforcement on 1,095 land titles revoked in Asokoro, Maitama, Garki, and Wuse after owners ignored months of notices (May-Nov) and blew the 14-day grace period ending Tuesday 835 for unpaid ground rent, 260 for C of O bills, violation/land conversion fees under Land Use Act Section 28. Minister Nyesom Wike’s team, via…
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CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN NIGERIA: PROGRESS STALLED BY VIOLENCE, POLICY GAPS, AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES
Children in Nigeria are legally recognized as vulnerable persons under 18, enjoying rights to survival, development, protection, and participation as enshrined in the 2003 Child Rights Act (CRA) aligned with the UN Children’s Rights Convention and African Charter. Yet implementation of these protections is deeply challenged by rising insecurity, school closures due to frequent kidnappings,…
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FCTA REVOKES STALLED 13KM APO-KARSHI ROAD CONTRACT AFTER 14 YEARS – REAWARDED TO SCC!
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike announced the revocation of the long-delayed Apo to Karshi road contract from Kakatar Engineering Ltd (awarded 2011), now reawarded to SCC with work underway to ease Nyanya/Karu traffic into Abuja city centre. He inspected alongside Kubwa-Bwari road (also SCC) and Outer Southern Expressway dualisation, expressing joy at progress toward mid-2026 delivery…
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EDO ASSEMBLY SUMMONS EX-GOV OBASEKI OVER MOWAA & RADISSON HOTEL FUNDING PROBE
Edo State House of Assembly has summoned former Governor Godwin Obaseki, MOWAA Director Philip Iheanacho, ex-SSG Osarodion Ogie, Finance Commissioner Joseph Eboigbe, AG Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, and key private players like Tilbury House MD, HIMC’s Pramod Thorat, Afrinvest’s Ugochukwu Anigbogu, and trustees MDs for a Dec 4 public hearing on billions spent on the stalled Radisson…
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SENATE UNANIMOUSLY CONFIRMS AYO OMIDIRAN AS FCC CHAIR, CLEARS 37 COMMISSIONERS
The Nigerian Senate swiftly confirmed Mrs Ayo Omidiran, a former Osun lawmaker succeeding Dr Muheeba Dankaka’s controversial tenure, as Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission alongside 37 commissioners for all 36 states and FCT—ensuring equitable federal appointments. Senate Committee Chair Sen Allwell Onyesoh reported clean screenings on Nov 13: all submitted CCB clearances, police…
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EKO DISCO URGES CUSTOMERS TO GRAB FREE PREPAID METERS NOW – END ESTIMATED BILLING!
EKEDC CEO Mrs Rekhiat Momoh, via GM Babatunde Lasaki, called on unmetered customers in Lagos and Ogun to apply immediately for free prepaid meters under the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI) Tranche B—targeting Band A/B feeders via NERC’s ₦28bn Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF) until Nov 30, with installs through Dec 31. The Apapa forum stressed transparent…
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LAGOS REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO HIV PREVENTION AHEAD OF WORLD AIDS DAY 2025
Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) CEO Dr Folakemi Animashaun announced robust plans for World AIDS Day on December 1, under the theme “Overcoming Disruptions: Sustaining Nigeria’s HIV Response,” including free statewide HIV testing from November 18 to December 1 across all LGAs and LCDAs. She praised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s leadership for bolstering systems and…
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NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT FINES CBN ₦620,000 FOR DELAYING SUITS BY 62 FIRED STAFF
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has slammed a ₦620,000 fine on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for stalling the hearing of lawsuits filed by 62 disengaged employees challenging their termination. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae ruled after counsel for the ex-staff accused the bank of deliberately delaying proceedings by filing a late motion to…
