Category: #Governance
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NEMA DEPLOYS TECH TEAM TO LAGOS ISLAND FIRE SITE
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) deployed a high-powered technical team from Abuja to the Great Nigeria Insurance House fire on Lagos Island Wednesday, bolstering multi-agency response at the 22-storey building. NEMA DG Mrs Zubaida Umar approved the move to enhance coordination and rescue/recovery. Led by Director of Search and Rescue Air Commodore Usman Bature,…
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NEW YEAR: FINTIRI URGES LOVE, FORGIVENESS FOR PEACEFUL 2026
Start the year right: Adamawa Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri wants Nigerians embracing forgiveness, love, reconciliation, and God-service to make 2026 “peaceful and less challenging.” His Chief Press Sec Humwashi Wonosikou shared the Thursday Yola message: “Reflect on 2025 blessings, thank God we’ve got this with unity.” Fintiri thanked locals for 6.5 years of support, vowing ongoing…
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BENUE GOV SIGNS N695BN 2026 BUDGET – RURAL REVIVAL AHEAD
Benue’s food basket gets a massive refill: Gov. Hyacinth Alia inked the N695 billion 2026 Appropriation Bill Wednesday, up N89.5bn from his N605.51bn proposal, tagging it “Budget of Rural Development, Livelihood Support & Sustainability.” Chief Press Sec Tersoo Kula confirmed the quick Assembly passage and assent. “Rooted in our realities, this flips rural neglect—decades overdue…
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BAUCHI GOV SIGNS N877BN 2026 BUDGET OF CONSOLIDATION
New year, big bucks: Gov. Bala Mohammed inked the N877 billion 2026 Appropriation Bill Wednesday, trimming a slight N1bn from his original N878bn proposal for “Budget of Consolidation and Sustainability.” Mohammed praised lawmakers for their swift, thorough scrutiny after his Nov. 27 presentation. “The House fulfilled their promise of timely, objective review—activating implementation from Jan.…
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NECA SLAMS SACHET ALCOHOL BAN: JOBS & ECONOMY AT RISK
Banning cheap booze in sachets sounds noble, but NECA warns it’ll unleash smugglers and torch jobs especially with Nigeria’s 1,000+ porous borders begging for trouble. Director-General Wale Smatt-Oyerinde fired off at a Tuesday Lagos briefing: “A blanket ban isn’t the solution it threatens investments and unemployment we can’t afford.” Instead of job losses and police…
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NEW TAX LAW TO SUPERCHARGE REAL ESTATE & HOME OWNERSHIP – NIESV
Tax cuts sparking a housing boom? NIESV President Victor Alonge says Nigeria’s fresh reforms kick in Jan. 1, 2026, slashing burdens on construction and making homes more reachable. Alonge shared the optimism Tuesday at a Lagos presser during QShelter Ltd and M.I. Okoro & Associates’ MoU signing to market Renewed Hope Housing in Abuja, Kano,…
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GOV MOHAMMED MOURNS 7 JOURNALISTS KILLED IN GOMBE CRASH
Heartbreaking twist on a wedding return trip—tyre burst sends a bus of Gombe journalists plummeting off Billiri-Kumo Road, claiming seven lives and injuring four. Bauchi Gov. Bala Mohammed, a journalist himself, is gutted by the loss. The Monday tragedy struck NTA colleagues heading back from a colleague’s wedding, per Gov. Mohammed’s statement via aide Mukhtar…
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NIGERIA SCORES $4.60BN BOP SURPLUS IN Q3 2025 – CBN
From red ink to black gold: Nigeria flipped the script on its balance of payments, posting a massive $4.60 billion surplus in Q3 2025 after a prior deficit—fueled by trade wins, diaspora cash, and investor love. The Central Bank of Nigeria dropped the good news today, crediting a $3.42 billion current account surplus. Goods exports…
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TINUBU APPOINTS OYEDEPO AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
Picture this: a top EFCC prosecutor with 15+ years busting financial crooks gets handpicked by President Tinubu to lead the nation’s public prosecutions—game-changer for cutting outside lawyers and sharpening federal cases? President Bola Tinubu greenlit the move for Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, shifting him from EFCC to the Federal Civil Service as the new Director…
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LAGOS ORDERS URGENT EVACUATION AROUND BURNT GNI HIGH-RISE: SAFETY FIRST AFTER FIRE AFTERMATH
Lagos State Government sounded the alarm Tuesday, directing instant vacate for all residents and shops near the fire-ravaged 25-storey Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building on Martins Street, Lagos Island – experts’ post-Dec. 24 blaze checks revealed dire risks to every structure in a 100-metre zone, as Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu puts lives way ahead of any…
