Category: #Governance
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REPS LAUNCH URGENT PROBE INTO TAX REFORM GAZETTE SCANDAL – PROMISE SWIFT FIX
Nigeria’s lawmakers aren’t messing around! The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on alleged discrepancies in the Tax Reform Acts just vowed a lightning-fast, no-stone-unturned investigation after spotting fishy differences between what the National Assembly passed and the official gazetted versions – a potential bombshell that could shake public trust in the entire lawmaking process.…
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FG & WORLD BANK LAUNCH $500M HOPE-GOV TO SUPERCHARGE EDUCATION & HEALTH
Struggling schools and clinics getting a massive cash injection? Federal Government teams up with World Bank on the $500m Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity–Governance (HOPE-GOV) Programme—rolling out now to fix Nigeria’s education and primary healthcare gaps! National Coordinator Dr. Assad Hassan briefed Permanent Secretary Dr. Deborah Odoh Tuesday in Abuja: $480m rewards states…
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NNPC VOWS PEACE, JOBS & DEVELOPMENT FOR OGOINLAND – HEALING BEGINS
Oil scars fading to hope? NNPC Ltd’s GCEO Bashir Ojulari brought major festive cheer to Ogoniland during Tuesday’s Federal Government visit in Rivers State—promising real peace, dialogue, and community-first energy ops! Chatting with locals, Ojulari called President Tinubu’s push a “new beginning” rooted in trust and partnership. Facing Ogoniland’s painful past head-on, he praised the…
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NCC LANDS TOP 3 IN 2025 MDA WEBSITE RANKINGS!
Digital win for telecoms! Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) snagged second place among 235 federal MDAs in the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) 2025 website performance scorecard—right after Galaxy Backbone, ahead of NEPC. NCC’s Head of Public Affairs Nnenna Ukoha announced the honour Tuesday in Abuja, fresh off a top-5 PEBEC nod. BPSR judged 14…
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FG’S 50% TRAIN DISCOUNT KICKS OFF WITH MASSIVE CROWDS!
Christmas travel just got cheaper—Federal Government slashes train fares by 50% nationwide, and Nigerians are flooding stations like it’s free jollof! NRC MD Dr. Kayode Opeifa announced Tuesday that the discount started today, running through Jan 4, 2026, on all major routes—Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna, narrow gauge lines packed near capacity from early bookings. Families rave it’s…
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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…
