Category: #Governance
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BENUE GOV ALIA UNVEILS N605.5BN 2026 BUDGET TO REVIVE RURAL HEARTLANDS
Gov Hyacinth Alia rolled out a hefty N605.5 billion “Rural Development, Livelihood Support and Sustained Growth” blueprint Monday to Benue Assembly—a 10% jump from 2025—laser-focusing on flipping underfunded farm belts into economic powerhouses with N342.42bn capital (56.6%) fueling roads, agro-boosts and jobs, while N281.09bn recurrent (46.4%) locks in minimum wage, salaries and welfare amid herder-farmer…
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TRUMP YANKS 30 ENVOYS IN ‘AMERICA FIRST’ DIPLOMATIC SHAKEUP
President Trump’s team recalled nearly 30 senior career diplomats Monday, swapping them out for loyalists to laser-focus U.S. embassies on “America First” priorities targeting posts in smaller nations where non-partisan Foreign Service pros traditionally hold sway, a move State Dept calls routine but critics blast as morale-crushing politicization that hands wins to China and Russia.…
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FG DELIVERS HOUSES AND LAND TO SUPER EAGLES FOR 2023 AFCON SILVER HEROICS
President Bola Tinubu’s government made good on its word Monday in Morocco, handing Super Eagles stars their pledged FCT plots, housing units and OON honors for that epic 2023 AFCON runner-up run slamming Côte d’Ivoire 2-1 in the final only to bow 2-1, a feat NFF prez Ibrahim Gusau called pure motivation ahead of today’s…
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ABDULRAZAQ UNVEILS N644BN 2026 BUDGET TO LOCK DOWN SECURITY, SPARK JOBS IN KWARA
Kwara Gov AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq dropped a massive N644bn “Budget of Consolidation and Sustained Growth” Monday before state lawmakers, stacking 65.98% on capital firepower to wrap ongoing mega-projects, crush kidnapping via security tech/vehicles and turbocharge jobs—while 34% fuels worker perks, vulnerable aid and human capital like teacher allowances and doc pay bumps amid N1,400/$ exchange bets.…
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PAPIRI KIDS’ FULL RESCUE PROVES NIGERIA’S IRON RESOLVE TO SHIELD ITS OWN
Info Minister Alhaji Mohammed Idris hailed Sunday’s liberation of the last 130 St. Mary’s Catholic School kids and staff from Papiri, Niger—capping the full 230-victim freedom with zero souls left in chains—as a blazing testament to Nigeria’s unyielding commitment to protect every citizen, no matter the odds. Idris confirmed the feds handing over the fresh…
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DHQ LOCKS DOWN NIGERIA WITH TROOPS AND AIR POWER FOR SAFE CHRISTMAS
Defence Headquarters ramped up nationwide security Sunday ahead of Yuletide, surging extra troops, elite special forces and air assets to crush threats blanketing vulnerable spots, major roads and hotspots with patrols, checkpoints and sky-high surveillance to let Nigerians party in peace amid bandit and terror shadows. Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, Defence Media Operations Director, detailed the…
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OGUN GOV HAILS TINUBU FOR FREEING 230 NIGER SCHOOL KIDS FROM KIDNAPPERS
Ogun State Gov Dapo Abiodun showered praise on President Bola Tinubu Sunday for his relentless leadership that secured the release of 130 more St Mary’s Catholic School students in Papiri, Niger—pushing the total freed to 230 after an earlier 100, proving evil can’t win as families reunite for Yuletide cheers post-Nov 21 snatch. Abiodun spotlighted…
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NASLAF WOMEN LEADER EMPOWERS FEMALE AIDES WITH TECH TRAINING AND TABLETS
Ayoola Fakunle, National Women Leader of the National Assembly Legislative Aides Forum (NASLAF), rolled out a game-changing capacity-building session for female legislative aides in Abuja, arming them with ICT skills, tablets and fresh know-how to supercharge lawmaking efficiency and keep Nigeria’s lawmakers ahead in the global digital race. Chatting with journalists post-training, Fakunle stressed aides…
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ABDULRAZAQ FIRES SHOT AT JOURNALISTS: RECLAIM MEDIA SPACE FROM FAKE NEWS QUACKS AND MISINFO MADNESS
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq dropped a bombshell at the Kwara NUJ Press Week grand finale in Ilorin over the weekend, challenging trained journalists to storm the digital frontier and lock down the media space crushing quackery, fake news and disinformation before they torch the profession’s hard-earned cred, insisting tech upgrades don’t excuse ditching ethics…
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NAIRA DIPS TO N1,464 VS DOLLAR AMID WEEKLY DEMAND SURGE
The naira closed Friday weaker at N1,464.49 per USD on the official CBN market—a 0.4% slide from Thursday’s N1,457.84—erasing Monday’s N2.59 gain as importer dollar hunts overwhelmed supply, pushing steady depreciation through Tuesday (N1,455.08) and Wednesday (N1,455.49). This volatility echoes Nigeria’s FX tightrope under Tinubu’s reforms, where early-week highs crumble against persistent pressures from oil…
