Category: #Governance
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WOMEN’S HEALTH LEADERS DEMAND GENDER EQUITY AT THE TOP
Health sector heavyweights rallied in Abuja Wednesday at the EmpowerHer Health Fellowship graduation, slamming Nigeria’s leadership gap where women deliver 70% of care but stay sidelined—pushing for more female voices in decision rooms to unlock half our talent pool and supercharge resilient systems. Women in Global Health Nigeria co-founder Dr Peju Adeniran kicked off the…
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FCDA BULLDOZES ABUJA ESTATE DESPITE ACTIVE COURT ORDER
Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) crews, backed by police and NSCDC, razed multi-million naira buildings at River Park Estate in Abuja Wednesday—blatantly ignoring a September 17 court injunction from Justice Mohammed Zubairu that froze all actions pending a suit over ownership disputes between Jonahcapital Nigeria Ltd, Houses For Africa and FCT Minister/FCDA. Residents like Emmanuel…
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UATH ROLLS OUT AWARDS FOR HERO STAFF SAVING LIVES DAILY
University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) lit up Gwagwalada Monday with its 2025 Annual Staff and Corporate Awards, handing plaques and cash to standout heroes like Nurse Usman Mariam (Best Staff) and the Labour Ward crew—whose grit slashed maternal deaths and boosted outcomes, proving selfless shifts at odd hours pay off big. Acting CMD Prof.…
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FG LAUNCHES NAP III TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN PEACE & SECURITY
Nigeria’s First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu inaugurated the Third National Action Plan (NAP III) on UNSCR 1325 for 2024-2028 in Abuja, doubling down on women as peace architects amid insecurity—spotlighting their grit in conflict mediation and community rebuilds under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope push for inclusion and stability. Minister Imaan Ibrahim-Sulaiman unveiled the multi-sectoral…
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REPS ORDER UNI ABUJA VC TO BUST ALLEGED HOSTEL RACKETEERING SCAM
House Committee on University Education chair Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa) dropped a bombshell directive Tuesday to new University of Abuja VC Prof. Hakeem Fawehinmi: launch a full probe into rampant accommodation racketeering where shady middlemen snatch hostels and flip them at 500% markups—leaving students, especially female ones, exposed to dangers and chaos. During an oversight visit…
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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…
