Category: #Governance
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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…
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NIPR, NASARAWA STATE BREAK GROUND FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIVERSITY IN AKWANGA
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and Nasarawa State Government held a ground-breaking ceremony Tuesday for the University of Public Relations and Leadership (UPRL) at Gudi in Akwanga Local Government Area, marking a major step toward establishing Nigeria as a global hub for communication and leadership training. NIPR President Dr. Ike Neliaku praised Governor…
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IRAN OFFERS DIALOGUE TO PROTESTERS AMID RIOT, CRASHING RIYAL – PEZESHKIAN PLEDGES REFORMS
Iran’s government switched gears Tuesday, promising talks with protest leaders after bazaar shopkeepers and crowds hit Tehran streets Sunday-Monday over skyrocketing inflation from the rial’s record plunge to 1.39M per USD – central bank boss quits, economy reels under sanctions. President Masoud Pezeshkian tasked Interior Minister to hear “legitimate demands,” while spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani announced…
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ITALY APPROVES NON-ALCOHOLIC WINE PRODUCTION AFTER YEARS OF RESISTANCE
Italy’s government has officially greenlit the domestic production of alcohol-free wine, with Finance and Agriculture Ministers signing a decree Tuesday that sets the tax framework, excise duties, licensing, storage, and distribution rules for NoLo (no/low alcohol) wines, resolving months of industry anticipation. The move ends prolonged resistance since the EU recognized dealcoholized wine in 2021,…
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NISO CONFIRMS FULL POWER RESTORATION NATIONWIDE AFTER MONDAY GRID COLLAPSE
The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) announced Monday that electricity supply has been fully restored across the country following a partial national grid disturbance at 2:01 p.m., with system stability now normalized after tripping multiple generating units and 330 kV transmission lines. NISO stated from Abuja that investigations into the cause are underway, linking the…
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NCC’S 2025 PIRACY CRACKDOWN: 460K+ FAKES SEIZED, 57 ARRESTED – N750M STREET VALUE BUSTED
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) boss Dr. John Asein revealed Monday in Abuja: Over 460,235 pirated books and contraband nabbed across Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, PH, Makurdi – plus 57 violators collared – in a year of enforcement wins amid digital/AI threats, staff trainings, awareness drives like “Copyright Connect,” and policy pushes under the 2022 Act. Asein…
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GOMBE GOV YAHAYA SIGNS N618B 2026 BUDGET – ‘WORKING GOVT’ VOWS MORE TRANSFORMATION!
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya put pen to paper Monday in Gombe, inking the N617.95 billion 2026 Budget into law – boosted N82.26B from his N535.69B proposal (presented Nov 13) by the State House of Assembly led by Speaker Abubakar Luggerrewo, amid top officials cheering the people’s win! Yahaya boasted six-plus years of prudent resource use fueling…
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ABIA GOV OTI SIGNS N1.016T ‘ACCELERATION’ BUDGET – NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR JOBS, HEALTH & ROADS IN 2026!
Gov. Alex Otti greenlit Abia State’s N1.016 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill Monday at Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South – vowing ironclad implementation (barring surprises) with full House transparency on tweaks, praising lawmakers’ gritty scrutiny that kept capital/recurrent figures rock-solid! Otti spotlighted empowerment vibes: Business enablers, health/education/sanitation/road investments to turbocharge growth. Speaker Emmanuel Emeruwa hailed it “Budget…
