Housing ministry earmarks N1.433bn allowance, social spending for 2026
The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is expected to spend a total sum of N1.433bn on allowances and social contributions in 2026. According to the 2026 budget allocation…
FG to reopen Kebbi border with Benin Republic
The Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has lauded the Federal Government’s move to reopen the Tsamiya land border with Benin Republic for trans-border trade. He said the state government was…
The AI alibi and the foot-massage republic
By Sonala Olumhense Nine years ago, I wrote that Adams Oshiomhole could be Nigeria’s wildcard, a rare figure who might carry the insurgent moral energy of labour into the antiseptic…
CAC delists 400,000 dormant companies
The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has deregistered more than 400,000 inactive companies from the corporate registry in 2025 as part of reforms aimed at strengthening transparency, protecting the economy and…
Ohanaeze: Azuta-Mbata never issued any call to arms
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that its President General, Sen John Azuta-Mbata, never issued any call to arms. It described as falsehood media reports that Azuta-Mbata urged…
Kwara Killings: SGF call for prosecution of perpetrators
The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has commiserated with the government and people of Kwara State over the deadly terrorist attacks…
Oyo adopts full PoA implementation, adopts March 1 take-off date
The Oyo State Government has adopted the full implementation of its Proof of Address (PoA) initiative, fixing March 1 as the official take-off date for the scheme, state officials said…
No discrimination against some regions from getting passports, claim entirely false – NIS
The Nigeria Immigration Service has dismissed online reports alleging that a region of the country has been disqualified from obtaining passports, describing the claims as “entirely false” and “a gross…
Electoral Act: Credible election are bedrock for constitutional democracy – NBA
Demands mandatory electronic transmission of results. The Nigerian Bar Association has urged the National Assembly to pass a proposed amendment to the Electoral Amendment Bill that would compel the electronic…
E-transmission: INEC cautions Nigerians against ‘unnecessary tension’
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned Nigerians against “unnecessary tension” following the Senate’s rejection of a proposal to make electronic transmission of election results mandatory in the ongoing…