Nigeria, UAE Advance Trade, Customs Partnership
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, has intensified efforts to boost Nigeria’s trade profile, engaging the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Nigeria to deepen bilateral trade and customs cooperation. During the high-level meeting held in Abuja, the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed, lauded Adeniyi’s emergence as […]
Workers’ Day: Kalu Backs Better Welfare Laws
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has hailed Nigerian workers for their resilience and contributions to national development, pledging sustained legislative action to improve their welfare. In a message marking International Workers’ Day on Friday, Kalu describes the nation’s workforce as the backbone of economic growth, commending their […]
Workers Day: Make Your Sacrifices Count – NILDS DG Tells Nigerian
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, has called on Nigerian workers to use the Workers’ Day public holiday to reflect on how their sacrifices can contribute meaningfully to national development. In a statement issued on Friday to mark the 2026 Workers’ Day celebration, […]
Lawmakers Probe Over $2bn Health Grants to Nigeria
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has intensified its probe into over $2 billion in international health grants received by Nigeria between 2021 and 2025, raising fresh concerns over transparency, accountability, and impact. Chairman of the House Committee on Infectious Diseases, Amobi Godwin Ogah, made this known at the resumed investigative hearing held at […]
Former Information Minister Lai Insists on Social Media Regulation
By Chinedu Echianu Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has renewed calls for stricter regulation of social media in Nigeria, warning that unchecked fake news and misinformation pose serious risks to national unity and security. He made the remarks in Abuja Thursday during his address at the official launch of the International Media […]
FG Approves ₦150bn Bodo–Bonny Road Extension
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has approved a ₦150 billion extension of the Bodo–Bonny Road and Bridges Project in Rivers State, signaling a major boost to Nigeria’s infrastructure development drive. Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed that the project will be executed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement and will be presented to the […]
Senate Grills NNPCL Chiefs Over Unaccounted N210trn
By Anayo Akwitti Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Public Accounts has intensified its probe into the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), summoning top officials over an alleged unaccounted N210 trillion flagged in audit reports spanning 2017 to 2023. At a tense session on Wednesday, the committee—chaired by Aliyu Wadada Ahmed—warned that it would issue a […]
FG Raises Alarm Over Low Turnout in Pension Verification Exercise
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has raised concern over the low turnout in the ongoing verification and enrolment exercise for civil servants with accrued pension rights, as the deadline draws closer. The exercise, conducted by the National Pension Commission, targets treasury-funded workers in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) employed before June 30, 2004. Despite […]
Police Order Dismissal, Prosecution of Officers Over Effurun Killing
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigeria Police Force has ordered the dismissal and prosecution of officers involved in the fatal shooting of a civilian, Mene Ogidi, in Effurun, Delta State. The move is what it described as part of its zero-tolerance stance on extrajudicial killings. The incident, which occurred on April 26, 2026, triggered immediate internal […]
NSITF Trains Officials on Employees’ Compensation Scheme
By Chinedu Echianu The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Lagos State Government in the full and effective implementation of the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS) across the state’s public service. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of NSITF, Oluwaseun Falaye, gave the assurance on Wednesday in Lagos during […]