Kalu @ 54: You are a Dependable Co-pilot – Speaker Abbas
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has hailed the Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, for being a “dependable partner.” In a congratulatory message ahead of the 54th birthday of the Deputy Speaker on Monday, Speaker Abbas commended Kalu for being “a reliable co-pilot in the affairs of the 10th House,” […]
World Press Freedom Day: Governor Ododo Challenges Media To Stand For Truth
By Chinedu Echianu Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has reiterated his administration’s firm stance on protecting press freedom, declaring that the media must be encouraged to stand for the truth at all times. The Governor gave the assurance in a message signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah to mark the 2025 […]
Workers Day: Raise Bar Of Service In Nation Building – DG NILDS
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Director General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman has urged Nigerian workers to use the instrumentality of being the engine room of the nation’s development to raise the bar of performance for enhanced service delivery . Professor Sulaiman gave the charge on Thursday, May 1st in […]
Speaker Abbas Advocates Safer Work Conditions
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, has called for improved safety measures to protect Nigerian workers from occupational hazards. Speaking at the *World Day for Safety Conference, Nigeria 2025*, held in Abuja, Abbas highlighted the alarming number of injuries and fatalities that occur in workplaces due to inadequate […]
House PAC Retrieves Additional ₦11.49bn from Oil Companies
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ramped up its recovery efforts, announcing the retrieval of an additional ₦11,488,761,099 from oil and gas companies with outstanding obligations to the Federal Government. This new tranche brings the total recovery secured by the Committee to ₦61.5 billion. According to a statement on […]
From Hidden to Heard: CWSI Dismantles Stigma Against Women with Disabilities
By: Bukola Adetinuyo For years, many women and girls with disabilities in Nigeria have lived in silence, hidden by their families, excluded from opportunities, and left out of national conversations. But in Gwagwalada, a bold initiative is changing that story. The Centre for Women Studies and Intervention (CWSI), in partnership with CAFOD and Christian […]
Nigeria’s Democracy Must Reflect All Voices — Speaker Abbas
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, says Nigeria’s democracy must be measured by how much the critical stakeholders in the nation are involved in the processes. He stated this while addressing a group of social media influencers, most of whom were youth, at the National Assembly on Monday, highlighting […]
2027: Monarchs Pledges To Deliver 70% of South-East for Tinubu’s Re-Election Bid
By Oluwakemi Kindness Traditional rulers across Igbo land in the South east of the country have pledged to deliver at least, 70 percent of the region’s vote to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. The monarchs under the aegis of Ndi Igbo Progressive Traditional Rulers Council, stated this when their chairman, His […]
Draw Line Between Activism and Slander, APC Chieftain Warns VeryDarkMan
By Chinedu Echianu The South South Zonal Organizing Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Blessing Agbomhere Esq has warned social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse popularly known as VeryDarkMan to immediately tender an unreserved apology to the President of the Senate and number three citizen of Nigeria, Senator Godswill Akpabio following what he described […]
Protect Farmers’ Rights: Experts Urge Nigeria to Exit UPOV Treaty
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has been urged to withdraw from the International Union for the Protection of New Plant varieties (UPOV 1991). The call by a coalition of Ecological and Environmental Rights Activitists says the continuous membership is a threat to Nigeria’s food system. They made the call in a statement at […]