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President Tinubu Approves Recruitment of 5,000 Personnel for Correctional Service

By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Tinubu has given directive for the recruitment of five thousand new personnel into the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), The move which seeks to address the overcrowding crisis and strengthen the Service was announced on Wednesday the Acting Comptroller General of the NCS, Sylvester Nwakuche Ndidi. Speaking when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions, led by Chinedu Ogar, Ndidi explained that although the approval for the recruitment had been granted by […]

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Economy

NNPCL Remits N10tn to Federation Account in 2024 – Kyari

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Wednesday revealed that it remitted N10 trillion to the Federation Account as of September 2024. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, who stated this, said this is alongside N3.5 trillion in dividends after taxes and revenue for the 2024 fiscal year. Kyari made the disclosure during a budget defense session before the Joint Finance Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives in Abuja on Wednesday. […]

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News

Group Demands 40% Oil Bloc Licenses For Niger-Deltans

...As Protests Break Out in Niger Delta States By Chinedu Echianu A group under the aegis of Niger Delta Community Youths Association based in Bayelsa, Akwa-Ibom, Edo, Rivers, Cross-River, Delta, Imo, Abia and Ondo States have expressed strong objection to the recent allocation of oil bloc licenses by the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to Corporate entities and individuals that are not indigene of the Niger-Delta. Their position is in tandem with a petition addressed to the President […]

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National Assembly

Senate Clarifies Misrepresented Report of N1.1b, N850m fraud Against JAMB Registrar

By Chinedu Echianu The Senate has clarified on Wednesday that reports of N1.1 billion spent on meals and entertainment and N850 million spent on security and insecticide in the aftermath of Monday’s budget defence session by the Joint Administration and Matriculation Board (JAMB) was misrepresented in the media. Reacting in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, the Senate Committee Chairman on Finance, Senator Sani Musa stated that the comprehensive report of the Registrar of JAMB, Is-haq Oloyede was in compliance […]

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Featured

Wike Hastens Issuance of Title Documents, Signs 5,481 Certificates of Occupancy in One Year

By Sofiat Adenekan The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has signed a remarkable five thousand, four hundred and eighty-one Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) within a single year as of December 31, 2024. This achievement is part of the Federal Capital Territory Administration's (FCTA) ongoing efforts to streamline and enhance land title administration under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. According to the Minister's Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, this figure is just […]

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Health

Health Agencies Demands for More Budgetary Allocation for 2025

By Oluwakemi Kindness Some Health Agencies in the country on Tuesday appealed for more budgetary allocation in the 2025 Budget. The agencies including the National Primary Healthcare, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the Medical And Dental Council Of Nigeria, and the National Health Insurance Authority, made their appeal when they appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Institutions for it budget defense, in Abuja. This is as the chairman of the House Committee on Healthcare Institutions, […]

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Economy

Minister of Finance Advocates Smarter Investment at Islamic Development Bank Governor’s Retreat

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun has advocate for Bold Reforms and Smarter Investments at the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Governors' Retreat holding in the City of Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia. The retreat aims to gather input and build consensus on the bank's upcoming 10-year strategy to achieve greater developmental impact. The Minister emphasize the need for the IsDB to rethink its approach to development financing in response to current economic realities. […]

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General

NILDS DG, Sulaiman, Sympathises with Victims of Ita-Nma Market Fire

The Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, has expressed sadness over the recent fire outbreak at Ita-Nma Market in Ilorin. The incident, which occurred on Friday night, has been linked to a power outage, leaving traders devastated as goods and livestock worth millions of naira were destroyed. In a statement issued on January 13, 2025, by his Media Adviser, Mohammad Abdulkadri, Professor Sulaiman sympathises with the affected shop owners and […]

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Security

IGP Orders Weekly Lectures Across All States, Formation

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has order for training and reorientation courses for all police personnel to project attitudinal change and ensure the consistent maintenance of professional standards in the execution of their duties. These courses will focus on areas such as human rights, community policing, ethical conduct, and the proportional use of force, reinforcing the Force’s commitment to serving the public with integrity and respect. Also the Police boss, has direct the implementation of […]

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