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Supreme Court Upholds Okpebholo’s Victory in Edo Governorship Election

By Aremu Toyeebaht The Supreme Court has brought an end to the legal battle over the 2024 Edo State governorship election, affirming the victory of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a unanimous judgment delivered on Thursday, a five-member panel of the apex court dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, describing it as lacking in merit. Reading the lead judgment, Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba said the PDP […]

July 10, 2025

Economy

Senate Decries Power Sector Inequity, Seeks Overhaul of Distribution Model

By Aremu Toyeebaht The Senate has called on the Federal Government to rethink its approach to the power sector by ending the indirect enrichment of private electricity distribution companies with public funds. The Chairman, Senate Committee on the Environment, Senator Yunus Akintunde (APC – Oyo Central) said this at the plenary on Thursday. Speaking on the floor of the Senate, the lawmaker decried the current practice where government funds are being used to purchase electricity transformers for communities, only for […]

July 10, 2025

Sport

Jeremiah, Sani-Inabo Advance to Doubles Quarterfinals at VEMP Championship

By Arinzechi Chukwunonso Jeremiah and Sani-Inabo Advance to Doubles Quarterfinals at VEMP Championship Benjamin Jeremiah and Yahaya Sani-Inabo have booked their place in the men’s doubles quarterfinals at the ongoing VEMP National Open Tennis Championship in Abuja. Competing at Court 4 of the National Tennis Centre, Package B, Moshood Abiola National Stadium, the pair overcame John David and Godgift Timibra with a hard-earned 6-4, 7-6(5) victory in the round of 16. The match saw both teams neck-and-neck at 2-2 in […]

July 10, 2025

NSITF and CAC officials meeting to discuss data-sharing alliance for ECS compliance

Business

ECS Compliance: NSITF, CAC Set to Establish Data-Sharing Alliance

By Chinedu Echianu In a bid to enhance compliance to the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS), the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), has proposed collaboration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) for the setting up of a data sharing portal. Managing Director of NSITF, Barrister Olúwaṣeun Faleye, called for the collaboration at an inter-agency engagement between the Fund and CAC Wednesday, at CAC headquarters in Abuja. A statement signed by the Head, Corporate Affairs Department of NSITF, Alexandra Mede […]

July 10, 2025

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UpNaija.ng Urges Nigerians to Monitor and Hold Government Accountable for Infrastructures

By Oluwakemi Kindness In a renewed push to restore public confidence in governance, civic tech platform UpNaija.ng has called on Nigerians to actively monitor infrastructure projects and demand greater transparency and accountability across all levels of government. The platform, designed to empower citizens with real-time access to verified information on government-funded projects, aims to bridge the widening trust gap between public officials and the Nigerian people. Speaking at a news briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the Technical Lead of the […]

July 9, 2025 5 2

Tinubu Support Group leadership at a press briefing in Abuja disputing IMF’s economic forecast for Nigeria in July 2025.

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Economy

Tinubu Support Group Disputes IMF’s Nigeria Growth Forecast

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has expressed concern over what it describes as the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) underestimation of Nigeria’s economic capacity and potential. Speaking in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, and jointly signed by its Chairman, Emeka Nwankpa, and Secretary, Dapo Okubanjo, the group argued that the IMF’s revised economic outlook for Nigeria fails to capture the full impact of ongoing reforms under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The IMF’s latest projections, published […]

July 9, 2025 1 2

General

Kogi Set to Transit to Contributory Pension Scheme — PENCOM Boss

By Chinedu Echianu Kogi State Pension Commission (PENCOM) says it is concluding plans to migrate from the Defined Benefits Scheme to the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) with full implementation expected to begin next year. The Director General of the Commission, Hajia Mariam Abedo disclosed this during an official engagement with the Special Adviser on Media to Kogi State Governor, Ismail Isah, in her office in Lokoja. She explained that the Commission had already commenced the preliminary phase, including data collection […]

July 9, 2025

General

NILDS Emerges as Regional Hub for Legislative Development

By Aremu Toyeebaht The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has further cemented its reputation as Africa’s premier legislative think tank and training ground, with the hosting of lawmakers from Nigeria and Malawi at its state-of-the-art facility in Abuja. While the House Committee on Library, Research and Documentation, led by Hon. Yusuf Galambi, was on an oversight visit, over a dozen Malawian parliamentarians and staff were undergoing a capacity-building training themed “Repositioning Parliamentary Administration in a Changing […]

July 9, 2025

General

Malawian Parliament Begins Week-long Capacity Building Programme at NILDS

By Aremu Toyeebaht Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) Professor Abubakar Sulaiman has reaffirmed commitment to strengthening parliamentary Institutions in Africa to meet the complex evolving challenges of governance in the 21st century. A statement signed by Mohammad Abdulkadri, Media Adviser to the DG, quoted him as making the commitment on Tuesday at NILDS Headquarters during the opening ceremony of the week-long capacity building programme for members of the Parliament and parliamentary staff of […]

July 9, 2025