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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 safety standards. He expressed concern over the lack of reliable data on workplace incidents in Nigeria, stating that, “In Nigeria, data on workplace injuries and […]

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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 Tuesday by the Spokesman, House of Representatives, Representative Akin Rotimi, Jr., the Committee’s intensified efforts are anchored on findings from the Auditor-General’s reports and data […]

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Economy

PenCom To Recover N1.3bn Unpaid Pension Contributions from Newspaper Organisations

By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says newspaper organisations are owing over ₦1.3 billion in unpaid pension contributions for journalists. This is disclosed by the Director General of PenCom, Omolola Oloworaran, when she led a delegation to the Nigerian Press Council in Abuja. A statement by the commission says Oloworaran expressed concerns over widespread non-compliance with the Pension Reform Act 2014 (PRA 2014) among media establishments. Consequently, PenCom and the Nigerian Press Council have entered into a strategic […]

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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 Blind Mission (CBM) Global, has launched a pilot empowerment project that’s doing more than teaching skills, it’s shattering the cycle of invisibility that has defined […]

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Economy

CBN Revises Documentation Requirements For PAPSS Transactions

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a significant review of the documentation requirements for transactions conducted through the Pan-African Payment & Settlement System (PAPSS) in Nigeria. According to a statement by the Bank on Monday, this initiative is part of CBN’s ongoing commitment to foster seamless intra-African trade, financial inclusion, and operational efficiency for Nigerians engaging in cross-border payments within Africa Launched by Afreximbank in partnership with the African Union and the African Continental Free […]

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Business

Nigeria’s Non-Oil Exports Hit $1.791bn In Q1 2025

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC on Monday, revealed that the nations value of exports in the first quarter of 2025 stands at one point seven nine one billion dollars. The Executive Director of the council, Nonye Ayeni, who disclosed the figures while addressing the journalists in Abuja on Monday, said the amount surpassed the one point four three six billion dollars generated in the first quarter of 2024. She said the significant growth reflects the resilience […]

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National Assembly

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 the importance of the teeming youth population and their voice on the Internet to democracy. A statement on Monday by the Special Adviser on Media, […]

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Education

NILDS Records Sharp Rise in Postgraduate Enrollment

By: Julian Adetinuyo The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, has recorded a sharp rise in postgraduate enrollment, with two hundred and forty-four students matriculated for the twenty twenty-four to twenty twenty-five academic session — a nearly ninety percent increase compared to the previous year. Speaking at the matriculation ceremony in Abuja, Director-General of NILDS, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, said the surge in enrollment reflects the growing relevance of legislative and democratic studies in nation-building. He attributed the […]

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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 Royal Majesty, Eze Nnamdi Oforegbu from Abia State paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu in Umuahia, […]

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