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By| Helen Adeyi| Abuja The Deputy Country Director of BudgiT Foundation, Vahyala Kwaga, on Friday raised serious concerns about Nigeria’s budget management system, warning that overlapping federal budgets, weak fiscal planning and limited transparency are undermining economic development and climate action. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja during the presentation of BudgiT’s report titled “Nigeria Federal Budget Trend Analysis (2023–2025): Climate, Economic growth and development priorities amid Fiscal Governance Challenges,” Kwaga called for urgent reforms to restore credibility and discipline in the country’s public financial management framework. https://youtu.be/FdMl85QfS9s?si=QX_LIyIZkVO8cufT According to him, Nigeria’s current practice of extending and overlapping…
By| Goodluck E.Adubazi | Abuja The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has declared an end to the era in which oil companies held prospecting licences for years without developing them, insisting that operators must now either begin exploration activities or relinquish their assets. The Commission’s Chief Executive, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, made this known while receiving the management team of the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Eyesan said the development follows the implementation of Section 94 of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), which introduces the “drill or drop” provision requiring licence holders to actively develop…
By| Helen Adeyi Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has declared that the true measure of leadership lies not in inherited systems but in the institutions and reforms leaders build for the future. Tunji-Ojo made the statement on Thursday in Abuja at the Lake Green Hotel, while delivering the keynote address at the graduation ceremony of the 2025 cohort of the AIG Public Leaders Programme, is an offshoot of the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation. Addressing the graduating class, the minister stressed that Africa’s most valuable resource is its people rather than its natural wealth. “The greatest asset of Africa is Africans.…
By| Ajuluchukwu Brown. A fresh political controversy is brewing in Kogi West Senatorial District following allegations that a Local Government Chairman in Okunland has directed newly elected Ward Chairmen to pass a vote of no confidence on Senator Sunday Steve Karimi. The claim was made by the Media Advocacy Group for Senator Karimi, which said it had received reports that the council chairman summoned Ward Chairmen from the 15 wards in the Local Government Area and allegedly instructed them to adopt the motion against the senator. According to the group, the development became more troubling after one of the Ward…
By| Goodluck E.Adubazi | Abuja A civil society organization, the Centre for Accountability and Public Engagement (CAPE), has petitioned the Federal Government over what it described as the “irregular appointment” of principal officers at the Federal College of Education (FCE), Odugbo, Benue State. In a petition addressed to the Minister of Education and made available to journalists, the group alleged that the appointment of the Provost, Registrar, and Bursar of the college was carried out in violation of established regulations guiding such processes in federal colleges of education. The petition, signed by the Executive Director of the organization, Comrade Danielson…
By| Goodluck E.Adubazi | Abuja. Strong calls for greater women’s representation in leadership, fair wages and safer workplaces dominated discussions on Wednesday as labour leaders, government officials and international partners gathered in Abuja to commemorate International Women’s Day. The event, organized by the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) Women Commission, focused on the theme “Empowering Women: The Path to Equal Rights and Economic Justice.” Speakers highlighted persistent gender inequalities in the labour market while urging deliberate policies to advance women’s participation in politics, leadership and the economy. Country Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia…
By| Ajuluchukwu Brown The office of Senator Sunday Karimi, who represents the Kogi West Senatorial District and serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Services, has dismissed as false and misleading recent allegations suggesting a questionable business relationship between the senator and prominent businessman Chief Jide Omokore. The claims were contained in a publication dated March 10, 2026, titled “The Fallacy of Sabotage: Setting the Record Straight on Kogi West 2027.” The report alleged that Senator Karimi maintains business ties with Chief Omokore and, by extension, former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. In a response issued on…
By| Goodluck E.Adubazi | Abuja Local Government Inspectors (LGIs) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been urged to deepen the usage of digital tools as enablers of innovation, efficiency and improved service delivery. The Scheme’s Acting Director of Information and Communication Technology (ICT ), Mr. Kwaghe Joseph Vandi, made the call today during a Capacity Building Workshop for the LGIs in Abuja. He said the workshop underscored the NYSC’s commitment to leveraging technology as a catalyst for discipline, accountability and operational efficiency in the administration of Corps Members. Vandi added that in an era defined by digital transformation…
By| Goodluck E.Adubazi | Abuja The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has issued a strong warning to political parties, declaring that any primary election that sidelines women will fail the Commission’s regulatory standards ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Speaking during the Commission’s 2026 International Women’s Day celebration at the INEC headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, the INEC chairman said symbolic gestures such as free nomination forms for women are no longer sufficient under the provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 and the Commission’s revised regulations. According to him, INEC will subject party primaries to…
By| Goodluck E.Adubazi | Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Tuesday held its All National Support Groups Summit at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, calling on Nigerian youths and citizens to intensify efforts toward “rescuing the country” from what party leaders described as the current state of hardship. Addressing journalists at the summit, the party’s National Deputy Publicity Secretary, Queen Okiyi Nkechi, urged Nigerians to rally behind the ADC as the country prepares for the 2027 general elections. https://youtube.com/shorts/wEusGj0mGTA?si=j71dq7vSfsOVcDaH According to her, Nigerians are increasingly seeking political alternatives and inclusive governance, which she said the party aims to…