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By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja  The Federal Government has established a nine-member inter-agency committee to address implementation challenges arising from the decentralisation of Nigeria’s electricity market, as part of ongoing efforts to ensure the successful implementation of the Electricity Act, 2023. The committee, chaired by the Honourable Minister of Power, was constituted at the end of a stakeholders’ workshop on the decentralisation of the electricity market. It has been given four weeks to review key issues raised during the meeting, engage relevant stakeholders, and submit recommendations aimed at strengthening the implementation framework. According to the Minister, the committee will drive sustained…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The Federal Government has disclosed that more than 8,000 schools have been rehabilitated while over 1.2 million out-of-school children have been enrolled back into classrooms under the education reforms introduced by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Maruf Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday while delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Education Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (ECAN) Summit held at Barcelona Hotel, Abuja. The summit, themed “Three Years of the Tinubu Administration: Assessing Reforms, Progress and Challenges in Nigeria’s Education Sector,” brought together policymakers, education stakeholders and journalists to…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja Nigeria’s defence and security budget rose sharply from N1.5 trillion in 2021 to N6.8 trillion in 2025, reflecting the growing financial burden of combating terrorism, experts disclosed on Tuesday as African stakeholders gathered in Abuja to strengthen efforts against terrorism financing. The disclosure was made at the opening of the 3rd Africa High-Level Civil Society Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Conference held on Tuesday at the Abuja Continental Hotel, organised by Spaces for Change (S4C). The conference attracted participants from Uganda, Ghana, South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and several other African countries, alongside representatives of…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The University of Abuja and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have strengthened their strategic partnership to advance the Smart Climate Project, with both institutions agreeing to expand collaboration in climate research, weather monitoring, and knowledge exchange. The renewed commitment was reached when the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi, led the University’s management team on a courtesy visit to the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, in Abuja. Prof. Fawehinmi said the visit, undertaken on behalf of the Governing Council of the University of Abuja, now Yakubu Gowon…

…Marwa says pact will boost joint operations, training against drug cartels By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja Nigeria and Egypt are set to deepen bilateral cooperation in the fight against illicit drug trafficking and substance abuse, with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) expressing readiness to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Egyptian counterpart on intelligence sharing, joint operations and capacity building. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while receiving the Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mohammed Fouad, during a courtesy visit. Marwa said the proposed agreement…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has announced that employers who fail to provide adequate welfare for Corps members, including accommodation and transportation, risk being blacklisted from receiving Corps members in future postings. General Nafiu made the declaration during an interactive session with Corps members in Lokoja, Kogi State, as part of his official working visit to the state. He emphasized that organizations benefiting from the services of Corps members have a responsibility to ensure their welfare, stressing that employers who neglect these obligations would no longer enjoy the…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has successfully provided prosthetic limbs and rehabilitation support to 78 beneficiaries who sustained work-related disabilities, marking the completion of the latest phase of its Prosthesis Provision Exercise. Speaking during the presentation of the final report on the programme in Abuja, the Managing Director of NSITF, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, described the exercise as a major milestone in the Fund’s commitment to restoring the lives and livelihoods of injured workers. Represented by the Executive Director (Operations), Mrs. Mojisola Alli Macaulay, Faleye commended the dedication of prosthesis providers, beneficiaries, employers and the…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Kano Region, has received two 100MVA power transformers for installation at the ongoing 330/132/33kV Transmission Substation in Katsina State, marking a significant milestone in efforts to strengthen electricity transmission across the North-West. The transformers, delivered on Thursday, July 9, are key components of TCN’s strategic grid expansion programme aimed at improving bulk power supply to Katsina State and surrounding areas while reinforcing the national transmission network. According to the company, the transformers will play a vital role in completing the new substation. Once installed, tested and commissioned, they are expected…

By Ajuluchukwu Brown, Abuja Politics has an uncanny ability to magnify rhetoric while obscuring reality. In the contest for influence, the loudest voices often command the headlines, even when the quieter story the one written in schools, communities, institutions and the lives of ordinary people is the more enduring measure of public service. Recent remarks by Barrister Alfred Bello, accusing Rt. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke of fomenting political crises in Kogi State and calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to restrain him, belong to the realm of partisan contestation. They are assertions that will continue to animate political debates. Yet,…

By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving the welfare, security and overall well-being of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state, promising to renovate the permanent orientation camp and review the payment of state allowances to corps members. Governor Ododo made the pledge on Monday while receiving the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, at the Government House in Lokoja. The governor described corps members as vital partners in the state’s development agenda and assured the NYSC leadership that his administration…