Lawmakers Demand inventory of seized assets worth trillions of naira The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Government to carry out a comprehensive audit and verification of all seized, forfeited and recovered assets in the custody of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) since 1999. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved …
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared his support for the Rivers Rainbow Coalition, a political movement made up of members of different political parties in the state and led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The governor announced his decision on Wednesday during the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction and …
Senator Garba Maidoki, who represents Kebbi South, has urged the Senate to include traditional medicine in a proposed law aimed at reforming Nigeria’s food and drug regulatory system. Maidoki made the call on Tuesday during the second reading of a bill seeking to repeal the Food, Drug and Related Products (Registration, Etc.) Act and the …
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 individuals to the boards and management of 10 federal government agencies and commissions. The appointments, which take immediate effect, were announced on Monday in a statement by the President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Among those appointed is former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo …
Former Kano State Governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) vice-presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso says he believes the party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will honour his commitment to serve only one four-year term if elected in the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television, revealing that both leaders signed a written …
The House of Representatives has commenced a clause-by-clause consideration of President Bola Tinubu's executive bill seeking to establish state police, with lawmakers indicating they may adopt the version already passed by the Senate with only minor amendments. Speaking at the meeting of the House Committee on Constitution Review in Abuja on Monday, the Deputy Speaker …
Ogun PDP governorship candidate says local governments will receive allocations directly if elected in 2027. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, has promised to ensure full financial autonomy for local government councils if elected in the 2027 governorship election. Adebutu made the promise on Sunday during a meeting …
Badejo-Okusanya emerges second female president of NBA in 66 years Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has made history after emerging as the President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), becoming the second woman to lead Nigeria's largest professional association since its establishment 66 years ago. Her victory comes more than three decades …
President Bola Tinubu has called on African leaders to present a united front against the recent wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, insisting that violence targeting Nigerians and other African nationals must not be tolerated anywhere on the continent. Speaking on Sunday at the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of …
Senegal's President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), taking over from Sierra Leone's President, Julius Maada Bio. Faye was elected on Sunday during the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Faye succeeds Bio, …
