•Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) The Senate has outlined a series of safeguards aimed at preventing state governors from abusing state police powers as the Red Chamber passed constitutional amendments to establish decentralised policing across Nigeria. The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed the measures while leading debate on th...
•Tinubu, Nigerian Senate and Police The Senate today passed the landmark Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish state police across the federation, marking a major step in Nigeria’s decades-long debate over decentralising the country’s policing structure to address worsening insecurity. The passage followed a rigorous clause-by-clau...
•Police State governors are seeking greater constitutional authority over security operations within their domains and guaranteed funding arrangements for the proposed State Police Services, according to a report of a high-level strategic meeting involving state Attorneys-General, legal experts and senior security officials convened by the Nig...
No fewer than four state governments have set up their own airlines in the last seven years, spending an estimated N500 billion in the carriers’ set-up and fleet acquisition. Apart from the four states, at least three others – Ogun, Anambra and Lagos – are at different stages of establishing their own carriers, with a […]
State governors have restated their commitment to the establishment of state police and reforms in the electricity sector. The agreement was reached in a Communiqué issued at the end of the 2nd meeting of the Nigerian State Governors’ Forum held yesterday. During the meeting, the governors deliberated affecting the country, noting a dedicated ...
•Nigerian Senate The plan by Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, to sponsor a bill seeking to introduce a single six-year tenure for presidents and governors after the 2027 general elections has heightened fears about plans to introduce a constitutional amendment to allow incumbents stay longer in office. Senate Leader Bamidele in an interview wi...
•Nigerian Senate Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed on the floor of the Senate, yesterday, that the 11th Senate would consider a single term for the president and state governors. He also defended the National Assembly’s decision to reject a proposal seeking a fresh probe of military spending in the fight against terrorism, while unvei...
•Nigeria Governors’ Forum The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, said state governors are considering a new national minimum wage of N100,000 amid rising economic hardship in the country. AbdulRazaq disclosed this in a Facebook post today, noting that the proposal was driven by inflati...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially unveiled guidelines and committees for the conduct of its 2026 presidential primaries, adopting a direct primary mode that will allow all registered party members to participate in the exercise nationwide. The party, in a document issued by its National Secretariat in Abuja, said the direct pr...
•Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas As the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) prepares to begin its candidate nomination process, the struggle for tickets between the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) and the 10th National Assembly caucus is set to test the party’s ability to wit...

