•Yayi and Folake Marcus-Bello A former Nigerian Ambassador to Zambia and Malawi, Ambassador Folake Marcus-Bello, has dared the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2027 election in Ogun State, Solomon Adeola, better known as Yayi, to prove his Ogun State indigeneship or carry out his threat of suing her. Marcus-Bello...
•School children and policemen Federal and state governments are beefing up security in schools across the country as the 2026/27 session commences on Monday. The move is meant to protect students, teachers and property from possible attack by terrorists, reports The Nation. The Federal Ministry of Education said yesterday that the relevant se...
Partisan activities surged across the six geopolitical zones yesterday as governorship and House of Assembly candidates kicked off their campaigns for the February 6, 2027 elections. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Social Democratic Party (SDP) and other parties ope...
•INEC chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed September 19 for five by-elections in four states. The states are Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta. INEC chairman’s Chief Press Secretary, Dayo Oketola, disclosed this in an interview yesterday in Abuja. Oketola said the by-elections comprise one fe...
•New naira notes Nigerian employers, under the aegis of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), have urged states and local governments to account for the ₦10.4 trillion distributed to them from resources generated following the removal of the petrol subsidy. The Director-General of NECA, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made the call i...
Nigeria’s 36 state governors under the aegis of Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) have renewed their commitment to making Early Childhood Development (ECD) a strategic priority, while calling for stronger action at the state and local government levels to translate policy commitments into measurable improvements in the lives of young children. Th...
•Logos of some opposition parties Barely a week before the official commencement of election rallies, some state governments are fast deploying stringent campaign guidelines, fees, and levies for candidates’ campaign posters and billboards. The move, in the guise of regulating the political space and ensuring environmental protection, has led ...
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N2.550 trillion as revenue generated in June 2026 among the federal government, states and the 774 local government councils. The latest allocation is N250 billion higher than the amount shared for the previous month. It represents an increase of 10.9 per cent, reports The Nation. T...
•School graduation ceremony A ban on extravagant graduation parties in elementary schools has been implemented in some states, prompting mixed reactions. Some view banning these ceremonies as a step back from acknowledging and celebrating important milestones in a student’s life. Graduation ceremonies have traditionally marked significant mile...
•Nigerian Senate A fresh battle over the control of Nigeria’s electricity sector is brewing, as state electricity regulators have accused the National Assembly of attempting to claw back powers already devolved to states under the Constitution and the Electricity Act 2023. In a strongly worded memorandum submitted to the Senate Committee on Po...
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