The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that bye-elections will be held in 16 federal and state constituencies, as well as senatorial districts, across 12 states of the federation. The elections are scheduled for tomorrow Saturday, August 16, 2025, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at polling units in the affected constituencie...
•Police recruits Ahead of the 2025 Cadet ASPs and Constables recruitment exercise, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has cautioned state governments against hijacking recruitment slots allocated to them. PSC Chairman, retired Deputy Inspector General of Police Hashimu Argungu, gave the warning today during a stakeholders’ consultative meetin...
•Flood The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned 21 states at high risk of flooding. The agency, in its latest heavy rainfall forecast, listed the states at high risk of flooding between today and tomorrow, reports The Nation. The states are: Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Enugu, Benue, Kogi, ...
•Power transmission line State governments today demanded clarity from the federal government regarding equity ownership in the eleven privatised electricity distribution companies (DisCos) and the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). They also called for greater transparency and accountability in the administration of power sector subsi...
•Sport Utility Vehicles At least 12 states have earmarked about N102bn in their 2025 budgets for upgrading official lodges and offices as well as acquisition of new Sport Utility Vehicles and other automobiles. The funds cover modernisation and tech upgrades of government lodges and VIP suites, alongside acquisition of vehicle fleets dominated...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed that Ogun and Rivers states currently top the list of inmates on death row, with 568 and 504 cases respectively, out of a national total of 3,833 death row inmates. This was disclosed by Deputy Controller of Corrections and Service Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Umar, during an intervie...
•Naira notes A total sum of ₦1.818 trillion, being June 2025 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared among the Federal Government, States and the Local Government Councils. A statement today from the Accountant General of the Federation’s office, and signed by the Director (Press and Public Relations), Bawa Mokwa, noted that the revenue wa...
Months after the minimum wage was officially signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, nine states of the federation have yet to implement the new minimum wage of N70,000 for teachers. This is according to data exclusively obtained from the National Union of Teachers yesterday, reports The PUNCH. President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill ...
•Floods The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a flood alert for the month of July, warning that states including Sokoto, Lagos, Edo, and Benue are at risk of experiencing flash floods. The flash flood risk alert for July 2025, released today by the agency, shows the states with varying probable risks of experiencing flash flooding [&he...
At least 10 Nigerian states collectively increased their domestic debt by N417.7 billion year-on-year, despite a significant rise in revenue allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, a review of official data has shown. An analysis of the Debt Management Office’s quarterly reports on subnational debt reveals that Rivers, En...
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