According to EkweAnaedo, The debate over local government autonomy in Nigeria has reached a boiling point, with the Finance Commissioners Forum firmly pushing back against the federal government’s plan to require local government councils to open accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). At the center of the controversy is the federal government’s…
The Honourable Minister of Regional Development, Engr Abubakar Momoh, FNSE, warmly welcomes the historic signing into law of the South West Development Commission and the South South Development Commission by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. With this landmark development, every region in Nigeria is now equipped with a dedicated Development Commission—an unprecedented…
The Mayor of Idemili South Local Government Area, Hon. Mrs Amaka Obi(Iyom Ife-Abata), has inspected some ongoing road projects in and other individual factories under construction at Nnokwa community. During the visit, she inspected the 3 in 1Blue World Factory nearing completion at Nnokwa and expressed great joy with the development. According to her, such…
The Peoples Democratic Party, the Coalition of United Political Parties and the Social Democratic Party have condemned the House of Representatives’ move to impose age limits for the offices of the President and governor in the country. Through a bill that passed second reading on Thursday, the House aimed to prevent individuals over 60…
Electricity consumers in Anambra state have called for the unbundling of the Enugu Electricity Development Company EEDC following epileptic power supply in the area. This is coming as the officials of the EEDC shunned the stakeholders meeting of consumers despite that they were duely invited for the program. Confirming their absence at the meeting…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has reinforced its commitment to tackling the menace of illegal arms proliferation in Nigeria, calling on the media to play an active role in sensitizing the public. The Zonal Director of the Centre’s South-East office, Major General…
President Bola Tinubu will, Friday, join fellow Muslims at the National Mosque in Abuja for a special prayer session for the nation to mark his 73rd birthday, which is on Saturday. “He will also use this occasion to thank God for preserving and supporting him in the onerous task of piloting the nation’s affairs,” Tinubu’s…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Chief Kelvin Jombo Onumah, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic accident that occurred on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Amaekpu, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. The fatal crash, which involved a speeding trailer, claimed the lives of a motorcycle operator and…
The commission stated that the group is not registered in its records as a legally recognised entity. The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has denied the existence of a group named Kogi Central Political Frontier, which is seeking the recall of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The commission stated that the group is not registered in its records…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole has opposed any posthumous recognition for the late Professor Humphrey Nwosu, the former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), arguing that he failed Nigerians by not officially declaring the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election. Speaking during a Senate debate on Thursday, Oshiomhole, who represents Edo North,…
