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Admin - October 7, 2025

NIGERIA: FG Unveils Data Platform To Track Solid Minerals Revenue

By Hamzat Ameenat, Lagos, Nigeria The Federal Government has launched an independent data platform for the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to ensure transparent and accurate monitoring of revenues from the solid minerals sector. The initiative, unveiled on Tuesday in Abuja during a one-day sensitisation exercise, aims to eliminate discrepancies […]

Admin - October 7, 2025

NIGERIA: Agbamuche-Mbu Takes Over From Yakubu As Acting INEC Chair

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria After ten years at the helm of Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday, officially bowed out of office, marking the end of a decade defined by sweeping electoral reforms and digital innovations. Yakubu, who assumed office in […]

Admin - October 7, 2025

NIGERIA: Senate Resumes Plenary With Security, Electoral Reforms Topping Agenda

By Hamzat Ameenat, Lagos, Nigeria After several weeks of recess, the Nigerian Senate will today, reconvene plenary with a crowded agenda dominated by long-awaited debates on national security and electoral reforms. The resumption marks the end of a legislative lull that began after the upper chamber extended its annual recess by two […]

Admin - October 7, 2025

NIGERIA: Marwa Urges Stakeholders To Tackle Emerging Drug Threats In Nigeria’s 2026–2030 Control Master Plan

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has called on stakeholders working on Nigeria’s next National Drug Control Master Plan (NDCMP 2026–2030). He said this is to ensure that it addresses new and evolving challenges fueling […]

Admin - October 7, 2025

Fire Razes Section of FireRivers Secretariat, Destroys Pension Board Office

By Hamzat Ameenat, Lagos, Nigeria A fire outbreak on Monday evening gutted a section of the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt, destroying several offices and property but leaving no casualties. The inferno, which reportedly began around 4 p.m. after the close of work, started from the ground floor […]

Admin - October 7, 2025

South Sudan Foreign Minister Concludes Productive Visit To Sudan

By Deborah Akur Chol, South Sudan South Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Monday Semaya Kumba, returned to Juba after a “successful and significant” visit to Sudan, aimed at enhancing security and economic relations between the two nations. During this visit, held in Port Sudan, both countries agreed to bolster security cooperation and establish […]

Admin - October 6, 2025

NIGERIA: 39 Nigerian Artisans Travel To Belarus For Jobs Under NDE Scheme

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria Thirty-nine skilled Nigerian artisans have departed for the Republic of Belarus under the National Directorate of Employment’s (NDE) International Job Placement Programme, a federal government initiative aimed at promoting safe, legal, and gainful overseas employment for Nigerian workers. The beneficiaries, all from Benue State, are to […]

Admin - October 6, 2025

KENYA: LSK President Faith Odhiambo Resigns From State Panel On Victims’ Compensation

By Lapit Moses Punyuah, Nairobi, Kenya The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President, Faith Mony Odhiambo, has resigned as the Vice-Chairperson of the Panel on Victims’ Compensation, citing delays and court injunctions that have crippled the panel’s operations. In a statement released on Monday, Odhiambo said the legal challenges had made […]

Admin - October 6, 2025

NIGERIA: Journalists Mourn Former NAWOJ Chairperson, Stella Okoh Esene

By Onoja Baba, Nigeria The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Mrs. Stella Okoh Esene, a former Chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), FCT Chapter. Mrs. Esene, aged 64, reportedly passed away on Monday, […]

Admin - October 6, 2025

NIGERIA: Army Debunks Report Of Bandits Overrunning Troops In Kwara

By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria The Nigerian Army has refuted an online report claiming that bandits overran its troops and made away with six General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs) and over 30,000 rounds of ammunition in Obanla, Kwara State. In a statement issued on Sunday, October 5, 2025, by Lieutenant Colonel […]