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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced the ongoing rehabilitation of 73 government secondary schools across Abuja as part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, aimed at revitalizing public infrastructure and improving access to quality education. Wike made the announcement on Tuesday during the flag ceremony for the rehabilitation of the 15 kilometer …

By Victor Osula, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has withheld assent to the Nigeria Institute of Transport Technology (Establishment) Bill, 2025, and the National Library Trust Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2025, citing fiscal inconsistencies and conflicts with existing government policies. In two separate letters read during Tuesday’s plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu said while the bills were well intentioned, some …

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has resigned from his post. Nnaji is under intense scrutiny over alleged forgery of his University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) degree certificate. He is one of 28 ministers appointed by President Bola Tinubu in September 2023. READ ALSO: OPINION: UNN, Nnaji Diplomas and a Troubled Nation The Special Adviser on Information …

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, expressed displeasure over the commissioning of incomplete projects by the Godwin Obaseki administration. Okpebholo, who inspected the Stella Obasanjo Hospital and Educational Center Complex in Benin City, expressed shock at the level of incomplete work at the facility which was publicly declared “commissioned” by the last government in the state. The hospital and …

A coalition of civil society organizations has raised serious concerns over the ongoing certificate forgery allegations leveled against the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Mr. Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, warning against politicizing the issue. Speaking at a press briefing, Comrade Thomas Henry, who represents Defending Good Ethics and Accountability for Development, stressed that the coalition was not defending the minister’s …

President Tinubu Bola has received the issuance of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Chair of the Independent National Election Commission (Inec). Jacobu resigned from his position on Tuesday morning after the end of his second term of office. A national commissioner, May Agbamuche-MBU, has taken over the position of Acting Chairperson Inec. In a statement issued by the Special Advisor in …

Talk about News appears On Tuesday, Umahi said the controversy around Lagos Coastal Highway – Calabar Affected projects and property should not be misinterpreted as government hostility towards investors. “Yes, there are still and there are still cases in court. The first case involved 39 people whose property was destroyed. They were evaluated and paid, even for Shantiies. “The president …

Professor Yakubu delivers to Mrs. Agbamuche as president of the Incen acting Professor Mahmood Yakubu handed over to May Agbamuche -mbi as Interim National President of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INC). Agbamuche -mbi is the oldest national commissioner in the electoral body. Professor Yakubu announced him Tuesday during the current meeting with the electoral commissioners residing at the Inc …

The National Chairperson of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, said on Tuesday the party’s mission exceeded the achievement of power in 2027. Mark stated this during the inaugural meeting of the Party National Work Committee (NWC) in Abuja. He added that the main purpose of ADC was to build a political heritage that would be proud to inherit …

With the Chairman of the Independent National Election Commission (Inec) Mahmoud Jacobu Proceedings about Terminal Leave, a National Commissioner in the Commission, perhaps Agbamuche-MBU, has taken the duty as the Acting Chair of the Commission. Prof. Yakubu has officially submitted the task of following the directions by the President of Bola Tinubu so that he continued the terminal leave. The …