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Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi has said sustained investment in the education sector is producing measurable and positive results, particularly at the basic education level

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This was contained in a press statement signed by the governor’s chief press secretary, Hamisu Muhammad Gumel, and issued to newsmen. It said the governor stated this while presiding over a Basic Education Stakeholders’ Roundtable Meeting at the Government House, Dutse, on Sunday. The meeting was convened to assess progress, challenges and opportunities within the … Read more

An activist from the Niger Delta has pleaded with the National Academy of Sciences to authorise the dissemination of electronic findings in real time

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Israel Joe, a human rights activist from the Niger Delta, joined the current demonstration in Abuja on Monday and called on the National Assembly to allow the real-time transmission of electronic results in anticipation of the 2027 general elections. In a video captured in Warri, Delta State, Joe made the call while participating in a … Read more

In the midst of locals’ outrage, MPs from Lagos visit Makoko

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During Monday’s on-the-spot inspection by members of the Lagos State House of Assembly over ongoing evictions in the region, residents and schoolchildren of the waterfront village of Makoko called for government action. The atmosphere was charged with emotion. Lawmakers from the House Committee on Rules and Business paid a visit to the neighbourhood in response … Read more

As the NEC plots a course for Nigeria’s progress, Tinubu declares war on insecurity

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The president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has issued a call to arms against insecurity, saying that the Renewed Hope development program will not bring about genuine economic progress and national stability unless terrorism and banditry are eradicated. The Renewed Hope National Development Plan 2026–2030 was being shaped by a gathering of state governors, federal … Read more

“We are fighting coup plotters, but they sit in NASS,” Adebayo said of the electronic transmission of election results

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The National Assembly members who are against the required electronic transmission of election results have come under heavy criticism from Adewole Adebayo, a former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who has characterised their stance as a danger to democracy in Nigeria. Following the Senate’s rejection of an amendment to Clause 60(3) of … Read more

Adebayo slams “devil” Akpabio for allegedly trying to influence an electoral law change

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The proposed modification to the Electoral Act has drawn criticism from former Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo, who accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of taking steps that could undermine democracy. Adebayo stated on Monday’s Politics Today on Channels Television that the purpose of the proposed amendment’s provision mandating the immediate transmission of … Read more

Political Act: El-Rufai Says They’re Dead Unless There’s Manipulation

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In response to the Senate’s refusal to mandate the electronic transmission of election results, Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has come out strongly against the chamber, accusing it of wanting to allow manipulation of the results after the fact. Speaking on Trust TV, El-Rufai expressed regret that he and other opposition leaders … Read more

The Jigawa Pension Board has distributed more than N1.4 billion to 564 individuals

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Over 564 beneficiaries in Jigawa State have received over N1.4 billion in pension and related benefits from the Jigawa State and Local Governments Contributory Pension Scheme Board. During a press briefing on Monday, Dr. Binyaminu Shitu Aminu, the board’s executive secretary, said this. He went on to say that the approved amount of N1,429,201,208.92 consists … Read more

Ex-Minister Solomon Dalung: “Governments sent Nigerians next to hell”

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According to Solomon Dalung, Nigeria’s former minister of sports and youth development, the present crop of state governors has led the country “next to hell.” This was as Dalung disclosed that state governors under the administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari performed poorly. In an interview with Trust TV, he made the claim … Read more