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LOKOJA RESIDENTS LAMENT RISING PETROL PRICES, TRANSPORT FARES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Residents of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, have expressed concern over the rising price of petrol and its impact on transportation and the cost of goods and services. Petrol currently
NIGERIA STRENGTHENS FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria is intensifying efforts to combat human trafficking as the crime continues to take different forms, including the trafficking of women and children, forced domestic labour and the illegal sale of babies.
NASS TRANSMITS SIXTH ALTERATION BILL TO 36 STATE ASSEMBLIES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Assembly has transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, Sixth Alteration Bill, 2026, to the Houses of Assembly of the 36 states for consideration
OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION Press Release Thursday September 17th, 2026 FG, STATES, LGCs SHARE N2.338 TRILLION August 2026 REVENUE A total sum of N2.338 trillion, being August 2026 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared to the Federal Government,
REVENUE MOBILISATION ALLOCATION AND FISCAL COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE RMAFC INAUGURATES INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE TO VERIFY COORDINATES OF DISPUTED NEWLY DRILLED OIL AND GAS WELLS The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has inaugurated a reconstituted Inter-Agency Technical Committee (IATC) to undertake the
NILOWV URGES NASS TO PASS SPECIAL SEATS BILL FOR WOMEN By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian League of Women Voters (NILOWV) has called on the National Assembly to pass the Special Seats Bill for Women, citing the low representation of women among
NDLEA DISMANTLES METH LABORATORY IN EBONYI, ARRESTS MEXICAN NATIONAL By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State and arrested a Mexican national suspected of involvement in the illicit drug trade.
AIRLINES BLAME AIRPORT CONGESTION, WEATHER FOR FLIGHT DELAYS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigerian airline operators have attributed frequent flight delays and cancellations to airport congestion, inadequate infrastructure, technical challenges and adverse weather conditions. The airlines stated this during the Aviation Day of
2026 NATIONWIDE DATA VERIFICATION EXERCISE PRESS RELEASE The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has commenced a Nationwide Data Verification Exercise to strengthen Nigeria’s Revenue Allocation Framework. The main purpose of the exercise is to review the factors and proxies used in
INEC ASSURES AU OF TRANSPARENT AND CREDIBLE 2027 ELECTION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured the African Union (AU) that Nigeria will conduct a transparent, credible, inclusive and peaceful General Election in 2027. INEC Chairman, Professor