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KEBBI GOVERNOR FLAGS OFF ₦5.14BN DUALISATION OF ABDULSALAMI ROAD IN JEGA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has flagged off the ₦5.14 billion dualisation of Abdulsalami Road in Jega Local Government Area. The project aims to upgrade the old
DEPUTY SPEAKER KALU WELCOMES OVER 100 PDP MEMBERS TO APC IN ABIA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Benjamin Kalu, has welcomed over 100 members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) into the All Progressives Congress
REPS INAUGURATE AD-HOC COMMITTEE TO TACKLE BORDER INSECURITY By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has inaugurated an Ad-hoc Committee on Border Security to address Nigeria’s rising cross-border crimes and strengthen national security. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, represented by Minority Whip Ali Jessy,
SENATE REJECTS NNPCL’S EXPLANATION ON MISSING ₦210TRN By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has rejected the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s (NNPCL) written response on the unaccounted ₦210 trillion reported between 2017 and 2023. Committee Chairman, Senator Aliyu
FAAN TO STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT ON DANGEROUS GOODS, WILDLIFE CONTROL By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, says the Authority will step up enforcement of rules on dangerous goods, wildlife control, and
REPS PROBE $4.6BN HEALTH GRANTS FROM GLOBAL FUND, USAID By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into over $4.6 billion in grants Nigeria received from the Global Fund and USAID between 2021 and 2025 to fight HIV/AIDS,
WOMEN BREAKING BARRIERS IN KANO’S TRICYCLE INDUSTRY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban In Kano, Northern Nigeria, women are rewriting history by venturing into the once male-dominated tricycle business. On the busy streets filled with the hum of Keke Napep, a few brave women
ALLEGATIONS OF VOTE BUYING MAR ANAMBRA ELECTION – APC CANDIDATE SPEAKS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, APC governorship candidate in the just-concluded 2025 Anambra election, has alleged widespread vote buying. Speaking to journalists in Awka, he praised his party supporters
FUT MINNA SEEKS NEW WAYS TO BOOST REVENUE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUT Minna) is taking steps to reduce its dependence on government funding by exploring new revenue sources. Vice Chancellor Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta disclosed
NIGERIA REAFFIRMS GLOBAL CLIMATE COMMITMENT AS VP SHETTIMA RETURNS FROM COP30 By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja after representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the COP30 Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil, where he highlighted Nigeria’s leadership