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RMAFC CHAIRMAN REASSURES KOGI GOVERNOR ON 13% DERIVATION AND RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban RMAFC Chairman, Dr. Mohammed Bello Shehu OFR, has reaffirmed the Commission’s readiness to ensure Kogi State receives its rightful 13% derivation funds as an officially recognized oil-producing
DIRI PRESENTS N998.3BN BAYELSA 2026 BUDGET TO ASSEMBLY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Douye Diri has submitted the N998.3 billion Bayelsa 2026 Appropriation Bill, tagged “Budget of Assured Prosperity II,” to the State House of Assembly. He said the budget aims to
KANO GOVERNMENT INAUGURATES COMMITTEE FOR EU-FUNDED EDUCATION AND YOUTH PROGRAMME By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Government has launched the State Programme Steering Committee (SPSC) for the Education and Youth Empowerment Programme in North-West Nigeria (EYEPINN) ,a European Union-funded project aimed
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,
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
VP SHETTIMA ARRIVES IN BRAZIL FOR UN CLIMATE SUMMIT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Belém, Brazil, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). Hosted by Brazilian President Luiz
PETROLEUM MINISTRY, NUPRC, NNPC REJECT NEW DECOMMISSIONING COMMISSION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) have opposed a bill seeking to create the National Commission
VP SHETTIMA URGES ACF TO BACK TINUBU’S RENEWED HOPE AGENDA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) to unite behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, stressing that the North must remain
SENATE COMMENDS PRESIDENT TINUBU OVER NIGERIA’S REMOVAL FROM FATF GREY LIST By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Senate has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and key anti-corruption agencies for Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List, a major boost