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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
KANO RESTRUCTURES MALARIA PREVENTION TEAM FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Government has approved the restructuring of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) Programme Team following a review of the 2026 programme’s preparation and first-round implementation. The state Ministry
REVENUE MOBILISATION ALLOCATION AND FISCAL COMMISSION *PRESS RELEASE* 14th September, 2026. RMAFC REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening integrity, transparency, accountability and ethical conduct in the discharge of
FORMER SSS, NIA DIRECTOR-GENERAL ALBERT HORSFALL DIES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Former Director-General of the State Security Service, SSS, and pioneer Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Chief Albert Korubo Horsfall, has died. Horsfall’s death was announced on Friday in a
EKITI TRIBUNAL STRIKES OUT PDP GOVERNORSHIP PETITION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has struck out the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Wole Oluyede, after he withdrew the case. The three-member panel,
DIGITAL EDUCATION REFORMS, TACKLES CERTIFICATE FRAUD By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, says the Federal Government’s digital education reforms are strengthening the integrity of academic records and tackling certificate fraud. Alausa made this known in Abuja during a