The National Economic Council, NEC, has given Adamawa, Kwara, and Kebbi States along with the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, seven days to submit their positions on the proposed creation of state police. NEC, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, is a constitutional body comprising the 36 state governors, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and key government officials. It serves as an advisory council on economic planning and development across the federation. Addressing...

…Sacks Hospital Management Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the dissolution of the governing councils of all state-owned tertiary institutions in the state, effective immediately. This decision affects institutions such as Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma and the Edo State University, Uzairue. The governor also approved the immediate disengagement of the management staff of Edo Specialist Hospital and Stella Obasanjo Hospital, Benin City, also with immediate effect. These decisions were conveyed in a government...

 The Nigerian Senate has called on the military to intensify efforts to curb the activities of the Lakurawa terrorist group operating in north-western parts of Sokoto and Kebbi States. This resolution was reached during plenary on Wednesday following a motion by Senator Yahaya Abdullahi (PDP-Kebbi). The motion is titled, “Urgent Need for the Federal Government to Take Stringent Measures to Stop the Infiltration of a Group of Violent Terrorists Known as Lakurawa from Entrenching Themselves...