President Bola Tinubu has expressed hope that Nigeria will see positive changes even as the nation goes through “baby steps of pain.” The President spoke on Thursday when he visited the palace of the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, in Abeokuta, the state capital. He said the visit was to redeem the pledge he made to the King “that I will come back with victory and the crown.” President Tinubu expressed his commitment to...

The federal government has said that there will no longer be provisions for budgetary allocation to professional bodies and councils from the 2024 national budget. In a communiqué dated 26 June 2023, the Ministry of Budget and National Planning noted that the institutions would become fully self-funded on 31 December 2026.   The communiqué, signed by the director-general of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, said the decision was in line with the...

The Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Nigeria, Barry Andrews has presented their final report on the 2023 election in Nigeria to INEC National Chairman Prof Mahmoud Yakubu in Abuja. The report exposed some areas that require further legal and operational reforms to enhance transparency, inclusiveness, and accountability in the system. Mr. Andrews observed that the shortcomings in law had damaged trust in INEC due to electoral administration that...