Stakeholders in Benin during the South-South Regional Roundtable, under the Strengthening Accountability and Governance in Nigeria Initiative (SAGNI), have called for the proactive implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act at the sub-national level to deepen democracy, accountability, and citizen engagement in Nigeria. The event, which was organized by the Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA), held on Monday, drew key stakeholders. In his keynote address, Mr Samson Osagie, the Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice...

Aliyu Audu, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Public Affairs, has formally resigned his position. Audu, in a letter dated June 8, 2025, and addressed to President Tinubu through the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, announced that his resignation takes immediate effect but did not specify the reason for his resignation. He expressed profound gratitude to the President for the opportunity to serve in his administration, describing the experience as an honour...

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, 12th June 2025, as a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day celebration. This was made known in a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior on Sunday, 8th June, and signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani. According to the statement, the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government and congratulated Nigerians on the occasion of 26 years...

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has issued a strong warning to those threatening Nigeria’s peace and security, declaring that there will be no hiding place for them. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday during the Second Quarter Route March of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Marshal Abubakar declared that the days of hiding are over for anyone endangering the country’s security. “To the enemies of our nation, know this: there...

No fewer than 68 motions were adopted within two years by the 8th Assembly of Kogi State House of Assembly and had deliberated on 57 bills. The bills reflected both private initiative and collaboration with the executive arm of government. Rt. Hon. Aliyu Umar Yusuf, Speaker of the Assembly, who disclosed this during the house plenary to mark the end of the second legislative session, said that 39 bills were considered in the first session and 18...