The National Assembly has been tasked to expedite action and ensure the passage of the whistleblower bill enacted in 2016, as a safe alternative for exposing dishonest dealings. Umar Yakubu, Executive Director of, the Center for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch (CeFTIW) made the call at the presentation of Civil Society’s Monitoring Mechanism for Nigeria’s Implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, UNCAC, noted that the law has become more urgent following the raging...

The Senate is probing over N100 billion Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (PCNG) projects, as such the Senate Committee on Gas has written to Finance Minister Wale Edu to provide one-week details of the award and disbursement of over N100 billion to companies engaged in handling the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (PCNG) project, allegedly done in breach of the Public Procurement Act 2017. The request follows a fresh plan by the PCNG to release another N130...

The Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill for a Law to establish the Enugu State Geographic Information System Service and for connected purposes (HB.2), 2024. Iloabuchi Aniagu, Minority leader and member representing Nkanu West constituency in his presentation said the bill seeks to computerize information on lands in the state, put an end to anomalies in the Ministry of lands and the negative narratives of sale and resale of lands without...

Opunabo Inko-Tariah, former Special Adviser to the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that there is no peace in Rivers State, stressing that the former Rivers Governor is not sincere with the claim. It will be recalled that a few days ago Wike told journalists in an interview that peace had returned to Rivers State and that the three arms of government are working independently and harmoniously. Inko-Tariah, in an interview on Tuesday...

The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Chief Ifeanyi Ubah has described last Saturday House of Representatives rerun polls in the state as a litmus test for 2025 Governorship elections in the state. Ubah who recently announced his intention to contest the governorship poll of the state next year on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said he used the Saturday February 3 rerun polls in Orumba and Nnewi areas of the state...

…Appreciates Tinubu, security agencies over release of kidnapped school children Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State on Sunday visited the rescued pupils and teachers of Apostolic Faith Nursery and Primary School, Emure -Ekiti, at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado- Ekiti, where they were receiving treatment. The students and their teachers were brought to the hospital from Emure Ekiti by the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani and some ministry officials, following...

An APC group under the aegis of “APC First” has commenced a campaign, emphasizing the supremacy of the party in Anambra State. The group led by Mr. Magnus Eziokwu, former Anambra State APGA youth leader, has said that the campaign is necessary to remind all members that irrespective of diverse personal interests, the ultimate interest of all party members should be the party and its victory in any outing. Mr. Magnus who recently joined the...