The governor of Niger State Mohammed Umaru Bago has reportedly threatened to lock up any person who protests against the establishment of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Teaching Hospital (IBBUTH) in the State capital Minna. Governor Bago’s decision to site IBBUTH in Minna instead of Lapai community where the university campus is located did not sit well with Lapai indigenes. They are demanding the establishment of a teaching hospital in their locality. The Governor has...

…Blames Tinubu for over bloating costs of governance A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), United Action Front of Civil Society, the Organised Platform of Civil Society groups and activists on matters of governance and democracy has said that it fully endorses the indefinite nationwide strike action jointly declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), scheduled to begin on Tuesday, October 3. In a press statement on Thursday signed...

The annual budget of the National Assembly has been stagnant for 13 years despite “inflation and attendant consequences”. Dr Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives stated this when he received a visiting delegation of the African Business Roundtable. “Our budget has been stagnant for 13 years, but our expenditure has gone up within the period. In fact, at some points, the National Assembly budget came down from what it used to be in...

Charges FG/Labour to resolve outstanding issues Asks for deployment of anti-terrorism devices to curb insecurity Afenifere, Yoruba socio-cultural organisation has called on the Federal Government to deploy a biometric system during the planned national census. It also called for the deployment of anti-terrorism devices and motivation of security personnel in the fight against terrorism, as contained in the communique issued at the end of its monthly meeting held at the residence of its leader, Chief...

The embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has sued the Ondo State Government, the Governor of Ondo State, and others over the impeachment process against him. Also, joined in the suit are the Ondo State House of Assembly, the Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, the Clerk of Ondo State House of Assembly, and the Chief Judge of Ondo State. In a suit marked AK/348/2023 filed by human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu...

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal, on Tuesday, said the Zamfara State Government has enough facts to expose the agents of the Federal Government behind the secret negotiation with bandits. Lawal was reacting to a recent statement by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, where he accused the Zamfara State Government of politicizing security. The governor, who had consistently ruled out the option of negotiating with bandits, had raised the alarm that...

The increasing cases of organ theft and lynching of innocent persons in Kogi state have become a great concern to members of the Kogi State House of Assembly. The house, therefore, called on the state government to take proactive measures to curb the trend and also called on the police to investigate widely and arrest perpetrators of organ theft in Lokoja, the state capital, and Kogi State in general. Hon. Bin Ebaiya Shehu Tijani, a member...

…confirms CBN deputy governor nominees The Nigerian Senate has screened and subsequently validated the nomination of Olayemi Cardoso as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Cardoso resumed as the CBN governor in an acting capacity last week after his appointment by President Bola Tinubu. During his screening on Tuesday, Cardoso said he would implement measures to ensure the stability of the naira. The upper legislative chamber also confirmed Emem Nnana Usoro, Muhammad...