The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (AnSIEC) has announced 29 August 2026 as the date for local government chairmanship and councillorship polls. In a statement on Wednesday, the commission’s chairperson, Mrs Genevieve Osakwe, said political parties could begin collecting the election timetable and nomination forms from 28 November 2025. She explained that the exercise was…
The Kano State Government has urged the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) to avoid duplicating its Kano Elders Advisory Council (KEAC), established earlier this year. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, the government stressed that Governor Abba Yusuf had launched the KEAC in January 2024 to serve as…
Nigeria’s National Civil Society Council (NCSCN) has condemned former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai over comments accusing the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, of paying ransoms to insurgents and bandits. In a strongly worded statement in Abuja on Tuesday, NCSCN’s Executive Director, Ambassador Blessing Akinlosotu, said the allegations were “vindictive and irresponsible,” warning that…
Nigeria’s Shippers Council chief has praised President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, particularly the removal of the petrol subsidy on his first day in office, calling it a rare example of a campaign promise kept. Pius Akutah, the council’s Executive Secretary, said the move — announced on 29 May 2023 — had been pledged by all…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Gaza and the cancellation of debts owed by low-income countries across the globe. The Sultan made the appeal on Tuesday in Istanbul, Turkey, during a one-day meeting of the World Peace Council (WPC), according to a statement by…
The Federal Government says plans are ongoing to begin manufacturing of boats in the country in a bid to phase out rickety vessels and curb incidence of boat mishaps. Mr Pius Akutah, the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC) said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja….
Veteran Nollywood actor, Francis Duru has been appointed into the Advisory Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP). This is contained in a statement by Ejith Kalu, Director of Information, NANTAP, FCT, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Kalu, the Chairman of the chapter,…
A local government chairman in Nigeria has called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to officially designate armed herders as terrorists, warning that the continued attacks on rural communities are fuelling food insecurity and deepening national instability. Dr Eric Odo, who heads the Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area in Enugu State, issued the call during a stakeholders’…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appointed Sen. Binta Garba as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairperson of the Governing Council of the new Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences in Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti. Garba, a politician, businesswoman and administrator, represented Adamawa North Senatorial District in the Senate from 2015 to 2019 and served in the House…
The Igbo-Etiti Local Government Council in Enugu State has threatened to shut down private schools still observing the illegal sit-at-home on Mondays. While urging parents and guardians to release their children/wards, it gave the assurance that security had been put in place to ensure their safety. The chairman, Public Schools Supervision Committee (PSSC), Dr Amadi…
