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Shettima Applauds Kaduna For Launching Nigeria’s First State Skills Council

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has hailed Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani for pioneering the establishment of Nigeria’s first State Council on Skills, describing it as a groundbreaking step toward building a skilled and future-ready workforce. Shettima gave the commendation on Tuesday at the 7th meeting of the National Council on Skills (NCS), held at the Presidential…

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ECOWAS Sets Stage For Private Sector-Led Growth With New Business Council

West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS is preparing to launch a private sector-led Business Council (EBC), described as a transformational platform to boost economic integration, competitiveness and cross-border trade. The ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, Massandje Toure-Litse, said in Abuja that the EBC was “designed by private sector leaders, for private sector leaders” and…

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Anambra To Hold Council Elections In August 2026

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…

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Nigerian Civil Society Council Condemns El-Rufai’s Attack On Security Adviser

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…

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Nigerian Council Chairman Demands Terrorist Label For Armed Herders Amid Rising Insecurity

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’…

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