Following concerns over errors and discrepancies in some bills transmitted to the President for assent, which were declined, the House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated a stricter verification process for authenticated bills before transmission to the President. This followed a motion during the plenary session presented by the lawmaker representing Jibia/Kaita Federal Constituency of Katsina…

Stakeholders in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector have been urged to ensure greater inclusion of women in leadership and decision-making roles. The Country Director of Self Help Africa (SHA) Nigeria, Joy Aderele, made the call in a statement to mark Women’s Month, highlighting the persistent gender gap in a sector where women, despite…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost its new national secretariat, located in the Central Area, Abuja, to a revocation exercise just effected by the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike. A letter signed on behalf of the FCT Minister by the Director of Land Administration, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, and tagged "Notice of Revocation of Right…

The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that it may suspend or expel the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over alleged anti-party activities. The party, led by its Acting Chairman, Nname Robinson Ewor, accused Wike of actions that have brought the PDP into disrepute, adding that…

The Northern Unity Front (NUF), on Tuesday, criticised former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai’s recent efforts to position himself as a defender of northern values, accusing him of abandoning those very principles during his time in power. The group recalled his dismissive stance on the legacies of revered northern leaders, including Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir…