NEC
31 Jan
Federal Government has unveiled a $23.2 billion National Energy Compact (NEC) aimed at accelerating Nigeria’s energy transition and addressing the country’s persistent power supply challenges with a target of $15.5 billion in private sector investment to bridge
27 Jan
The National Rescue Movement (NRM), on Monday, announced the suspension of its National Chairman, Isaac Udeh, amid allegations of misconduct, financial impropriety, and breach of the party's constitution, and appointed Chinedu Obi as the Acting National Chairman. This decision was disclosed by the Acting National Secretary of NRM, Prince Obidike Okolo, during the party’s first-quarter…
7 Jan
Dr Richard Ozobu-led 2025 Election Committee for a faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, declared Dr Jackson Omenazu from Rivers State as the new President General, and other members of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation.
27 Dec
The crisis rocking the Edo State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) was on Friday laid to rest as the National Executive Council (NEC) of the NLC affirmed Odion Olaye as the authentic chairman of the state. Briefing newsmen in Benin after returning from the NEC meeting, Olaye presented copies of the resolution of…
14 Dec
Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that there is no way Nigeria can dream of meaningful economic development without addressing the power sector crisis and ensuring the country has access to electricity and other affordable energy.
12 Dec
The National Economic Council (NEC) meeting chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday, approved a marginal increase of 0.05% in the emoluments of workers under the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Specifically, RMAFC mobilises funds and allocates the same to states to meet their developmental needs. Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, who…
12 Dec
Strong indications emerged on Thursday that the creation of state police to address the issue of insecurity in the country may soon come to fruition as a majority of the 36 state governors endorsed the policy at their National Economic Council (NEC) meeting. The only setback recorded while NEC members met at the Presidential Villa,…
10 Dec
Suspension of National Executive Committee (NEC) Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Mamman Osuman (SAN), by the Board of Trustees (BOT) has been faulted by sources, who described the exercise as illegal.
6 Dec
Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the continued postponement of the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. It asked the party leaders from the North Central to get a replacement for the former National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. Also, the Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagun, and National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, have threatened to sue Deji…
5 Dec
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed the North Central Zonal Caucus of the party to submit a nomination for the position of National Chairman for approval by the National Executive Committee (NEC). In a communiqué issued after its emergency meeting in Abuja, the BoT asked the Acting National…
26 Nov
The National Economic Council (NEC) has charged state governments to adopt and patronise technological innovations developed by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to accelerate Nigeria’s industrialisation. NASENI’s Director of Information, Olusegun Ayeoyenikan, disclosed yesterday in a statement that Vice President Kashim Shettima made the call during the 146th NEC meeting in Abuja. The gathering featured a…
25 Nov
Following his appointment as Chairman of the Committee on National Electrification, the Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has promised to deliver on his mandate, with assurance that power supply would receive a quantum leap.
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Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, on the weekend, tasked the new General Officer Commanding 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, Major General Oluyemi Olatoye, to intensify efforts to end the sit-at-home orders often declared by non-state actors in the Southeast region. Gov. Nwifuru handed down the task when the new General Officer Commanding 82 Division…
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday, told Governor Ademola Adeleke to stop misleading the public over the Court of Appeal judgment, which purportedly reinstated sacked local government chairmen elected on the platform of the party. The opposition party maintained that the tactic being deployed by the Peoples Democratic Party…
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Angry mob along Airport Road, Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday allegedly killed two suspected "one-chance" criminals and set their vehicle on fire. According to eyewitnesses, the suspects were intercepted after they allegedly pushed a victim out of their moving vehicle. A commercial driver, who witnessed the incident, hinted that passersby and…
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The Edo Government has confirmed 13 deaths from outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health at the State Ministry of Health, gave the update during an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Benin. According to him, three cases of Mpox otherwise known as Monkeypox were also recorded, though…
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The African Union’s (AU) Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) champion and former president of the Republic of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, has commended President Bola Tinubu and Nigeria for taking steps towards the agreement’s implementation, including organizing a roundtable highlighting the AfCFTA Protocol. At the ongoing AU Assembly taking place in Addis Ababa, President Issoufou…
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The Police Command in Ekiti State has detained one Jimoh Abdulraman who brutally assaulted his wife, Mrs Taiwo Akintunde-Abdulraman in Ado-Ekiti in a viral social media video. This is contained in a by the command spokesman, Mr Sunday Abutu, on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti. Abutu said that the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Joseph Eribo, had…
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The Federal Government has vowed to investigate the alleged hoarding of relief materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) after stockpiles of supplies were discovered at the Durumi IDP camp in Abuja. The Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, Aliyu Ahmed, made the discovery during an inspection visit…
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Dr Peace Ighosewe, the Chief Medical Director of the Asaba Specialist Hospital (ASH), says she is working alongside her team to transform the hospital into a world class health care facility. Ighosewe spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via telephone on Sunday following allegations of missing medical equipment, including a laparoscopic machine at…
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Sakinah Medical Outreach in collaboration with the Medics Across Continents, on Sunday, inaugurated a surgical initiative to perform free kidney stone removal and other surgeries for over 100 underprivileged Nigerians. Prof. Aisha Abubakar, the Vice Chairman of the outreach, said this at a news conference on the Nigeria Medical Mission 2025, in Abuja. She said…
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Amid growing tension in Osun over the resolve of the sacked local government chairmen on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to resume duties following the recent Court of Appeal judgment, the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Sunday directed workers in all the 30 local government councils to withdraw their…