News from States
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Soludo hails Tinubu’s historic visit to Anambra
By Kunle Sanni Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has described President Bola Tinubu’s visit to the state as “historic and consequential,” noting it is the first time in over a decade that a Nigerian president has visited Anambra for major project commissioning. Speaking on Thursday during Tinubu’s working visit, Soludo recalled that the last such presidential visit was in 2012,…
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President Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation for regional commission chiefs
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a request to the Senate seeking confirmation of nominees for the South-West, North-Central, and South-South Development Commissions. In his letter to the National Assembly, Tinubu named 19 nominees for the North-Central Development Commission, with Cosmas Akiyir as Chairman and Cyril Yeltsin as Managing Director. For the South-West Development Commission, 18 nominees were…
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FG signs $158m deal to enhance agriculture, food security in Northern Nigeria
By Kunle Sanni The federal government on Wednesday signed a landmark $158.15 million financing agreement to launch the Value Chain Programme in Northern Nigeria (VCN), an ambitious initiative aimed at transforming agriculture, improving livelihoods, and strengthening food security across nine states. The eight-year programme, co-funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the French Development Agency (AFD), and the…
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EFCC, CLO partner to tackle financial crimes, terrorism in Borno
The Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Maiduguri, Commander of the EFCC (CE) Aisha A.T. Habib, has called for increased collaboration and intelligence sharing between civil society organisations and the Commission to combat economic and financial crimes in Nigeria. Habib made the appeal on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, during a courtesy visit by the Chairman…
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FEC approves N26.35bn for Kano irrigation dams, targets 300,000 jobs
By Kunle Sanni The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N26.35 billion for the urgent rehabilitation and expansion of three key dams within the Kano River Irrigation Project, aimed at boosting agricultural productivity and preventing environmental degradation. Announcing the approval after Monday’s FEC meeting, Dr. Emanso Umobong, Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Affairs Office, explained that the projects are essential…
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Kano governor pledges loyalty to Kwankwaso amid wave of defections
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reaffirmed his unwavering allegiance to Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general elections. Yusuf made the declaration on Sunday while addressing 484 local government councillors from the state’s 44 local government areas at the Kano Government House. He emphasized that his political journey…
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FG hails Marshals for shutdown of illegal mining site in Kaduna
The Federal Government has commended the Mining Marshals for peacefully shutting down an illegal mining site in Damau, Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, through strategic community engagement and diplomacy. Speaking during the first anniversary of the Mining Marshals, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to empowering the squad with more resources and…
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Speaker Abbas gifts 22 SUVs to Kaduna traditional rulers
By Kunle Sanni Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Sunday handed over 22 Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to first-class and second-class traditional rulers in Kaduna State, fulfilling a promise he made last year to bolster traditional institutions. The handover ceremony, held at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House in Kaduna, was attended by Governor Uba Sani and…
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SERAP, NGE seek reform of Cybercrime Act, release of journalists in detention
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have called on the “government of President Bola Tinubu to immediately end the use of the draconian Cybercrimes Act to target journalists, activists, critics and other Nigerians peacefully expressing their views online, and release those in custody across the country under the legislation”. The groups said, “The use…
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Our actions guided by principles of law- EFCC Boss
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has stated that all actions of the Commission in the cause of its anti-corruption fight are guided by principles of law. He stated this when he received the management team of Interswitch, led by its chairman, Sir Kenneth Olisa, OBE at the Commission’s corporate headquarters. “I promised…
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