News from States
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Kwara House of Assembly passes increased 2025 appropriation bill
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State House of Assembly has increased the size of the 2025 budget by over forty-eight billion naira, bringing the total revised budget to six hundred and thirty-two billion, seven hundred and one million, five hundred and twenty-one thousand, eight hundred and one naira. This was contained in the report of the Committee on…
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Rivers Assembly urges Fubara to submit cabinet list, draft budget
The Rivers State House of Assembly has urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara to promptly submit a list of commissioner nominees for screening and confirmation. This request was made during the Assembly’s first plenary session following the end of a six-month emergency rule in the state. The session was presided over by Speaker Martin Amaewhule. In addition to the call for cabinet…
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Oba of Babanla withdraws criminal complaint amid mediation, insecurity concerns
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho – The palace of Babanla, a historic community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, has been the focus of legal and security tensions in recent weeks. On September 15, 2025, His Royal Highness Oba Aliyu Alabi Yusuf (Arojojoye II) formally withdrew a criminal complaint filed against four members of his community at the Upper…
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Rivers Assembly resumes plenary after six-month suspension
The Rivers State House of Assembly has reconvened after a six-month suspension imposed during the state of emergency. The assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, resumed sittings on Tuesday at the Assembly Residential Complex along the Aba–Port Harcourt Expressway. Plenary had last been held on March 12, 2025, about a week before President Bola Tinubu declared emergency rule in the…
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Kaduna secures $120M Romania-backed deal to drive agro-industrial growth
By Kunle Sanni – Kaduna State has signed a landmark $120 million agricultural agreement aimed at transforming irrigation farming and boosting food production, following Governor Uba Sani’s recent working visit to Bucharest, Romania. The deal, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), involves the Kaduna State Government, African Industries Group—led by its Chairman, Mr. Raj Gupta—and the Bank of Agriculture.…
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Akwa Ibom launches public-private security trust fund to improve community safety
Akwa Ibom State has launched the Akwa Ibom State Security Trust Fund (AKSTF), a public-private partnership aimed at sustaining the state’s reputation as one of the safest in Nigeria. The official launch took place at the Government House Banquet Hall, Uyo, where Governor Pastor Umo Eno emphasized that security is a shared responsibility between government, private sector, and citizens. While…
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Gov AbdulRazaq donates buses to special needs, girls’ schools in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has demonstrated continued commitment to inclusive education by donating a new 32-seater Toyota Coaster bus to the School for Special Needs, Ilorin. The institution is the only public secondary school in the state dedicated to children requiring special education. This donation builds on what school authorities described as a sustained…
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Eno urges creative industry mentorship as Akwa Ibom hosts DGN at 25
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has called on the Directors’ Guild of Nigeria (DGN) to be intentional about mentoring young creatives to ensure the sustainability of Nigeria’s entertainment industry. He made the call during a dinner held in honour of the Guild’s leadership, who were in the state to celebrate DGN’s 25th anniversary and participate in the State’s…
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Tinubu assigns portfolios to five NCDC executive directors
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the allocation of portfolios to five Executive Directors of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC). According to the Presidency, the appointments are aimed at strengthening the commission’s capacity to deliver on its statutory mandate of promoting and coordinating sustainable development across the North-Central region. The newly appointed Executive Directors and…
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Wike to flag off 12 new roads, solar lighting projects in Abuja
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, will on Thursday, September 18, begin the flag-off of the construction of 12 new roads and the rollout of integrated solar lighting systems in key parts of Abuja under the Light Up Abuja Programme. In a statement issued Monday by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media,…
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