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The South East Progressive Agenda (S-EPA) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing highly competent individuals to lead the South East Development Commission (SEDC). The group said the nominees, who hail from the five states of the Southeast, possess the requisite expertise and experience to drive the commission’s success....

The Arewa Grassroots Network for Credible Leadership (AGNCL) has commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Shamseldeen Ogunjimi as Nigeria’s acting Accountant-General of the Federation. According to a statement signed by Adamu Wakil Abubakar, the appointment is a masterstroke that will revitalise Nigeria’s public finance system. Abubakar said Ogunjimi’s impressive credentials,...

…Says Rivers’ Governor more decent, responsible Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Sunday, described the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, as most unqualified to judge the personality and character of the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Frank who made this assertion...

Former National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Friday, in strong terms condemned the deafening silence of President Bola Tinubu over illegal mass demolition of houses by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Frank who made this condemnation in a...

The Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has thrown its weight behind the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike in enforcing an orderly development of the territory, stating that his enemies are out to disrupt his ongoing efforts to transform the FCT into a model capital territory....

A Coalition of Civil Society Groups has given amplification to the question raised by foremost Human Rights Lawyer, Chief Femi Falana (SAN), over the $2.9 billion released for the rehabilitation of the 3 local refineries in Nigeria. The Coalition, made up of about 145 groups, are calling on the Group...

The Ijaw Mothers’ Union has called for a permanent solution to the lingering political crisis in Rivers State. Speaking at a press conference organised in Okrika, Rivers State, President Ijaw Mothers Union, Mrs Doris Macdaniels, Mrs Doris Macdaniels said the political crisis in Rivers, if not addressed, will affect the...

*Confers Fellowship as 91 graduate from DSS Security Institute  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the weekend in Abuja underscored the role of artificial intelligence in the current fight against terrorism, pledging that his administration was committed to increasing funding and research in artificial intelligence to make the country safer.  President...

The Local Government Economic Summit Group, a research and advocacy entity focused on sustainable local government systems and the rural economy of Nigeria, has expressed its dissatisfaction with the top-down implementation strategy for projects at the local government level. According to the group’s communique issued at the end of its...

By Augustine Aminu The Igbo Public Officer’s Forum in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have reiterated the need for unity among all Igbo civil servants in Abuja, Nigeria and by extension all Igbo speaking people in the diaspora. This was the central message at the association’s 2024 end-of-year celebration,...