March 2026 – Page 2 – Rise Africa

Group Rejects Decentralization Of Pipeline Contract

31.03.2026

A group under thea egis ofConcerned Niger Delta Stakeholdershas opposed calls by some persons to decentralise the pipeline surveillance contract currently handled by Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited. During a protest on Tuesday to buttress their point, the protesters, who stormed the National Assembly, described the agitation for a review of the contract framework as...

How Gov Aliyu Is Funding 70% Capital Budget Without Loans

31.03.2026

While many Nigerian states grapple with both local and foreign debt, the Sokoto State Government has said it is pursuing its aggressive development agenda without borrowing and is channelling the bulk of its resources into infrastructure and long-term investments. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Alhaji Sambo Bello Danchadi, disclosed that the administration of Governor...

CP Azare Leads Officers, Others On Road Walk For Fitness, Safety

31.03.2026

The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Mohammed Baba Azare, on Tuesday, led officers and men of the Command as activities marking the 2026 National Police Week continued with a walkathon for peace, visibility, and public safety in Uyo. The walkathon commenced from the State Command Headquarters, Uyo, and proceeded to Ibom Plaza....

Wike Woos Finland On Smart City Technology, Waste Management

31.03.2026

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has expressed interest in having the government of Finland intervention on smart city and waste management technologies. Wike, who disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Sanna Selin, said that Abuja needs smart technologies to enhance infrastructure, agriculture,...

Eight Kano Federal Lawmakers Leave NNPP for APC

31.03.2026

On Tuesday, eight members of the House of Representatives from Kano State officially announced their defection from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Their decision to join the ruling party was communicated in a letter read during plenary by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas. READ...

Nigeria’s Biggest Problem Is Indiscipline, Not Corruption

31.03.2026

A former Minister of State for Power, Goody Jedy-Agba, has said Nigeria’s major challenge was not corruption but indiscipline, stressing that discipline in the management of public resources would significantly reduce corruption in the country. Jedy-Agba made this disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja during the exclusive signing of his memoir, “Grace Unspeakable,” where he reflected...

Reps, NIMASA Agree On Improved Accountability

31.03.2026

The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have agreed to work for improved accountability in the agency’s 2026 budget proposals. Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Khadija Abba-Ibrahim, at a budget defence with the agency on Tuesday, said heads of agencies must take...

Adeoye Urges Nigerians To Reject One-Party Dominance

31.03.2026

A leading governorship aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Prince Adelaja Adeoye, has called on Nigerians to firmly oppose any drift toward a one-party state. Adeoye, in a statement, said the country is being subtly advanced to one party state by elements within the ruling All Progressives Congress...

Nigeria’s Federal Structure Intact – Tanimu Yakubu

31.03.2026

Nigeria’s federal structure remains intact, strong and decentralised, the Director General, Budget Office of the Federation ( BOF), Mallam Tanimu Yakubu, submitted. He buttressed his claim, noting that subnational governments wield significant autonomy, fortified by statutory allocations and independent fiscal authority. In a public statement released on Tuesday, the Budget DG countered a recent public...

Police IG Visits DSS DG, Strengthens Security Collaboration

31.03.2026

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General of the Department of State Services at the DSS Headquarters in Abuja. The visit reinforced the partnership between the Nigeria Police Force and the agency and also highlighted the critical role of inter-agency collaboration in safeguarding Nigeria’s national security architecture....