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Senate Leader Pledges N200m Annual Research Fund For Ekiti Varsity Lecturers

02.03.2026

Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has promised an annual donation of N200 million in research fund for lecturers for the next five years for Federal University of Technology and Environmental Science (FUTES) Iyin-Ekiti lecturers. The representative of Ekiti Central made the announcement at the weekend during the maiden matriculation of the newly admitted 1,564 FUTES students....

Electoral Act Alone Can’t Guarantee Credibility Of 2027 Polls

02.03.2026

The Labour Party (LP) has said the credibility of the 2027 general elections will depend not solely on statutory provisions or institutional mechanisms, but on the vigilance, determination, and collective resolve of the Nigerian people. The Interim National Chairman, Senator Esther Nenadi Usman, at the Citizens’ Townhall on the Electoral Act, 2026, in Abuja, said...

Shekarau Hails Adebayo’s Vision For Nigeria

02.03.2026

Former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau has praised Adewole Adebayo for having the same vision for Nigeria’s progress as him. Speaking when he received the Social Democratic Party (SDP) chief during a condolence visit over the death of his elder brother, Shekarau recounted how their relationship began. He said his first encounter with Adebayo was...

Ondo APC Backs INEC’s New Timetable, Attacks ADC

02.03.2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State chapter, yesterday attacked the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for rejecting the revised 2027 election timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The opposition party last week claimed that the timetable contains “boobytraps” designed to aid President Bola Tinubu’s return power returned unopposed. But Ondo APC expressed...

Nigeria Must Have Competitive Politics

02.03.2026

…says Executive Order 10 strongest decision ever taken by a Nigerian president Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) is a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In this interview with select journalists, he speaks on the Executive Order recently signed by President Bola Tinubu for direct remittance of oil and gas revenues to the Federation...

FG Targets Vulnerable Communities With Poverty-reduction Initiative –Minister

02.03.2026

The Federal Government has implemented a poverty reduction initiative aimed at supporting vulnerable communities, aligning with the One Humanitarian– One Poverty Response System (OHOPRS) in Niger State. The exercise, according to a press statement signed by Chinyere Ulasi, Head, Information and Public Relations Unit, integrates beneficiaries into sustainable poverty-reduction programs, including livelihood support, skills development,...

NRM Presidential Aspirant Vows To Rescue Nigeria From ‘Political Elites’

02.03.2026

Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, popularly known as Fadojoe, has formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), promising what he described as “People-first leadership” to pull Nigeria back from economic decline and insecurity. Announcing his presidential ambition, the sociologist and US-based healthcare executive said Nigeria...

ADC Begins Free Online Membership Registration

02.03.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) said it is commencing free online membership registration across Nigeria to enable the it meet the requirements of the new Electoral Act 2026, regarding digital membership register. ADC had announced nationwide hybrid manual and online registration and revalidation in Abuja last month. It disclosed that since the launch of the...

SERAP Demands Probe Of Google, Meta, Others Over Harmful Practices

02.03.2026

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded investigations into major global technology companies over alleged abuses affecting Nigeria’s digital economy, media freedom, privacy rights and democratic integrity. In its complaint on Friday, it asked the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) “to urgently investigate allegations that Google, Meta (Facebook), Apple, Microsoft (Bing),...

Nigerians To Experience Power Outage On 330kv Benin-Ajaokuta Line –TCN

02.03.2026

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Benin Region, has issued a notice of outage on Benin–Ajaokuta 330kV transmission line following the ongoing restringing works at the Ihovbor Power Plant Turn-In/Turn-Out Transmission Substation. The company in a statement by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah added that the restringing project, which commenced on February 27, would run through...