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LP Confirms Usman Nat’l Chairman, Dokubo Woman Leader

The Labour Party has confirmed Senator Esther Nenadi Usman as its National Chairman, making her the first woman to occupy such a position in the country. Usman, who had been on acting capacity since 2024, was made a substantive Labour Party (LP) National Chairman at the party’s National Convention in Umuahia, Abia State, on Tuesday,...
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No New Plants Financed Since 2015

Former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, on Monday made an assessment of Nigeria’s power sector, blaming over a decade of stalled investment on policy inconsistency, weak infrastructure development, and the abrupt discontinuation of a financing framework that had begun attracting global capital into electricity generation projects. Nnaji spoke in Lagos at the 2026 conference...
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Oyo Rep Cautions Electorate Against Mudslinging

A frontline governorship aspirant in the 2027 Oyo State gubernatorial election and member representing Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West federal constituency, Hon. Adedeji Olajide, has urged political actors in the state to embrace issue-based engagement and desist from what he described as the growing trend of distraction and mudslinging. The lawmaker made this remark following the postponement...
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Senate Raises Alarm Over Fresh COVID Case, Demands Action

The Senate, on Tuesday, demanded nationwide COVID-19 surveillance, testing, and contact tracing after a new case sparked fears of local transmission and exposed gaps in Nigeria’s emergency response. The resolution followed a motion by Senator Ipalibo Banigo (Rivers West), who warned that Nigeria’s preparedness systems are dangerously weak. Banigo reminded lawmakers of their constitutional duty,...
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Kogi Works Commissioner Visits Umahi

…Seeks Stronger Collaboration on Federal Roads The Kogi State Commissioner for Works, Hon. Barr. Abdulsalami Momodu Ozigi Deedat, on Tuesday, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Works, David Nweze Umahi, in Abuja, as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration on road infrastructure development across the state. Speaking during the visit, the Commissioner expressed...
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Lagos Tops Ease Of Doing Business, As Sanwo-Olu Inducted

…As Sanwo-Olu is Inducted into CIS Lagos State has emerged as the leading sub-national in Nigeria for ease of doing business, a milestone the state government attributes to sustained reforms and strategic policy alignment under the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The development was highlighted on Tuesday as Governor Sanwo-Olu was formally inducted as an...
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Lagos Assembly Removes Olalekan Onafeko As Clerk

The Lagos State House of Assembly has removed Olalekan Onafeko as Clerk of the House. Prior to his removal, Onafeko had served in the position since January 14, 2022. Announcing the development during plenary on Tuesday, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa said the removal was based on the expiration of Onafeko’s tenure. Obasa, however,...
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Anioma State: Izu Anioma Backs Nwoko

…Endorses Him For 11th Senate  The Izu Anioma Assembly, a socio-cultural association of Anioma people, Delta North of Delta State, has thrown its weight behind Senator Ned Nwoko, for geopolitical adjustment of the proposed Aniocha State to the South East geopolitical zone. The socio-cultural association made up of traditional rulers, stakeholders and students also endorsed...
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