April 2026 – Page 85

Sanwo-Olu Pledges Implementation Of $500m

02.04.2026

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to transparency and accountability in the implementation of the $500 million Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) Governance Programme. Speaking on Thursday at a public sensitisation and presentation of Lagos State’s progress in implementing the HOPE initiative at Lagos House, Marina, Sanwo-Olu...

ADC Derecognition: APC Wants To Win By Hook Or Crook

02.04.2026

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said the delisting of the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is evidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) intends to win the next presidential election by hook or crook. PDP, in a statement issued by the factional National Publicity Secretary...

Sanwo-Olu Commits N200m To Autism Advocacy, Caregiver Devt In Lagos

02.04.2026

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced a N200 million financial support package aimed at strengthening autism advocacy and improving caregiver capacity in the state. The Governor unveiled the intervention on Thursday at Lagos House, Marina, during a reception for teenage autism advocate, Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, who completed a 687-kilometre cross-country cycling journey from Enugu to...

APC Fires Back At ADC, Says Party ‘Author Of Its Own Fate’

02.04.2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has launched a scathing attack on the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing the opposition party as disorganised, crisis-ridden, and solely responsible for its internal turmoil. In a strongly worded statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC dismissed allegations by the ADC that it was being undermined...

LG Pivotal To Nigeria’s Socio-economic Transformation

02.04.2026

The Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District, Simon Lalong, has said that the Local Government has a critical role to play in driving Nigeria’s socio-economic transformation and national development. Lalong made this statement in Abuja at the inauguration of the new leadership of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), where he was also...

Stop Politicising Security Issues In Osun, APC Tells Adeleke, Accord

02.04.2026

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the ruling Accord Party to stop politicising security issues. The opposition APC also berated Governor Ademola Adeleke for his inability to know that the issue of security of the lives and property of the people towers above any other statutory responsibilities of all...

CBN Inaugurates PSP C’ttee To Drive Payment System Growth

02.04.2026

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the establishment of the Payment Service Providers Committee (PSPC) will lead to significant growth in the country’s digital payment system. Deputy Governor, Economic Policy Directorate, at the apex bank, Dr Muhammad Sani Abdullahi, who stated this, while speaking with journalists at the end of the inaugural...

Minister Demands Accountability, Measurable Results From Heads Of Agencies

02.04.2026

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has issued a firm warning to heads of agencies under his ministry, insisting on strict accountability and the delivery of tangible results. Oyetola issued the warning during the signing of performance bonds with the heads of maritime agencies during the Ministerial Management Retreat held alongside...

FRSC Engages Edible Oil Tanker Drivers On Accident Reduction Strategies

02.04.2026

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday held a one-day seminar for members of the National Union of Edible Oil Tanker Drivers of Nigeria (NUEOTDN) and other stakeholders in the edible oil haulage industry. The engagement aimed to equip participants with knowledge of the Federal Government’s transport regulatory policies on oil haulage and strategies...

We’ve No Confidence In Amupitan, INEC

02.04.2026

….Says Commission partisan, working for preconceived agenda The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for the immediate resignation or sack of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Amupitan, and all the National Commissioners of the commission. The ADC National Chairman, Senator David Mark, at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday,...