The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has petitioned security agencies, alerting them of a threat to peace and security. In the petition dated 1st February 2025, which was addressed to the Department of State Security (DSS), the National Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, Anyanwu accused the …

All 36 states have submitted their positions on state police, with a majority agreeing on the need for state-controlled policing. Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani revealed this to State House Correspondents after the 147th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. He said, “Today, one of the discussions we had at …

The Gombe State Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Gambo Magaji, has explained why some governors are uneasy about the Federal Government’s proposed derivation principle on Value Added Tax. Speaking on Saturday during a one-day citizens’ consultative meeting on the preparation of the 2025 budget, Magaji cautioned that the proposal could lead to significant revenue losses for states. The meeting …

Nigeria is a major crude oil producer. It currently produces about 1.3 million barrels of crude per day. In the best of times, it can pump somewhere around 1.8 million barrels of the black gold daily. That number could cross the 2 million mark if we decide to end crude oil theft and illegal bunkering. These will not happen because …

Our majestic, even imperial state governors just couldn’t mask it anymore; their loathsomeness and disgust with the country’s attempt, even if feeble, at fighting corruption. 16 of them, out of 36 governors in the country have matched up to the Supreme Court with an uncanny request: that the highest court in the land should declare that the Economic and Financial …

The Supreme Court has reserved judgement in a suit filed by 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others. A seven-member panel of justices presided over by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, on Tuesday reserved the matter after the lawyers in the matter argued their applications. The suit which was originally …

Thirty-two state governors in Nigeria have spent a sum of N69.71 billion on their travel costs, including local and foreign trips within the first six months of 2024. This is as government officials have also chosen to embark on annual leave abroad. President Bola Tinubu is currently spending his two-week vacation in the United Kingdom. According to Findings by Sunday …

Governors from Lagos, Ondo, Adamawa, and Kwara States have pledged their support to Borno State following the devastating flood in Maiduguri, which has displaced thousands and left communities in dire need of assistance in the capital of the North East state. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Thursday that their visit was to show solidarity with Governor Babagana …

Six state governments including Ekiti, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Yobe, Nasarawa, and Bayelsa have spent about N160 billion on airport projects that opposition politicians and aviation professionals classified as unviable. Stakeholders say the huge public funds expended on the facilities have amounted to waste. They condemned the state governors and asked Nigerians to hold them responsible for the waste. Some industry players …

South-East governors and lawmakers representing the region in the National Assembly have stepped in to help students from the region benefit from the Federal Government’s student loan scheme. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Kalu assured students from the region that the issues would be resolved and they would …