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 …

Following proposed national planned protest by youth organizations, Arewa House, Centre for Research and Historical Documentation convened a one-day roundtable discussion with representatives from various sectors, which includes religious leaders, youth groups, students’ unions, trade unions, traditional leaders, state government representatives, security agencies, academicians, opinion influencers, and media organizations. In a communique sent to newsmen and read by the Director …

Niger Delta Stakeholders have stressed the urgent need to re-activate the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Advisory Committee, as provided for in its Establishment Act, to advise and monitor the activities of the Commission. This was part of the resolutions contained in a communique issued at the end of the Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit 2024, which took place at the …

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Wednesday said the Electricity Bill currently before the House is the confirmation of the state government’s zeal to ensure regular and uninterrupted power supply to residents. This was as the House held a stakeholders’ meeting on the bill which if passed into law, will allow the state …

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has stressed the importance of stakeholders’ engagements in the development of the Niger Delta region. Addressing newsmen during a World Press Conference in Port Harcourt, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, said it was imperative for Niger Deltans to have a conversation on development issues, hence …

Reactions have continued to trail the just concluded engagements with Edo Diaspora in Europe by Dr Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 21 September governorship election in Edo State. Stakeholders, party chieftains and other members of the public spoke glowingly about how successful the Diaspora tour in their reviews. They declared that it clearly …

The Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance has met stakeholders from both public and private educational sectors to harmonize the Academic Calendar for the year 2024/2025 starting from September this year. The meeting held at the Education Resource Centre in Ojodu, was chaired by the Director of Quality Assurance Department of the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Mrs. Hameedat …

The Kano Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has raised concerns over the recent developments in the state following the repeal of the Kano Emirate Council Law of 2019. The association, in a statement on Saturday by its chairman, Sagir Gezawa, called for adherence to legal and constitutional processes. The NBA emphasised that it is within the constitutional duty …

Against the backdrop of Nigeria’s population demographics, including children, the elderly, and people with disabilities, stakeholders convened at the maiden Caring Africa Summit in Lagos to champion comprehensive reforms in the country’s care industry. Chinyere Okoroafor reports that Nigeria has the highest number of older people in the continent, and the 19th highest across the globe, with the population of …

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division of Nigeria Army, Major General Taiwo Dada, has called on leaders, stakeholders and indigenes of Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State to return home and take possession of their communities, rescued by joint operation of the Nigerian security agencies. The GOC made the call during his visit to the theatre of operation …