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The National Assembly has moved the proposed creation of state police to its next constitutional stage, transmitting the amendment bill to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for consideration and approval. The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, announced the transmission on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, in a statement he signed. According to…
Singapore has invited President Bola Tinubu to visit the city state, according to Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, who said the offer was aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries. Ibrahim disclosed the development in a statement issued by the Nigerian Mission at the United Nations in New…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has opened its online portal for the recruitment of ad hoc staff for the 2027 general elections, giving Nigerians roughly two months to apply for temporary roles that will run the vote at the polling unit level. According to a public notice issued by the commission on Thursday, the…
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has said he will neither anoint his successor nor operate as a political godfather after leaving office in 2031, insisting that whoever takes over from him should emerge through a collective process and be chosen by the people of the state. The governor made the declaration on Thursday at…
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria has set aside 8 December 2026 as a national day of prayer and fasting for a peaceful and credible 2027 general election, and has directed dioceses and parishes to begin months of civic education and voter mobilisation before the polls. The declaration came in a communiqué issued at…
More than 1,200 candidates cleared to contest Senate and House of Representatives seats in the 2027 general elections list the Senior Secondary School Certificate as their highest educational qualification, according to an analysis of candidate records published by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The review examined the final lists for the National Assembly polls…
The World Bank Group says it mobilised a record $112 billion in private capital for developing economies in the 2026 financial year, more than three times the $35 billion recorded in 2022, according to a statement issued by the bank on Thursday, 17 September. The lender said this was the most private capital it…
At least 37 suspected illegal miners have died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna, Niger State, the state governor, Umaru Bago, confirmed on Thursday, 17 September 2026. He announced three days of mourning and said the state commandant of the Corps had been suspended. The dead were…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has drawn a sharp response from lawyers over its threat to prosecute practitioners who bill clients in foreign currencies, with several branches of the Nigerian Bar Association arguing the agency has stepped outside its legal remit. The commission set out its position on Friday, 11 September 2026, when…
Air Peace and United Nigeria Airlines have rejected the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority’s report on domestic flight disruptions for August 2026, saying the figures misstate their flight volumes and fail to separate delays the airlines caused from those driven by factors outside their control. The NCAA’s Summary of Domestic Airline Flight Disruption Operations for…