House of Reps Reconsiders Special Seats for Women
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the 10th assembly is considering reintroducing a bill on special seats for women and supporting electoral reforms to increase female representation in leadership structures. Speaking at a one-day high-level national summit on women’s inclusion in governance, the speaker represented by the […]
COS to President: 2025 budget for State House agencies to be based on needs assessment
The Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, says the 2025 budget for State House agencies will be based on a thorough needs assessment to ensure that funding allocated to agencies are based on actual requirements. Gbajabiamila spoke to the media on Wednesday in Abuja, following a one-day fact finding tour of […]
NDPC Fines Fidelity Bank N555.8 Million for Data Protection Breach
The Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has fined Fidelity Bank N555.8 million for violating customer data protection laws. Speaking at a validation meeting in Abuja, Honorable Commissioner of NDPC, Vincent Olatunji, disclosed that the bank breached the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, and the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation, 2019, leading to the fine, which represents […]
FG increases fees for Nigerian Passport from September 1
The Federal Government has approved an upward review of Nigerian passport fees of 32-page passport booklet with a 5-year validity to N50,000, up from N35,000, while the 64-page booklet with a 10-year validity will cost N100,000, up from N70,000. According to a statement issued by the Public Relations officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, DCI […]
Michael Madsen Faces charges for alleged domestic battery
US actor, Michael Madsen, was arrested over the weekend for alleged domestic battery, after his wife alleged “her husband pushed her and locked her out of their residence”. Michael Madsen and DeAnna Madsen have been married for 28 years. In a statement, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said he was nabbed around midnight in the city of Malibu, California, and the outcome of the investigation will be forwarded to the Van Nuys Superior Court House for filing. Madsen, who starred in films like “Reservoir Dogs’ and “Kill Bill”, was later released from custody on a $20,000 bond. The 66-year-old has not publicly commented on the issue.
Nigeria’s U-20 women’s team Prepares For FIFA’s World Cup in Colombia
Nigeria’s U-20 women’s team, Falconets, will take on Australia and Mexico in test games to prepare them for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia, beginning from August 31. The Christopher Danjuma’s team will go up against Australia on Friday, August 23, and then confront Mexico three days later
Presidency says Nigeria to save N10billion from Reduced COP29 Expenditures
In its Continuous bid to reduce the cost of Governance, the Presidency has announced plans to cut down on Federal Government’s spending during the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), taking place in Bau, Azerbaijan in November, 2024. Briefing State House Correspondent today at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Special Adviser to the […]
10-Man Committee Inaugurated To Enforce LGA Autonomy
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, CON, has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement delivered on 11th July, 2024 granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria. The committee’s primary goal is to ensure that local governments are granted full autonomy, allowing them to function […]
Professor Usman is now NAHCON Chairman
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman as the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). According to Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, Professor Usman is a renowned scholar with qualifications from the University of Madinah and Peshawar University, Pakistan. Ngelale noted that Professor Usman previously served as […]
ECOWAS urged Fully Implement Anti-corruption Protocol
In a bid to wipe out corruption in the region, Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, has called on member countries of the regional body to, as a matter of necessity, ratify and fully implement the […]
