States Budget N525bn For Security Votes In Three Years
States across Nigeria earmarked a combined N525.23 billion for security votes and related operations between 2023 and 2025, according to an analysis of approved state budgets published on Open States, a BudgIT-backed public finance portal. The spending surge comes amid persistent insecurity nationwide, despite security being constitutionally led by the Federal Government. Rising incidents of […]
NYSC Plans Reforms To Tackle Emerging National Challenges
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has signalled its readiness to undergo reforms aimed at addressing emerging challenges and strengthening its contribution to national development. The Director-General of the scheme, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, made this known on Monday at the opening of the 2026 NYSC Annual Management Conference in Jos, Plateau State. Nafiu said […]
PANDEF Forms Committee To Resolve Rivers State Crisis
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the apex socio-political group representing Nigeria’s South-South region, has established a high-level reconciliation committee to address the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State. The committee will be chaired by former Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Kanu Agabi, the forum announced in a statement released to journalists on Saturday. The […]
