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By Deborah Nnamdi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed a fire outbreak at its Gwadabawa Local Government Area office in Sokoto State, resulting in extensive damage to electoral materials. In a statement issued on Friday, February 14, 2025, and shared on INEC’s official X page, National Commissioner and…

Afenifere Chieftain Pa Ayo Adebanjo is dead. He died on Friday morning at his Lekki residence in Lagos. He was 96. A statement by the family said he died peacefully. It reads: “With a heart full of gratitude for a selfless life spent in the service of God, the nation…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, Abubakar Bichi, has attributed the N700 billion increase in the 2025 budget to the withdrawal of U.S. health support and the need to fund critical infrastructure projects across Nigeria. Bichi, in a statement, explained that the United States government recently halted…

By Deborah Nnamdi The House of Representatives, on Thursday, passed the N54.99 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill. The presidency says the N54.99 trillion budget is structured to address key national financial commitments.Statutory transfers account for N3.645 trillion, ensuring funding for constitutionally mandated entities. A significant portion, N14.317 trillion, is allocated to…

By Didimoko A. Didimoko Governors from the six Southwest states are meeting in Lagos, the commercial capital, with food security as the top priority on the agenda. The South-West Governors – four APC and two PDP – are at the Lagos House, Ikeja, for a crucial zonal meeting to discuss…

By Sodeeq Kamsela The top echelon of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, have been thrown into panic following the seizure of a huge haul of high-calibre illegal weapons and ammunition in Lagos. Naija Daily News learnt that the huge cache of arms…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), has endorsed Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the National Secretary bringing the battle on the seat to a close on Wednesday. The NWC decided after weeks of ambivalence over the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division that sacked…

By Deborah Nnamdi The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has allocated “$5m from its Central Emergency Fund”, to support flood preparedness efforts in Nigeria. This was made known in a statement issued Wednesday by the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall. According to the statement, the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The federal government has announced a partnership with tech giant Google, saying it will leverage the partnership to make Nigeria a hub for Artificial Intelligence (AI). The FG disclosed the partnership on Wednesday via a statement. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said he held crucial discussions about advancing…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for a nationwide boycott of mobile telecom services starting Thursday, February 13, 2025, in protest of the 50% tariff increase approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This decision follows a meeting of the NLC’s Central Working Committee (CWC) in Kogi State. MTN…