Politics

Journalists for Good Governance Shines Searchlight on Local Government Administration …Calls for Accountability in Nigeria’s Grassroots Governance LAGOS, Nigeria — A civil society coalition known as Journalists for Good Governance(JGG) has intensified public debate on transparency and accountability within Nigeria’s local government system, urging media professionals, civil society actors, and ...

Agitation for Real-Time Transmission of Election Result is Superfluous and does not Guarantees Transparency – Seriake Dickson A former Bayelsa State governor and lawmaker representing Bayelsa West, Senator Seriake Dickson, has said Nigeria is not yet at the stage of electronic voting, describing the insistence on “real-time” transmission of election ...

    The Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee has released detailed clarifications addressing concerns by Nigerians in the diaspora about the new tax reforms taking effect in 2026.   This was disclosed in a material obtained by PUNCH Online on Thursday from the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal ...

    Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory have decried the high cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly known as cooking gas, calling on the government to find a lasting solution to the persistent price hikes.   Residents who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in ...

      Fresh pressure is mounting on former President Goodluck Jonathan to shelve his rumoured plan to contest the presidency in the 2027 general elections, as prominent figures in the Niger Delta intensify efforts to persuade him to instead support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu.   Findings by ...

    China said on Thursday it “opposes” recent sanctions slapped by the United States on the two largest Russian oil companies over Moscow’s war in Ukraine, saying they had “no basis in international law”.   President Donald Trump announced the measures on Wednesday after plans for a fresh summit ...

      The Energy Commission of Nigeria has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to tackling electricity challenges in public hospitals and universities through increased investment in renewable energy.   The Director-General of the ECN, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday to mark his two ...

    Kanu Agabi, former Attorney-General of the Federation and lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday, applied to withdraw his representation in the ongoing terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja.   Kanu is facing trial on a ...

    The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged use of harmful chemicals as preservatives for frozen foods across the country.   The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance brought before the Green Chamber in plenary by ...

    United States Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday of the tough task ahead in disarming Hamas and building a peaceful future for Gaza, as Washington sought to reassure its ally Israel over the next steps in its ambitious ceasefire deal.   Vance met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on ...