More than seven months after lawmakers and staff vacated the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly complex for a N15.47 billion rehabilitation project, PREMIUM TIMES found scant evidence of substantial work.
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In Ekiti’s 2026 race, all the political parties nominated men for the top job. Women appeared only as running mates in a handful of parties.
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At the centre of this challenge is Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), the foundational systems that enable governments and citizens to interact securely and efficiently through digital identity, payments, data exchange and trusted communications.
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Hit by soaring diesel prices and crushing operational costs, waste contractors in many parts of Lagos are struggling to sustain weekly collections, pushing frustrated residents to turn major roads into illegal dumpsites.
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Three years after a law upgraded Nigeria’s Maritime Academy Oron into a university, the institution remains in limbo while unaccounted billions of naira flow through an institution that no longer exists in the eyes of the law.
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Between May 2023 and December 2025, the administration of Governor Umo Eno received N2.53 trillion in revenue, with the largest chunk coming from the 13 per cent oil derivation fund.
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A statement by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, said President Tinubu approved the removal of Wale Edun and his Ministry of Housing counterpart, Ahmed Dangiwa.
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This report reveals how the Imo State Government spent N101.54 billion outside approved budgets between 2023 and 2025, exposing a pattern of fiscal breaches that coincided with rising unemployment, underfunded schools and neglected agricultural programmes.
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Cross River has lost trillions of naira, and its economy has been negatively impacted, amid several stalled infrastructure projects and reported job losses since it lost the disputed oil wells to Akwa Ibom.
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Cross River has lost trillions of naira, and its economy has been negatively impacted, amid several stalled infrastructure projects and reported job losses since it lost the disputed oil wells to Akwa Ibom.
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