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24/06/2026

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday abandoned electronic voting on the State Police Bill after the red chamber's voting device developed a technical fault during proceedings

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday abandoned electronic voting on the State Police Bill after the red chamber's voting device developed a technical fault during proceedings.

26/05/2026

States with Top Scorers in Decade

Anambra
Ondo
Edo
Ekiti
Lagos
Kaduna

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19/05/2026

SPECIAL REPORT: UTME performance in a decade reveals how top States prioritise investments in education

Nigeria’s strongest performances in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) between 2016 and 2025 reveal a consistent pattern: states investing in quality teaching, digital learning, examination preparation and school infrastructure are producing more top candidates.

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12/05/2026

The Ondo State Government has officially commissioned the Onyearugbulem-Irese Flyover in Akure, marking the completion of the state capital’s first flyover bridge after 34 months of construction.

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25/04/2026

ANALYSIS: ₦1.93M per ward as Tinubu approves ₦17bn grassroots community fund

President Bola Tinubu has approved a ₦17 billion Community-Based National Social Action Fund, positioning it as a bold step toward grassroots development.

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22/04/2026

Panic has gripped riverine communities in southern Nigeria after gunmen abducted 15 passengers travelling along the Calabar–Oron waterway.

The attack, which occurred on Friday, targeted a commercial Sea Express boat conveying passengers from Calabar, the Cross River State capital, to Oron in neighbouring Akwa Ibom State.

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16/04/2026

PROMAD launches two civic tech platforms, Isunawa AI, FollowTheProjects

PROMAD, a leading civic tech nonprofit organisation in Nigeria, has launched a two-in-one platform to drive citizen participation in Nigeria’s governance process.

The platform, Isunawa and FollowTheProjects, was launched at a youth, civil society organisations (CSOs) and media roundtable on youth, technology and development in Abuja, hosted by PROMAD, supported by the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) and the European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA).

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21/02/2026

FCT Council Election updates