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2027 Election: Labour Party releases primaries timetable, suspends 25 members

Nigeria, March 18 -- The Nenadi Usman-led Labour Party has unveiled a detailed timetable for its 2027 primary elections, alongside sweeping disciplinary actions, in what appears to be a coordinated ef... Read More


Ex-FCT senator dumps PDP for APC

Nigeria, March 18 -- The immediate past senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Philip Aduda, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a resignation letter dated 17 March ... Read More


Deputy Speaker commends Tinubu for signing Kampala Convention Act into law

Nigeria, March 18 -- The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has commended President Bola Tinubu for signing the Kampala Convention Domestication Act into law, describing th... Read More


APC senator faults Tinubu's response to Borno explosion, urges focus on security

Nigeria, March 17 -- The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has criticised the federal government's handling of renewed attacks in Borno State following multiple explosions in Maiduguri, the... Read More


LP chairperson, Reps spokesperson, others canvass stronger female representation in politics

Nigeria, March 14 -- Participants at a policy dialogue have called for stronger measures to increase women's participation in politics, warning that Nigeria's democracy will remain incomplete if women... Read More


Wives of five missing engineers petition Tinubu, National Assembly over husbands' disappearance

Nigeria, March 14 -- The wives of five engineers abducted over four years ago in Ebonyi State have petitioned President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of ... Read More


12 Reps defect to APC, ADC

Nigeria, March 13 -- Twelve members of the House of Representatives have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and Young Progressives Party (YPP) to the ruling All Progre... Read More


Group unveils first comprehensive data on PWD population in Nigeria

Nigeria, March 12 -- Stakeholders have emphasised the urgent need for evidence-based policymaking for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Nigeria, following the unveiling of a landmark exploratory dat... Read More


Disciplinary panel dismisses petition of false declarations against the deputy speaker

Nigeria, March 12 -- The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has dismissed a petition filed against the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, Benjamin Kalu, over all... Read More


Group launches fellowship to support youth-led civic projects in North-central

Nigeria, March 11 -- A civil society organisation, Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA), in partnership with the Royal Norwegian Embassy, has launched a fellowship programme, committing N15 million in sub-g... Read More