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- Elections
2027: INEC proposes new technologies to strengthen future elections
INEC seek new powers to appoint state directors of elections
2027: INEC moves to allow voting without voter cards
Politicians will adjust when Nigerians reject bad behaviours, says Jonathan
Binani was the winner of the Adamawa 2023 gov election—sacked REC insists
- Finance
- Governance
Ondo Assembly, PROMAD to sign MoU for tracking public projects — Speaker Oladiji
CSOs announce plans to host 6 youth regional dialogues on Nigeria’s open governance
NIS to launch digital platform for residency cards on August 1
Rivers’ sole administrator defends N1.48trn budget before Senate committee
Obi confirmed that he would have removed fuel subsidy, floated naira, but in a better manner
- Health
Obasanjo advocates improved conditions of service for medical professionals
FG revives 991 primary healthcare centres, says NPHDA boss
FG approves new retirement age for doctors, healthcare workers to address ‘brain drain’
Tinubu spokesperson steps down on medical grounds
Nasarawa gets new federal teaching hospital
- Climate
49 killed, 41,334 displaced in north east by floods, says NEMA
Over 200 CNG conversion centres to spring up in few months—FG
George Akume: Climate change is a major reason for Nigeria’s insecurity
INFOGRAPHICS: States share over N39bn ecology funds in 2023
Minister: FG to roll out 11,500 CNG vehicles soon
- Business
APPLY: PROMAD is recruiting HR and Operations Officer, Business Development Manager in Abuja
AfDB elects new president as tenure of Akinwumi Adesina ends
Dangote reveals how his company shares money made from cement with government
LASG to introduce monthly house rent policy for residents
FG launches N150M funding for creators, artists, others
- Data Stories
VAT generation, sharing amongst states, regional benefits in Q1 2025
FG predicts flooding in 33 states—3,436 communities in high, low risks regions
ANALYSIS: 2025 budgets of 36 States hit 27.87 trillion naira
ANALYSIS: How VAT was generated and distributed amongst Nigerian States in 2024
Abuja airport’s second runway project abandoned as contracts demand 491.1% increment
- Technology
PROMAD launches two civic tech platforms, Isunawa AI, FollowTheProjects
Google launches new support of $37M for AI innovation in Africa
Google boosts 15 African AI startups with $350K cloud credit
Digital economy witnesses growth as Nigeria attracts $191M FDI in Q1 2024
TECH: 6,000 Microsoft employees to lose their jobs worldwide
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...
Development
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...
Development
President Bola Tinubu has approved a ₦17 billion Community-Based National Social Action Fund, positioning it as a bold step toward grassroots development by the...
Security
Panic has gripped riverine communities in southern Nigeria after gunmen abducted 15 passengers travelling along the Calabar–Oron waterway.
Politics
Nentawe Yilwatda, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has declared that opposition parties in Nigeria are no longer a significant force.
Politics
Former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). DailyAgent noted the development in a letter dated July...
Politics
The interim national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has said that the party has no preferred presidential aspirant ahead of...
Business
PROMAD, a fast-growing nonprofit and nonpartisan organisation, is recruiting for two positions: a human resources and operations officer and a business development manager.
Business
Sidi Ould Tah from Mauritania has been elected as the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group.
Climate
Gully erosion, an impact of climate change is destroying roads and bridges in the Owena area in Idanre local government of Ondo state, Nigeria.
Governance
The Edo State Government has prohibited the use of a physical filing system and announced the transition to a paperless system.
Technology
Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, says his team met with stakeholders in the tech ecosystem to discuss how the country...
Africa
The military in Gabon has announced a takeover of the government of the country through a coup de tat.
Aviation
Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has announced that N825.8 million will be paid as compensation to residents affected by the...
Governance
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of board members and a management team for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Security
Troops of the Nigeria Army’s Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) on Operation Hakorin Damisa IV said it has arrested seventeen criminal suspects bordering on murder,...
Development
Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) would use internally generated revenue (IGR) to complete...
Governance
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the freezing of visa processing for government officials seeking to travel to New York for the United Nations General...
Governance
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently presiding over the inaugural Federal Executive Council meeting (FEC) of his administration at the council chambers of the...
Governance
CSOs launch campaign, empower Nigerians to demand inclusion in 2024 constituency project nominations
Nigeria’s leading civil society organizations—Accountability Lab Nigeria, BudgIT, Civic Hive, and PROMAD—have launched a campaign calling on citizens to actively advocate for a comprehensive...
Technology
On Friday, the country director of the World Bank, Shubham Chaudhuri, announced that the bank is partnering with the Federal Government of Nigeria to...
Governance
Laolu Akande, an ex-aide to former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, has asked President Bola Tinubu to clarify which minister is in charge of innovation.
Governance
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mojoyinoluwa Dekalu-Thomas as the new managing director and chief executive officer of the Nigeria Electricity Liability...
Entertainments
Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, who is set to release his forthcoming seventh studio album, ‘I Told Them’, says he got the inspiration from...
Environment
A two-storey shopping plaza located at the ever-busy Lagos street has collapsed in the Garki area of Abuja.
Security
Mohammed Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence, says he will work to prove his critics wrong.
Development
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says $270 million has been set aside to support Nigeria’s poverty alleviation programmes and humanitarian response.
Business
Claims have emerged on X, the microblogging platform, saying the popular afrobeat artist, Olamide Adedeji (a.k.a Badoo) is the owner of Rain Oil Limited—owners...
