Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has call on African leaders as a matter of urgency to address the pervasive social injustices and foster peace for the development of its people. Natasha said social injustices can lead to feelings of marginalisation, exclusion, and resentment, which can ultimately escalate into conflict that will lead the communities into violence ultimately.

During the presentation of the 2025 budget to the national Assembly today, President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Government is bracing up to attract N34.82 trillion as internal revenue to fund the N47.9 trillion budget. The N47.9 trillion budget was titled “Budget of Restoration, Securing Peace and Rebuilding Prosperity.”

Defence Headquarters has debunked claims that the French military was planning to establish a base in Nigeria, says it is fake and mischievous. A human rights activist, Mahdi Shehu, criticised the government on Saturday in a post for denying the development.

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Nwakuche Ndidi as the Acting Controller-General (CG) of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) following the expiration of the tenure of the current CG, Haliru Nababa, who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari on February 18, 2021.

The National Economic Council (NEC) has received position reports on the establishment of State police from the 36 state governors.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has threatened to seek a contempt of court suit against state governors who are defiant to the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy. The AGF made this known yesterday in Abuja, during the 2024 annual conference of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents.