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The Steering Committee on the Establishment of State Police has recommended a four-phase transition framework for the creation and rollout of state policing across Nigeria.
The proposal is contained in the committee’s report, sighted on Friday, which outlines a structured 60-month roadmap for implementation.
The newly elected Chairman of the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA) in Bayelsa State, Mr Peter Omavie, has pledged to deploy digital diagnostic tools to enhance efficiency and modernise the sector.
Speaking to journalists in Yenagoa after the association’s election, Omavie unveiled a three-point agenda centred on technology, collaboration and welfare, aimed at repositioning automobile technicians for the evolving digital economy.
A non-governmental organisation, Street Mentors Network (SMN), has urged the Akwa Ibom State Government to strengthen child protection laws and end the criminalisation of street-connected children.
The Executive Director of SMN, Anita Michael, made the call in Uyo during a press briefing and stakeholders’ engagement to mark the 2026 International Day of Street Children, themed “Protect, Don’t Punish.”
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for accelerated action on clean energy, environmental restoration and stronger protection of ecosystems.
The ecology-focused non-governmental organisation made the call in a statement on Wednesday to mark the 2026 World Earth Day. The statement was signed by Miss Kome Odhomor, Communications/Media Lead at HOMEF.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a minor reshuffle of the Federal Executive Council, removing the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa.
A statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Yomi Odunuga, said the decision was conveyed in a memo signed by the SGF, George Akume.
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed grave concern and deep disappointment over the “formal notice” issued by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on April 17, 2026.
The union described the directive—warning broadcasters to ensure “strict and uncompromised compliance” in the face of alleged breaches of professionalism—as a veiled attempt to stifle the media and institutionalise censorship.
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A US-based Ijaw scholar has called for a strategic rethink of governance structures across the Ijaw nation, warning that over-reliance on a single institutional authority could undermine accountability and long-term development.
In a candid reflection on recent developments, Prof. Mondy Selle Gold urged the leadership of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) to embrace what he described as “institutional plurality”, the coexistence of multiple credible organisations to strengthen governance, representation and transparency within the Ijaw socio-political space.
The South-South Reawakening Group (SSRG) has called for increased funding for the South-South Development Commission (SSDC), alongside the immediate release of funds earmarked for its take-off.
Joseph Ambakederimo, convener of the SSRG, appealed while speaking to journalists on Friday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.