By Felicia Imohimi/Perpetual Onuegbu Abuja, April 23, 2026 (NAN) Fair Finance Nigeria (FFNG), a Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, has urged Nigerian banks to modernise their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) frameworks to align with global standards and promote accountability in corporate finance. The coalition made the callContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi A former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that democracy is the most viable system of governance, despite its inherent imperfections. Mohammed made this assertion on Wednesday during a high-level interactive session at St John’s College, Cambridge, convened by the Cambridge University NigeriaContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti A former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr Adewole Adebayo, has urged a return to Nigeria’s founding ideals, stressing good governance over transactional politics. Adebayo made the call on Wednesday at a meeting in Osun with leaders of Afenifere, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), ArewaContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Director-General of National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, has stressed the importance of good leadership, reforms and accountability to achieving effective fiscal governance in Nigeria. Sulaiman stated this at the opening of a two-day capacity building programme for commissioners of Revenue Mobilisation,Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has replicated his Rivers’ Rainbow Coalition initiative in FCT, to deliver good governance to residents in area councils. Wike disclosed this while hosting the newly elected cCairmen of FCT Area Councils, who visited him in Abuja on Wednesday.Continue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The National Association of Artificial Intelligence Practitioners (NAAIP) has urged federal, state and local governments to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into governance and public service delivery. NAAIP National President, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, made the call at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The theme of theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Prof. Aminu Gusau, former Coordinating Director, Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has commended Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for his bold governance, infrastructural renewal and decisive leadership. Gusau gave the commendation in Abuja on Tuesday, at the 2026 Annual Distinguished Personality LectureContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described the FCT as a “laboratory of dividends of democratic governance”. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, in a lecture titled, “The Impact of Political Leadership on Infrastructural Development in Nigeria: Between Dividends of Democracy andContinue Reading
By Okon Okon The Executive Chairman, Federal Character Commission (FCC), Mrs Ayo Omidiran, has sought a strategic collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to strengthen technology-driven governance and transparency. Omidiran made the call when she received the Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Abdullahi, and his delegation in herContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has urged polytechnics to drive innovation, good governance and sustainability, to accelerate Nigeria’s national development. Alausa said this in Abuja on Wednesday, at a retreat for governing council chairmen, commissioners of education, rectors, registrars and bursars. The retreat was organisedContinue Reading
