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By Abdul Lauya The College of Postgraduate Studies, Federal University Lokoja (FUL), has inaugurated its College Quality Assurance Committee to safeguard standards in postgraduate education. Provost of the College, Professor Gbenga Solomon Ibileye, charged members to approach the assignment with diligence, fairness, and a deep sense of purpose. He stressed that the success of postgraduate education rests not only on the brilliance of students and faculty but also on the systems of quality put in place to sustain standards. Ibileye described the role of the Committee as noble yet demanding, urging members to see themselves as architects of the future…

By Abdul Lauya Jigawa, Taraba, and Sokoto have emerged as the most financially vulnerable states in Nigeria, with their revenues overwhelmingly dependent on federal allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). Fresh data from an Agora Policy report reviewed by BusinessDay show that in the first half of 2025, FAAC disbursements accounted for 73.8 percent of the revenues of 30 states, underscoring the continued fiscal fragility of sub-nationals two years after fuel subsidies were scrapped. The N6.05 trillion realized by the states within the period was heavily skewed, with N4.46 trillion coming from FAAC and only N1.59 trillion from…

By Abdul Lauya Jigawa, Taraba, and Sokoto have emerged as the most financially vulnerable states in Nigeria, with their revenues overwhelmingly dependent on federal allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). Fresh data from an Agora Policy report reviewed by BusinessDay show that in the first half of 2025, FAAC disbursements accounted for 73.8 percent of the revenues of 30 states, underscoring the continued fiscal fragility of sub-nationals two years after fuel subsidies were scrapped. The N6.05 trillion realized by the states within the period was heavily skewed, with N4.46 trillion coming from FAAC and only N1.59 trillion from…

By Abdul Lauya The Gombe State House of Assembly on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, passed the much-anticipated bill for the creation of 13 new Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The bill sailed through plenary after the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, presented by its Deputy Chairman and Chief Whip, Hon. Musa Buba. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favour of the legislation, with a two-thirds majority endorsing the committee’s recommendations after robust stakeholder consultations and public hearing sessions. The Assembly leadership described the passage as a decisive step toward strengthening grassroots governance, expanding…

By Abdul Lauya Reports claiming that Kannywood star and Managing Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation, Ali Nuhu, has died are false. The Corporation has publicly dismissed the rumours, confirming that the actor is alive and carrying out his official duties. This is not the first time Nuhu has been declared dead on social media, as similar false claims surfaced in the past, including allegations of his death during an armed robbery and unverified reports that he contracted COVID-19. In both instances, Nuhu personally debunked the stories, describing them as baseless fabrications and even citing Mark Twain’s famous line that…

By Abdul Lauya Kogi State Governor, Usman Ahmed Ododo, has lost his father, Alhaji Ahmed Momohsani Ododo, who died on Monday at the age of 83. The Northern Governors, in a condolence message, commiserated with Governor Ododo over the passing of the elder statesman. Speaking on behalf of the Northern States Governors’ Forum, its Chairman and Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, described the late Alhaji Ododo as a man who lived a fulfilled life devoted to God, community, and humanity. Governor Yahaya said the death of the patriarch came at a time when his fatherly wisdom and guidance would…

By Shuaibu Teme The original intention of the founding fathers of Gombe State was to have a state with a structure of twenty-four Local Government Areas as contained in the “Memorandum To The Presidential Committee On State, Local Government And Boundary Adjustment, on The Demand for the Creation of Gombe State submitted by GOMBE STATE MOVEMENT, January 1996”. This was made very clearly after horse trading or critical negotiations between the two former Native Authorities of Gombe and Tangale-Waja, that Gombe Native Authority should have 14 LGAs and Tangale-Waja to have 10. This agreement became an article of faith until…

By Abdul Lauya The Federal Government has thrown its weight behind the review of the current revenue sharing formula, urging the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to produce a workable and acceptable framework for the country. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, gave the assurance while receiving RMAFC’s management team led by its Chairman, Dr. Mohammed Bello Shehu, in Abuja. Akume pledged his office’s support and stressed that the Commission must guarantee irreducible minimum funding for security-critical MDAs such as the Ministry of Defence. Shehu said a draft of the new formula is already…

By Abdul Lauya Ambassador Gabriel Tanimu Aduda, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, has retired after 22 years of service, marking the end of a historic career in the civil service. Aduda, the youngest Nigerian ever appointed a Federal Permanent Secretary, bowed out at 53 after completing his eight-year tenure, seven years before the statutory retirement age. His leadership in the Defence Ministry was marked by reforms, including moves to centralize procurement across the Armed Forces and revive the long-abandoned Veterans’ Hospital project. He also championed the creation of the Defence Industry Regulatory Department and pushed for the establishment…

By Abdul Lauya Ambassador Gabriel Tanimu Aduda, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, has retired after 22 years of service, marking the end of a historic career in the civil service. Aduda, the youngest Nigerian ever appointed a Federal Permanent Secretary, bowed out at 53 after completing his eight-year tenure, seven years before the statutory retirement age. His leadership in the Defence Ministry was marked by reforms, including moves to centralize procurement across the Armed Forces and revive the long-abandoned Veterans’ Hospital project. He also championed the creation of the Defence Industry Regulatory Department and pushed for the establishment…