A NEW KANSAS LAW HAS EFFECTIVELY INVALIDATED THE DRIVER’S LICENSES AND OTHER GOVERNMENT-ISSUED DOCUMENTS OF TRANSGENDER RESIDENTS, LEAVING MANY IN LEGAL AND PERSONAL LIMBO.(PHOTO).

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Kansas driver’s license law puts some transgender residents in ID limbo A new Kansas law has effectively invalidated the driver’s licenses and other government-issued documents of transgender residents, leaving many in legal and personal limbo. Senate Bill 244, which went into effect immediately after the legislature overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto, requires that the gender listed on a driver’s license align with the state’s binary definition of male and female. The law also directs the state registrar to “correct” birth certificates that do not match these definitions. Unlike similar restrictions in other states, Kansas’ law retroactively invalidates previously issued documents. Legal advocates warn that the law threatens the privacy and safety of transgender residents, forcing them to disclose their gender identity in situations ranging from employment applications to renting property or opening bank accounts. The law also restricts bathroom use to the sex assigned at birth and amen...

PRESIDENT TINUBU RECONSTITUTES THE BOARD OF THE NIGERIAN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE


 


President Tinubu Reconstitutes the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission


 


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), following the Senate's confirmation of its members on December 16.


 


Members of the reconstituted Board are:


 


• Mulisiu Olalekan Oseni, PhD. — Chairman


 


Dr Oseni started his service as a Commissioner in January 2017. He was subsequently appointed Vice Chairman of the Commission.


 


His appointment as Chairman took effect from 1 December 2025 and shall subsist until the completion of his ten-year tenure at the Commission, in accordance with the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2023.


 


• Yusuf Ali, PhD. — Vice Chairman


 


Dr Ali was first appointed as a Commissioner in February 2022. His designation as Vice Chairman took effect on 1 December 2025 and shall remain in effect until the completion of his first term.


 


• Mr Nathan Rogers Shatti — Commissioner


 


Mr Shatti is serving a second term as commissioner. He was first appointed in January 2017.


 


• Mr Dafe Akpeneye — Commissioner


 


Mr Akpeneye is serving a second term, having been first appointed as a Commissioner in January 2017.


 


• Aisha Mahmud Kanti Bello — Commissioner


 


Aisha Bello is serving her second term, having been first appointed as a Commissioner in December 2020.


 


• Dr Chidi Ike — Commissioner


 


Dr Ike is serving his first term, having been first appointed as a Commissioner in February 2022.


 


• Dr Fouad Animashaun — Commissioner. Dr Animashaun is serving his first term, effective December 2025.


 


He is an energy economist with extensive experience in the Nigerian power sector and most recently served as Executive Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission.


 


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the board members of NERC to deepen and consolidate the ongoing transformation of Nigeria's power sector, in strict alignment with the letter and spirit of the Electricity Act, 2023.


 


Bayo Onanuga,


Special Adviser to the President,


(Information & Strategy)


December 18, 2025

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