The Borno Government on Tuesday commenced payment of N12 billion outstanding pension arrears of 3,000 retired civil servants in the state. Gov. Babagana Zulum disclosed this on Tuesday while presenting the cheques to the pensioners at the Government House, Maiduguri. He said the amount was part of the backlog of arrears inherited from...
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National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Bauchi office, says it received no fewer than 214 cases of human rights violations across the state between March and November. State coordinator of the commission, Miss Dala Yatchi, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Bauchi when she visited the chairman, Nigeria Union of...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has deployed members of its War Against Indiscipline (WAI) Brigade to engage the public on `persuasive enforcement’ campaign to ensure that COVID 19 Protocols are adhered to. The Director General of NOA, Mr. Garba Abari said the campaign became necessary following the lackadaisical attitude...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has established Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Club in four public secondary schools in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the DRR club was set up on Tuesday in Ojodu Senior Secondary School, Ojodu Junior High School, Babs Fafunwa Millennium...
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to earmark 70 per cent of its investment on the provision of critical aeronautical infrastructure at the airports. Nnolim Nnaji, the Chairman, House Committee on Aviation, made this known during the lawmakers tour of the Lagos...
The National Leader, All Progressives Congress, Chief Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State over the killing of the state chairman of the party, Mr Phillip Shekwo. Tinubu said this in an emotional letter sent to the governor on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency...
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested 70 suspected drug traffickers and intercepted 1,537.472 kilograms of illicit drugs within the month of November in Kano State. The NDLEA Commander in Kano State, Dr Ibrahim Abdul, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it will commence the secondphase of Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) in 95 local government areas across the 36 states of the country on Dec. 9. The Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Isa Kwarra, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday....
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has trained a total of 70 Ekiti community women in agro-allied businesses. The SMEDAN Assistant Director for Agriculture Business Development and Extension in Nigeria, Mr Tunde Oloyede said in Ikere Ekiti on Tuesday that the training was aimed at...
Board of Trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commended the management of the University of Ilorin for its judicious use of funds released to it by the agency. According to the University of Ilorin Bulletin issued on Tuesday, the Chairman of the Board, Alhaji Kashim Imam,...
Rep. Herman Hembe, representing Konshisha/Vandeikya Federal Constituency in Benue has defected from All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Hembe announced his defection at Tuesday’s plenary, declining to state reasons for his action. Reacting, Rep. Ndudi Elumelu, Minority...
A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Maigodiya Centre for Youth Development (MCYD), has sought for partnership with the Taraba Ministry of Budget and Planning to enhance budget tracking mechanism and ensure accountability and transparency. The Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed, made the request when he led a...
Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA), on Tuesday engaged wives of officers and soldiers on physical and mental health education with a view to ensuring healthy lifestyle in the barracks. The President of NAOWA and wife of the Chief of Army Staff, Mrs Umma-Kulsum Buratai, said the seminar was...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has described its victory in the Lagos East Senatorial and Kosofe Constituency II House of Assembly by-elections as a vote of confidence on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s government. The APC’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Seye Oladejo, in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos,...
The Kaduna State Fire Service on Tuesday said it recorded 115 fire outbreaks and 25 deaths in the months of October and November this year. Director of the Service, Mr Paul Aboi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna. Aboi said the...
A philanthropist and businessman, Alhaji Abdullahi Incham, has donated royal regalias and other items to traditional rulers in the three chiefdoms of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau.Icham, who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Perfect Group of Companies, made the donation at the various palaces...
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently participating in an emergency virtual meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Senate President, Sen. Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi...
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has expressed readiness for the Dec. 9, supplementary election for Bakura state constituency seat in Zamfara. Alhaji Sani Shinkafi, the state spokesman for the party, said this at a news conference in Gusau on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has said that 1,500 communities in four Local Government Areas of Bauchi State have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) as validated by the National Task Group on Sanitation (NTGS).Mr Bhanu Pathak, the Chief of UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, who disclosed this at...