By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Federal Government has launched the Direct Benefit Transfer Programme, aiming to support vulnerable Nigerians by disbursing ₦75,000 to eligible households. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the programme targets 15 million vulnerable households, ensuring they receive financial assistance to alleviate their struggles. The Direct Benefit Transfer...
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BY THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested eight trucks conveying suspected illegal solid minerals. The commission in a post on its X handle on Friday, said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, March 12, 2025...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that he fully understands what Nigerians are going through but that the present economic reform is necessary to build a resilient country and guarantee our children’s future. The President said this Friday in Abuja when he received a...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Nigeria is a work in progress that is poised to make a huge difference under the current administration, especially with critical internal and external support. First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu stated this while granting audience to spouses of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released voters’ register for the Local Government Area council elections scheduled for Aug. 9 in Rivers. The Commissioner in charge of Media and Civic Education at the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Mr Tamunotonye Tobins, disclosed this to journalists in Port...
Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday passed three bills into law before immediately proceeding on an indefinite recess. The bills include the Rivers State House of Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Bill, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Bill, and the Rivers State Local Government Bill, 2025. Speaker...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has condemned allegations made by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who accused the police of operating what he termed “Uba Sani’s kidnapping gang” following the arrest and remand of his former Commissioner, Malam Jafaru Sani. El-Rufai, in a post on his...
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), a sociopolitical group, has urged stakeholders to use dialogue as a tool to resolve the political crisis in Rivers. The group urged Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike to put their differences behind...
The Chairman, Senate Interparliamentary Committee, Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim, says that the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) cannot consider the petition suspended Sen.Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, presented before it. Ibrahim, who made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said that Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petition before the IPU “is dead on arrival”. Akpoti-Uduaghan, the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The 26 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army, says it will begin Range Classification Exercise for 2025, from Monday, March 17 to Wednesday, March 19 2025, at Yargaba Barrack in Dutse, Jigawa. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Lt. Uzoma Ewgu-Ukpai, disclosed this in...
Fidelity Bank Plc through its Get Alert in Millions Season Six (GAIM 6) promo, on Friday, presented cheque of N500, 000 each to two serving corps members in Akwa Ibom. The Divisional Head of Product Development, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr Osita Ede, said the initiative is designed to reward...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said its Idea Hatch (iHatch) programme will create 7,400 direct and indirect jobs through training of ICT Hub managers across the country. Director-General of NITDA, Malam Kashifu Inuwa, said this at the closing ceremony of a one- week training of hub...
Electricity consumers in Osun, Ondo and Ekiti states have decried the hike in tariff amidst epileptic power supply in the country. In a survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the states, some electricity consumers described the hike as exploitative. They said that improving power supply...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has restrained the enforcement of its judgment that upheld the Kano State Government’s repeal of the 2019 Emirate Council Law, pending the determination of a suit at the Supreme Court. The News Agency of (NAN) reports that the Court of Appeal in Kano...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Women’s Platform on Security Sector Reform and Governance (NWP-SSR/G) has advocated for greater inclusion of women in leadership position of Nigeria’s security sector. The platform emphasised that achieving gender balance in security institutions is criticall to ensuring an accountable, responsive, and inclusive...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja– Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, March 14, 2025 arrested 30 suspected internet fraudsters in Asaba, Delta State. The commission in a post on its X handle @officialEFCC on Friday, said suspects were arrested based...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has distributed 110 brand new operational vehicles, 500 motorcycles and 280 houses to the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies. The distribution was flagged off by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, who commended the initiative and...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – In commemoration of the World Glaucoma Day, eye specialists from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto has taken an awareness campaign to members of the fourth estate of the realm in the state. The awareness campaign on eye care was held on Friday...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressive Party (APC) led government of resorting to overdraft before meeting its obligations. The PDP’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Hassan Sanyinnawal, stated this in a statement issued on Friday in...