Former Local Government (LG) chairmen in Osun have urged the Federal Government to investigate the alleged misappropriation of N183 billion federal allocation accrued to the 30 LG’s between November 2022 and November 2024. The chairmen, elected in 2022 under All Progressives Congress (APC), alleged that the 1999 constitution was...
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The Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has said the Federal Government approved a 50 per cent tariff hike for telecommunication companies to sustain the industry. Tijani added that the new tariff would allow telecommunication companies to be able to invest in new infrastructure and...
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has decried costly legal battle and ganishing of the sum of over N2.5 billion as major factors exerting pressure on effective running of the university. Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Kabir Bala, disclosed this at the 44th Convocation Ceremony held at Mamman Kontagora Square, ABUmain...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Mr Christopher Maikalangu, has capacity and deserves support for more development within the city center. Speaking on Saturday in Abuja at the commissioning of the five kilometer Saburi road project, Wike...
The immediate past Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has said his impeachment did not follow due process and that the election of Mrs Mojisola Meranda as new speaker did not follow the law. Addressing a large gathering of APC members from the Mandate...
The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT) has suspended its three-day warning strike after the intervention of the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesome Wike. The President of the Association, Dr. George Ebong, in a statement on Friday night said the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under...
Defence Headquarters says troops have in the last one week, neutralised a notorious terrorist commander, and gun runner identified as Abu Mosaje in Plateau and 96 other terrorists across the country. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja....
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, has described as fake the purported Federal Government’s N50,000 Child Support Grant for all Nigerian Parents trending on social media. The Director of Information in the ministry, Mrs Rhoda Iliya, has in a statement on Saturday in Abuja described the...
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Saturday, condoled with Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State over the death of his elder brother, Sunday Makinde. The forum, in a statement in Abuja by its Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, commiserated with the Makinde family, and people of Oyo state....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, proudly celebrated the deployment of 117 pioneer graduates to various National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps across the country. This historic milestone marks a significant achievement for the young institution, as its first-ever graduates commence...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the sum of N32.7 billion for the implementation of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Prof. Nentawe Yilwata, said this during the launching of the State Action Plan durable solutions for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on...
The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has announced plans to construct 10,000 housing units under the Renewed Hope Medic Cities initiative to address the housing needs of medical workers nationwide. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, made this announcement in a statement on Friday,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday said it remains one big and united party in the South-East, capable of handling any issue arising from the zone. The party’s National Vice Chairman, South- East, Chief Ali Odefa, disclosed this in a communique issued at the end of a meeting...
The Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has announced its relocation from Benin City to Abuja, effective Monday. The tribunal, according to a notice by its Secretary, Mua’azu Bagudu, on Friday in Benin, will now sit at the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Airport Road, Abuja. “I am directed to notify...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Friday, launched a five-year, N853 billion programme to support Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue. The governor, during the unveiling of the Action Plan in Makurdi, said the aim was to foster the IDPs safe return to their ancestral homes. According to him,...
The Federal Government has announced plans to cultivate a 500-hectare farm for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Poverty Reduction, and Disaster Management, Prof. Nentawe Yilwata, made the disclosure on Friday in Makurdi during the launching of the State Durable Solutions Action Plan for IDPs....
Edo has recorded 56 Lassa Fever cases and eight deaths between Dec. 30, 2024 and January 2025, says the Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole. Oshiomhole confirmed the incident on Friday in Benin while formally declaring the situation of Lassa Fever in the state. “The 2025 epidemic year began...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital, has awarded sum of N100 million damages against the expelled Ali Odefa, former National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Southeast Zone. The court on Friday also restrained the police and Odefa from arresting, intimidating Party’s Ward Executives. The...
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DoI) on Friday said that the Gulf of Mexico is now to be known as the “Gulf of America” following an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump. On Monday, Trump issued an order saying that the body of water on the south...