By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Executive Director of Initiative for Educational Awareness and Economic Development (INEAED) Maiduguri, Ambassador Bulama Abiso, has said that the organization decided to launch an educational,, awareness and skills acquisition programme for 50 selected vulnerable women and girls across the 27 LGAs...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has solicited the support of Senate to raise its 2024 budget from N40 billion to N89 billion. The Chairman INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu while defending the 2024 budget on Wednesday in Abuja, said...
By MARGARET TIZA, Abuja – Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Professor Joseph Utsev, on Thursday, received a delegation from Ior Gboko Foundation, a prominent non-governmental organization (NGO) known for its commitment to the promotion of the general growth and development of the ancient city of Gboko in...
President Bola Tinubu has said the efforts of his administration to transform Nigeria’s economy are yielding results with the support of the National Assembly. He acknowledged that this was possible with the leadership of both Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday signed the state N800 billion 2024 budget into law, barely 24 hours after it was presented to a four-man State House of Assembly for approval. Speaking at the ceremony at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Fubara said that the budget would provide...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested twin brothers, Taiwo and kehinde Adio alongside five others over alleged internet fraudulent activities in Ibadan, Oyo State. EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to...
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), has called for thorough investigations into the accidental drone attacks at Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government, Kaduna State. The Chairman of the forum, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak, spoke on Thursday in Kaduna when he condoled with the government and people of the state over the...
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday revealed plans by his administration to address inadequacies of policymaking, hitherto thwarted by a lack of comprehensive data in Nigeria. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice-President, in a statement said Tinubu stated...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) says nobody can rubbish the good works of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as standing tall among all past leaders of Nigeria. Thee Executive Director, MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, stated this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. “We as a group...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, flagged off the construction of three (3) road projects worth over N10.9b in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC). The three (3) roads will be dualised in order to decongest and expand development in Maiduguri Metropolis....
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has presented award letters to 189 successful candidates for its 2023/2024 Foreign Post-Graduate Scholarship Programme. Making the presentation during a pre-departure and award ceremony in Port Harcourt, Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, commended the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Forme Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has congratulated the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike on his 56th birthday. Ortom’s media aide, Mr Terver Akase, disclosed this in a statement issued in Makurdi on Wednesday. Ortom described Wike...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has said over one million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by Boko Haram crisis in the state have so far been resettled by government. Zulum made this known on Wednesday in Maiduguri while presenting the 2024 budget to the state House of Assembly....
By BOLAJI ISRAEL – FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier financial institution, is set to ignite the annual DecemberIssaVybe fun time energy with the sponsorship of heavyweight sensational Nigerian singer, Asake’s super star musical concerts in Abuja and Lagos. Asake also known as Mr Money, an award-winning singer and the...
Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education have been taken off from the Integrated Personnel Payment System (IPPIS). The approval for the exemption was given by The Federal Executive Council at its meeting on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa Abuja. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central), on Wednesday, urged the federal government to allow hundred per cent local manufacturing of military kits to generate revenue for the country. This comes after a year the Infrastructure Concession...
Some road users in Lagos, on Wednesday, appealed to the Federal Government to urgently fix the failed portions around Mushin Olosha sections of Agege Motor Road causing gridlock and hardship. The road users made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. A...
The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) will stop the practice of cash and carry in appointment and promotion of civil servants in the country. FCSC Chairman, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, disclosed this to newsmen after their inauguration by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday in Abuja....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has dismissed as false and malicious, allegations that its Chief of Logistics, Maj.-Gen. Erema Ajerejola, acquired a million-dollar property in the U.S. with proceeds from contract scams. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated that the allegation in...
In-spite of cash scarcity and rationing by banks, some traders in Lagos said they are still rejecting electronic transfer of fund due to network issues. The traders, especially those engaging in petty trading, said bank network delays and failures had significantly impacted negatively on their businesses. They were...