By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Wednesday presented a budget proposal of the sum of N340,619,836,000.00 as Appropriation Bill for the 2024 fiscal framework, which is made up of N198,293,223,000.00 in capital expenditure and N142,326,613,000.00 in expenditure to be financed from the...
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Lagos State Government has re-affirmed the integrity of the pedestrian bridge at Ojodu Berger use bus stop, saying it is structurally stable and fit for human use. A statement issued on Wednesday by the Spokesman for Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Mr Shina Odunuga, said the state government...
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) launched the Nigeria Data Protection Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan (NDP-SRAP 2023-2027) on Wednesday in Abuja. The action plan is expected to create about 500,000 jobs and generate more than N125 billion in revenues. The launch of the five-pillar NDP-SRAP held concurrently...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela ISOPI, has assured of the union’s plan to partner Nasarawa State Government on agriculture, clean energy development and innovation. Mrs Samuela, gave the assurance during her official visit to Gov. Abdullahi Sule on Wednesday,...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Chiedu Ebie, has re-stated the commitment of the new leadership in the Commission to quickening the pace of development in the Niger Delta region. Speaking during a send-off party...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Community stakeholders from Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) and Jere Local Government Area of Borno State at a one day town hall meeting held at Women Development Centre Maiduguri on Wednesday alleged that most repentant women and girls that have passed the process of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Minister of Power and Steel Olu Agunloye wanted over alleged corruption and forgery. The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a public notice posted on the agency’s official Facebook and Instagram...
The Rivers State Government has attributed the demolition of the state House of Assembly Complex to structural defects arising from explosion and fire outbreak. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Joseph Johnson, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Port Harcourt. Johnson said that the incident rendered...
The National Assembly has promised to put an end to the incessant interruption of academic activities in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. The Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Education, made the pledge when Vice Chancellors (V-Cs) of federal universities and Prof. Chris Maiyaki, Acting Executive Secretary of...
The activities of kidnappers and armed robbers have continued to instill fear among residents of Calabar, the capital city of Cross River, within the last few months, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported. In separate interviews with NAN in Calabar on Wednesday, the respondents said they...
Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Caroline Adepoju, has announced the promotion of the Service Public Relations Officer, (SPRO) Adedotun Aridegbe, to the rank of Comptroller of Immigration. Adepoju, who said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, added that the service also promoted 4,851 other personnel who...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The United Nations Women Representative in Nigeria, Lasagna Wonneh disclosed that 90% of the people supplying good and services to government and private sector in Nigeria are men. He disclosed this at the on going business symposium with the theme: “Advancing Gender Equality...
The Ondo State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, confirmed receipt of a letter from Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo requesting to proceed on medical leave in Germany. Mr Olamide Oladiji, the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo- As the dry season approaches, Taraba State Fire Service has urged the state Governor Agbu Kefas to recruit more personnel and provide fire fighting equipment to avoid destruction of lives and properties. The Director of the Taraba State Fire Service, Engr. Sale Mijinyawa...
The Minister of Solid Minerals, Mr Dele Alake has alleged that powerful Nigerians involved in illegal mining were the ones sponsoring banditry and terrorism in the country. Alake said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals for the 2024 budget defence in...
The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday, repatriated 281 stranded and detained Nigerians in different camps in Libya to Nigeria. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Charge d’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, disclosed this in a statement made available to...
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), has called on the Federal Government to remove all bottlenecks delaying the payment of the N35,000 wage award for workers in the country. President of TUC, Mr Festus Osifo, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of the National Executive...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has, again appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, made the appeal in a statement on Tuesday...
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Beta Edu, on Tuesday said the budgetary envelope for her ministry in the 2024 budget was incapable of tackling poverty in the country. The Minister said this when she appeared to defend the 2024 budget of her ministry before...