The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), has appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action in the payment of workers salary delisted by Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). ASCSN National President, Mr Etim Okon, stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in...
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The Benue State Urban Development Board, on Tuesday demolished 28 illegal structures in Makurdi. The board’s Acting General Manager (GM), Mr Ternonge Mede, told newsmen in Makurdi, that most of the structures were on walkways, around transformers, and along access roads. Mede explained that a total of 28...
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to immortalise Mr. Taiwo Akinkunmi, the designer of the Nigerian national flag. This followed the adoption of a motion for state burial and immortalisation of Taiwo Akinkunmi the designer of the Nigerian national flag at plenary on Tuesday by Sen. Sharafadeen...
No fewer than 17 persons were killed in an auto crash on Tuesday at Takalafia village on Yawuri Expressway in Magama Local Government Area of Niger. Corps Public Education Officer at the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Bisi Kazeem, a deputy corps marshal confirmed the accident in a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Released detainees from military detention camp and safe corridor camp at a one day training organized by Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, Maiduguri on Tuesday said the acceptability, reconciliation and reintegration processes have strengthened their self esteem and confidence. They also...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Commissioner of Religious Affairs, Hon. Babagana Malarima has commended Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development over its role in promoting peace and supporting the vulnerable, less privileged in the society. Hon. Malarima also pledged positive partnership with the foundation in...
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, on Tuesday announced revocation of 1,633 mining titles for defaulting on payment of annual service fees. Alake made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, in compliance with the law, the Mining Cadastral...
Chairman of Oyo State Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State (ACCOS), Alhaji Taofik Akeugbagold, on Tuesday assured of fairness and credibility in disbursing the one billion Naira loan to farmers. Akeugbagold, during a tour of the seven geo-political zones in the state which ended on Tuesday, said some...
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo of Anambra on Tuesday presented N410 billion 2024 budget to the state House of Assembly for approval. Speaking at the ceremony, Soludo said the budget tagged- ‘Changing Gears: the transformation agenda begins’, was aimed at beginning the transformation agenda and implementing a new...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has saids investigation into the death of Dr Vwaere Diaso inside an elevator at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos, has not been swept under the carpet. The Secretary of NMA, Lagos branch, Dr Ismail Ajibowo, said this in an interview with the News...
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Dr Chukwuemeke Agbasi as the Managing Director of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency(F This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on FERMA at the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday. Presenting the report, the Chairman of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – First Lady federal Republic of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu has declared commitment of the Renewed Hope Initiative in championing the course of women and children in Nigeria . A statement issued and signed by Kwapchi Bata Hamman, the SAP media & ICT,...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has highlighted the emerging threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), where bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites lose their responsiveness to antimicrobials. The Director General of NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa conveyed this concern on Monday in Abuja during the commemoration of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday ferried over 20km on Baga side of the Lake Chad Basin. Zulum was in Baga to assess portions of the Lake Chad towards his Government’s plan to enhance agricultural activities along the shores of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun State Government has debunked the purported conversion of the Social Development Goals Skill acquisition Centre in Iragbiji to a campground of Osun United Football Club. Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, stated this in a statement issued...
The factional Speaker of Rivers House of Assembly, Mr Edison Ehie (PDP-Ahoada 11) has urged the Inspector General of Police to address the alleged misconduct of some officers deployed to Rivers. Ehie made the appeal on Monday while addressing newsmen on an alleged invasion of his Port Harcourt...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians about some counterfeit Meronem 1g Injection being purchased in Nigeria. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, stated this in a public alert No. 036/2023 issued on Tuesday...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Berlin wooed international investors with the great asset of Nigeria being its highly educated, skilled and industrious citizens. According to a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President said this was an advantage to the Nation’s abundant natural resources in...
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has said the developed countries must honour the promise of 100 billion dollars a year in climate finance. He said they must also deliver a clear plan on how they would meet their commitment to double adaptation finance to at least 40 billion dollars...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has called for German investment in critical sectors of Nigerian economy such as power and rail transportation. Tinubu made the call at a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on the sidelines of the G20 Compact with Africa...