By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom says he is leaving more assets than liabilities for the incoming administration. Governor Ortom stated this on Friday, in his address at the valedictory State Executive Council meeting at the Benue People’s House, Makurdi. Addressing the members of...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday, spoke on the significance of democracy in driving Nigeria’s sustainable development. Speaking at the Inauguration Lecture delivered by former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Tinubu highlighted the indispensable role of democracy as...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Federal Government has commended the Director-General/Chief Executive of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Sir Joseph N. Ari, for his diligence and hardwork in the implementation of various schemes of the Government. The commendation was conveyed to the DG via a letter from the the...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State All Progressive Congress (APC) transition committee has organized a special prayers to seek Allah’s guidance for the incoming administration of the governor-elect, Alhaji Ahmad Sokoto and his deputy, Alhaji Idris Gobir. Speaking on the essence of the prayers, the state party leader,...
By DAVID IORJA , Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian parents to treat their children with dignity, while staying focused on discipline. The president made the call in a statement by his media aide, Mr Femi Adesina, on Saturday in Abuja to mark 2023 Children’s Day. He...
The Senate Chief Whip, Dr Orji Kalu has cautioned parents and guardians against child abuse and other social vices. Kalu, in his children’s day message issued on Saturday in Abuja urged governments at all levels to uphold Child Rights Act. The former Governor of Abia, who described children as...
Some Nigerians have expressed divergent opinions on the performance of President Muhammad Buhari’s administration in the last eight, with some commending his achievements and others describing some of his policies as disastrous. The residents of the South-South expressed their feelings on the performance of the outgoing administration in separate...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday that decentralisation, digitisation, and interoperability would drive the registration of the birth of 12.7 million children across the country in 2023. UNICEF Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Kaduna Field Office, Dr Wilfred Mamah, said this at the state-level kick-off operational plan...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to give the incoming administration maximum cooperation ahead of the May 29 Presidential inauguration. Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, also expressed commitment towards a united Nigeria. The President was speaking on Friday...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Monday 29, a work-free day for all workers in the country, to commemorate the inauguration of the nation’s 16th democratically-elected President. A statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, said the Minister of...
The Kano State Government has paid more than N500 million inherited advert debts in the last eight years. The outgoing state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, disclosed this on Friday in Kano while handing over affairs of the ministry to the Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Sani...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja underscored the importance of correction in a virile justice system. The president spoke at the virtual inauguration of a 3,000-Capacity Ultra-Modern Custodial Centre, Janguza , Kano State, He said: “The importance of a viable Correctional Service is critical, not only for executing court sentences...
A meeting between the federal government and the striking health workers, under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), has ended in a deadlock. The National Vice Chairman of JOHESU, Obinna Ogbonna, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, that the meeting held...
The first Nigeria Air flight has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Friday afternoon. The Minister ofAviation, Hadi Sirika confirmed the arrival in a tweet on his official handle on Friday. “We are here. To Almighty God be all the glory. It has been a very...
Mr Samson Itodo, the Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, has said that the inauguration of the incoming government, come May 29, marks the end of politics and the beginning of governance for all elected public office holders. Itodo said this on Friday in an interview with the News Agency...
Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPDN), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has called on senators-elect to support the choice of Godswill Akpabio as President of the 10th Senate. The National Secretary of CNPDN, Mr Francis Wainwei, who made the call in a news conference in Abuja...
The newly appointed Account-General of the Federation, Dr Oluwatoyin Madein, has urged staff of the office to shun all forms of corruption in the discharge of their duties. Madein said this on Friday in Abuja, as she officially took over duties as AGF. President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed Madein,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked the government and people of Ebonyi for naming the Ebonyi international airport, Onueke, after him. Buhari expressed the appreciation on Friday while inaugurating the airport among other mega projects of the Gov. David Umahi’s administration virtually. The president said that it was heartwarming that...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – As part of activities scheduled for his inauguration on May 29, Governor Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa State, has performed the foundation laying for the construction of a state-of-the-art state secretariat complex estimated at over N6.9bn. The governor performed the foundation laying at a colourful...
President Muhammadu Buhari has led President -elect, Senator Bola Tinubu, on a brief tour of parts of the Presidential Villa. They had both observed their Friday prayers in the presidential villa mosque before embarking on a tour of some departments. President Buhari led the President-elect through the Council Chamber...