BY THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Government is to benefit from an agricultural programme on Innovative Strengthening of Smallholder Farmer and Productive Land Restoration. The programme is to be implemented by the African Union Development Agency’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development, AUDA-NEPAD in collaboration with the State Government...
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The Secretary-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Amb. Okey Emuchay, has said that the organisation has no cracks as portrayed in some sections of the media in the country. Emuchay said this during an interactive session with newsmen in Umuahia on Thursday. He spoke against the backdrop of the statements...
Gov. Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has debunked the rumour making the rounds that he intends to sack some workers if elected into office for a second term. Gov. AbdulRasaq debunked the rumor at an interactive session with civil servants in the state as part of activities to mark the...
Mrs Bimpe Ogunlumade, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance in Osun, says the state government has discovered a salary and pension-related debts, amounting to over N76 billion, left by the immediate past Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola’s administration. A statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the Spokesperson of Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun,...
The Palace of Aree of Iree in Boripe North Local Council Development Area of Osun, was on Thursday evening vandalised and set on fire by angry youths in the town. The palace was said to have been burnt by youths who were not pleased about the arrest of the...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday announced the appointment of Ms Olufunmilayo Balogun-Alexander of Nigeria as United Nations Resident Coordinator in Timor-Leste, with the host Government’s approval. Guterres, in a statement, stated that Balogun-Alexander’s appointment is with immediate effect as she takes up her post on Dec. 1,...
The Federal Government have announced that services along the Abuja–Kaduna rail corridor would resume on Dec.5. Mr Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation(NRC) told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that all was set for resumption of the services. Okhiria, however, advised passengers wishing to...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja flayed the tendency of some chief executives to encourage corruption at the local government system, thereby inhibiting development at the grassroots. The President spoke at a parley with members of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) No. 44...
The Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) has promised block votes to candidates who prioritise the fight against HIV and AIDS in the 2023 general elections in Kaduna State. The North West Zonal Secretary of the network, Mr Aliyu Sada, made the promise in...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami has said the ICT sector consistently contributed to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Nigeria, with 18.44 per cent in the second quarter of 2022. Pantami said the sector was fast moving towards the actualisation of the government’s digital...
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has disconnected electricity supply to Niger government, its ministries and parastatal agencies over unpaid N1.3 billion electricity bills. Legal Officer at the AEDC, Mr Aminu Ubandoma, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday that the company had no choice but...
Human rights lawyer, Monday Ubani has criticised the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari over the reported arrest of Aminu Adamu for an alleged derogatory post on social media. According to him, many Nigerians flayed Mrs Patience Jonathan during her husband’s tenure as Nigeria’s President from 2010 to...
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says some public servants earn salaries bigger than that of President Muhammadu Buhari. “The salary of Mr President is not up to N1,300,000 a month…the allowances of the President are factored into that salary. In 2008, that was considered a big...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 61 persons lost their lives in 33 road traffic crashes in Borno between May and November 2022. The Sector Commander of the Corps, Utten Iki-Boyi disclosed this on Thursday in Maiduguri. He said that 151 persons sustained varying degree of injuries in...
The Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Ahmad Bamali said Nigeria needs leaders that will groom the young ones to be responsible future leaders of the country. The emir made this known at a Women Conference organised by the Women Models and Mentors Foundation (WMM). The conference has the theme:”The Right...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Participants at a two day training workshop for journalists and Civil Society Organizations in the North East Zone have called on media practitioners to shun fake news and enhance their conflict sensitive reportage of the 2023 general elections. The participants made their resolved known...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the Managing Director of Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and heads of 11 affiliate companies over the management of public resources for the provision of affordable/social homes for the low-income earners in Nigeria. The invitation was sent via a...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says the Federal Government has no intention of increasing the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) during the festive period. The General Manager, Corporate Communications, NMDPRA, Mr Kimchi Apollo said this through an advisory which addressed speculations on the increase...
Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu on Wednesday said his administration spent over N8 billion on road construction in the last 16 months. Bagudu made the disclosure while fielding questions from Journalists shortly after presenting the 2023 budget, tagged: “Budget Enduring Legacies”, to the State House of Assembly in Birnin...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says the death of former Chinese Communist Party leader, Jiang Zemin, aged 96, “has robbed the country of one of its remarkable leaders.” President Buhari stated this in his condolence message issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Wednesday...