By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River Government has directed members of the general public to cease all forms of illegal mining activities ongoing in the state, especially in Biase and Akamkpa LGAs of the state. The Permanent Secretary, Special Services, Governor’s Office, Dr. Alfred Mboto, announced this...
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Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, says the Ondo Sea Port is expected to play a role in contributing significantly to developing the state’s economy and its neighbouring states. Oyebanji who was represented by the Special Assistant (SA) to the governor on Budget and Planning, Mr Oyeniyi Adebayo, said this...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Tiv Area Traditional Council has urged politicians to desist from insulting opponents during campaigns, to avoid breach of peace. The council said politicians should rather focus on issue-based campaigns in national interest This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Secretary of the...
Rep. Toby Okechukwu, the Deputy minority leader of the House of Representatives, said that the roads infrastructure in Nigeria would be hard to fix, if the bills on funding were not assented to by the President. Okechukwu said this when Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN),...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) has said that two people were killed and one other injured following a fatal crash involving the convoy of the Commissioner for Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bauchi State, Nuhu Zaki. The FRSC Sector Commander, Bauchi State, Yusuf...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has charged Local Government Chairmen in the state to work in harmony with their Legislative Councils for the effective implementation of policies and programmes in their respective local government areas. Governor Ortom gave the charge on Wednesday, while declaring...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 159 Nigerians who had been stranded in Libya as they returned home. NEMA in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos, said the returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Cargo Wing,...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria to tackle issues that lead to pervasive corruption and its effects on its economy. The advice was given when the IMF team, led by Mr Alin Shane, paid a consultation visit to the Independent Corrupt...
The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) says it has arrested some serving and retired civil servants in the state for alleged fraud perpetrated in respect of contract awarded in 2018. Its Chairman, Retired Justice Eni Esan, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan. The News Agency...
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu met with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting is the second leg of the CAN presidential interaction session. The APC candidate was accompanied by his wife, Oluremi; the Speaker...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Network of Civil Society Organizations (NECSOB), Borno State Chapter has called on all critical stakeholders to desist from acts that could jeopardize the credibility of the forth coming 2023 elections The Executive Director NECSOB, Comrade Bulama Aviso made the call on Wednesday in...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N2.5 billion for the procurement of operational vehicles for the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, revealed this when he briefed State House Correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting,...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, on Wednesday, presented a budget proposal of N202,641,598,614.46k for the 2023 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for deliberation and subsequent passage. The budget proposal comprises N87.9bn recurrent expenditure representing 43 percent and N114.4bn representing 57...
Senate has mandated its Committee on Banking, Insurance and other financial institutions to embark on an aggressive oversight to ensure Nigerians are adequately protected from operations of CBN, banks on implementation of the naira redesign policy. Senate resolution was sequel to a motion passed at plenary on Wednesday”on the...
Aggrieved members of the House of Representatives Committee on Ecological Fund have accused the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) of selective distribution of relief material to states affected by flood. The lawmakers made the allegation in Abuja on Tuesday at the resumed hearing of the investigative panel on the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The House of Representatives has postponed resumption of plenary to Tuesday, November 22, to allow for fumigation of the green chamber. The Clerk of the house, Dr Yahaya Danzaria, announced the postponement in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The clerk urged members of...
With 100 days to the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will start weekly media briefings to inform Nigerians on the progress made by the commission. In a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the commission will start with...
CNN on Wednesday reported that a research has found that visits to emergency rooms with suicidal thoughts increased sharply among U.S. children and teenagers. CNN reported citing a study published on Monday in the journal, ‘Pediatrics’. The study found that visits to the emergency department caused by suicidal thoughts...
The Delta Government has accessed N30 billion out of the N150 billion bridging finance facility it applied for from a financial institution. Gov. ifeanyi Okowa of Delta made this known while answering questions from newsmen shortly after inspecting the Koka flyover and Interchange project. The governor also visited the...
An Ad hoc Committee of the House of Representatives has invited stakeholders in the concession of Lagos International Trade Complex (LITC) over unrecovered N6.5 billion. The committee which is investigating the lease of Federal Government owned assets made the resolution sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by...