Ondo State House of Assembly has begun auditing the financial transactions of the 18 Local Governments of the state. Speaking at the commencement of the exercise on Monday, the Speaker of the Assembly, Chief Olamide Oladiji, said it was the constitutional function of the legislative arm. Oladiji said that...
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Chairmanship seat in last Saturday’s local government elections in Shira in Bauchi State, Bello Mu’azu Shira, has described the polls as a sham. Shira accused the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission, of deceiving the...
The Supreme Court, on Monday, reserved judgment in the appeal filed by Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC)”s candidate in the Nov. 11 governorship election in Bayelsa. The five-member justices, headed by Justice Garba Lawal, adjourned the judgment to a date that would be communicated to parties after...
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has called on the Federal Government to pay six months wage award of N25,000 monthly, owed to its members across the country. Mr Bunmi Ogunkolade, Head of Information of NUP, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Tuesday as a work-free day as part of activities to mark this year’s Isese Day celebration. This is contained in a statement signed by the Head of Service of the state, Mr Bode Agoro, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Court of Appeal will on Tuesday hear a suit filed by former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, challenging the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, order that removed him from office in 2019. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suit was filed at...
The Federal Government has said the “alarming increase’’ in attacks against humanitarian workers, particularly in Africa, has made the work of the heroes increasingly perilous. The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, stated this on Monday in Abuja, at a...
By MBADAN ADE, Abuja – …Targets 2mbpd Crude Oil Production by Dec 2024 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has released its 2023 Audited Financial Statement (AFS), declaring a net profit of N3.297 trillion at the close of the financial year which ended in December 2023, an increase of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has disbursed over N209.8 million to about 170 primary healthcare centres across the 27 local government areas of the state. In a ceremony held on Monday at the multi-purpose hall of the Government House in Maiduguri, Zulum symbolically presented...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Stakeholders on good governance drawn from government, civil society organisations, religious bodies and the media have stressed the need for execution of projects that are of community interest capable of having direct impact on the lives of citizens. They made their position known during...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has inaugurated the state steering committee of “Save the Benue Child” project to mitigate child trafficking in the state. This followed the serious challenges the Benue child has been facing over the years. Performing the ceremony in Makurdi,...
By JOY ADARA , Abuja- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas to “promptly disclose the exact amount of the monthly running costs of millions of naira currently being paid to and received by...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – There was serious voter apathy in many polling units visited during the local government elections held across Bauchi State. Journalists while monitoring the local government elections observed that in most villages, there were no sign of elections going on. However, in few of the...
CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Youths in Plateau State have been urged to tap into the potential of technology and social media as avenues for wealth creation and sustainable development. This appeal was made during the International Youth Day 2024 Seminar, hosted by the Social Empowerment & Peace Initiative (SEPI)...
CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos– Nigerian youth have been called upon to leverage their digital expertise and information technology (ICT) skills to promote religious tolerance and cultivate peaceful coexistence among the nation’s diverse ethnic and religious communities. The Programme Manager of Scripture Union West Africa (SUWA), Mr. John Fakunle, made the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Concerned Civil Society Groups in Borno State have called on the Federal Government to take urgent action against foreign interference in Nigeria’s domestic affairs. In a statement issued and signed by Comrade Abdul-Hadi Yunusa, the State Coordinator, the group expressed concern over the display...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, was the chair on Saturday at the reception for the wedding of the daughter of Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Chukuma Soludo. Vice President Kashim Shettima also attended the occasion which took place at the International Conference Centre...
President Bola Tinubu will embark on a trip to France on Monday, 19 August, departing from Abuja, the nation’s capital. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. He said that the President would return to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the rescue of the 20 medical students who were abducted in Otukpo, Benue State. IGP Egbetokun, who gave the directive in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumiyiwa Adejobi on Saturday in...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s former head of state, Gen. Ibrahim Badamase Babangida (IBB), on his 83rd birthday. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, acknowledged Babangida’s endeavours toward the development of the nation, especially in infrastructure and other areas....