The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has cleared additional 22 state-owned tertiary institutions for student loan applications. This is disclosed in the official X handle (formerly Twitter) of NELFUND. The fund said the additional institutions followed a review by the committee responsible for Student Verification System. According to the...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Acting Executive Chairman, Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) Mr.Emmanuel Agema has lauded Governor Hyacinth Alia over the execution of projects in the state. The BIRS boss said this on Monday when a group of women under the auspices of Mbangur...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a 365-kilometer railway to connect the southern part of the state with the north. The project is a Public-Private Partnership funded initiative driven by Messers Reinhoke LLC in partnership with the...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia– The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Wives Association Women Skills Empowerment Programme (NASHAWA-WOSEP) in Collaboration with Wing Commander Abdullahi Ibrahim Vocational and Technology Institute, Lafia, has commenced the training of 150 women and youths on different productive skills. Similarly, the Office of the Head...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast thundery and rainy weather conditions from Thursday to Saturday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Wednesday in Abuja, predicted isolated thunderstorms over parts of Kebbi, Sokoto, Taraba, Gombe, Borno, Yobe, Kaduna, and Adamawa states during the morning hours. According to the forecast,...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Abia has confirmed 11 persons dead and eight others injured in a road traffic crash on the Port Harcourt-Enugu Expressway. The FRSC made the disclosure in a statement signed by the Sector Commander, Mrs Ngozi Ezeoma, and made available to the...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has directed the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Knigsly Emu, to liaise with relevant stakeholders and work out the new minimum wage consequential adjustments. Governor Oborevwori asked the SSG to work with the Commissioner for Finance, Sir Fidelis Tilije, and the...
By MUBARAK ALIYU KOBI, Bauchi- Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has made a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to extend its Legacy Roads projects to the Northeast region, connecting the area to the rest of the country and unlocking its vast potential for development. Receiving the Minister...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved payment of another N1 billion to defray gratuity arrears of retired local government workers. The state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Amidu Takuro, said this on Wednesday during an interview with newsmen in his office in Akure. The approval...
The Minister of works, Sen Dave Umahi, has praised Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, for his numerous developmental projects across the state. During a visit to the Bauchi Government House to sympathize with the governor over recent flooding, Umahi commended Governor Mohammed’s commitment to transforming the...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has withdrawn the controversial Counter Subversion and Other Related Bills which seeks to criminalise refusal to sing Nigeria’s reintroduced national anthem. The speaker caved in to heated opposition and outrage that trailed the introduction of the controversial bill which prescribed...
Following the nationwide protest that turned violent in Kano State, the state government has confirmed that thugs stormed and severely damaged the premises of the Kano State High Court, carting away crucial documents related to corruption charges against the former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Kano...
Some aggrieved women in the Uba-Oka Akoko community in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State have staged a peaceful protest to condemn the incessant killings by suspected Herdsmen in the area, calling on the government to salvage them from the invaders. Their clamour follows the...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, has praised the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for initiating an investigation into the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) over allegations of misappropriating N90 billion in Hajj...
Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu has arrived Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, for a three-day official visit, which will include signing of petroleum resources, security agreement. President Tinubu, who arrived the Presidential Wing of the Malabo International Airport at about 2.07 p.m., was received by the Prime Minister...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has called on security agencies to heighten their vigilance as the gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo States approach. Speaking at the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting held at...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, based in Maiduguri, Borno State, organized a one-day training workshop for 40 Community Advocates for Transitional Justice (CATJ) selected from four Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Borno State. The workshop was organized for selected CATJ members...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Potiskum Youth Progressive Forum has condemned and denied allegations against Senator Ibrahim Mohammed Bompai, Hon. Fatima Talba, and Hon. Ahmed Adamu BBK, describing them as malicious, mischievous, and politically premeditated. The forum accused political detractors, enemies of Yobe South development, and opposition...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has stated that the Maiduguri dry inland port will begin operations in six months. Zulum made this known on Wednesday in Lagos while addressing journalists after a courtesy call to the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian...
The newly inaugurated Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has assured that she will reinvigorate the civil service, using innovation to obtain a more efficient, effective bureaucracy. Walson-Jack gave the assurance when she assumed her duty fully on Wednesday in Abuja. The...