Gov Babagana Zulum of Borno on Wednesday distributed food palliatives including rice and grains to 250,000 flood victims across the 27 local government areas of the state. Speaking at the event, Zulum said the intervention is aimed at assisting residents who lost their homes, businesses, and livelihoods due to the floods. He noted that while…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has permitted Mr Lucky Okodeh, a former Caretaker Chairman, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, to give oral evidence in his N2 billion suit against the Nigerian Army. Justice Binta Nyako gave the order on Wednesday after the applicant’s lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, disagreed with the argument…
Bayelsa Government has commended the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the state for their collaboration in pursuing the welfare of workers. Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo made the commendation during a meeting with the state’s National Minimum Wage Committee, representatives of NLC, TUC and the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) on…
The Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN) will begin enforcing its project management licensing requirements on April 1. The Director-General, Mr Henry Mbadiwe, made the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. Mbadiwe spoke on the sidelines of the inauguration of the institute’s Governing Council by the Minister of State for…
The South-East Caucus in the House of Representatives has urged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to consider re-opening the Onitsha bridgehead market in Anambra. Leader of the caucus, Rep. Igariwey Enwo (APC-Ebonyi), made the call at a news conference held at the National Assembly Complex on Tuesday in Abuja….
Fire on Tuesday gutted some shops in the Ladipo market destroying goods worth millions of Naira. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. He said that the agency received distress calls through its 767…
Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has pledged the Church’s support for the Federal Government’s Clean Nigeria, ‘Use the Toilet’ campaign to end open defecation. He made the commitment when he received the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, and senior ministry officials in Abuja on Tuesday. Kaigama commended…
The Federal Government has urged the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), to sanction all revenue generating agencies that refuse to comply with the collection and remittance laws. Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), gave the directive on Tuesday in Abuja, at the Inaugural Plenary Session, after the inauguration…
Gov Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has issued a stern warning to illegal miners operating in the state, urging them to desist or face arrest and prosecution. Fintiri gave the warning on Tuesday at the 2025 North-east African Mineral Summit and Exhibition in Yola. The governor, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Commerce, Trade,…
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has urged Nigerians to take full advantage of the newly inaugurated Nigeria-Korea Information Access Centre (IAC) to empower themselves technologically. Tijani made this statement during the inauguration of the Nigerian-Korean IAC, themed “Empowering Future through Knowledge, Research, and Innovation,” on Tuesday in Abuja. He…
