The Enugu State Government has threatened to shut down schools and markets observing a sit-at-home order
The Enugu State Government has threatened to shut down schools and marketsobserving a sit-at-home order enforced by the proscribed Indigenous People ofBiafra (IPOB).In a statement on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government, ChidiebereOnyia, it says proprietors of private schools in the state sent messages to theirpupils and students to the effect that they […]
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, yesterday, released 80 vehicles for free transportation of farmers
To reduce the high cost of living caused by fuel subsidy removal, the Borno StateGovernor, Babagana Zulum, yesterday, released 80 vehicles for freetransportation of farmers from their communities to farmlands.The 80 vehicles comprise 50 luxury buses to be allocated from the fleet of the BornoExpress Corporation, the state-owned transport company.Governor Zulum while addressing thousands of […]
The INEC has “closed its defence” in the PETITION filed by the Labour Party
The INEC has “closed its defence” in the PETITION filed by the Labour Party;after calling one witness at the Presidential Election Petitions Court.At the resumed hearing of the petition filed by the Labour Party and its presidentialcandidate, Peter Obi yesterday, the electoral umpire called one LawrenceBayode, a Director in the ICT Department of the Commission, […]
The Military Pensions Board (MPB) has announced the payment of third tranche of the Security Debarment Allowance
The Military Pensions Board (MPB) has announced the payment of third tranche ofthe Security Debarment Allowance (SDA) to eligible military retirees and next-of-kins of deceased pensioners.Its Chairman, Rear Adm. Saburi Lawal, in a statement yesterday said payment ofthe third tranche, represented the third quarterly payment of the SDA for the year2023, in fulfillment of the […]
The Federal Government is set to reduce the importation of drugs in the country from 60% to 40%
The Federal Government is set to reduce the importation of drugs in thecountry from 60% to 40% to promote the local manufacturing of drugs.Special Adviser to the President on Health, Salma Anas-Ibrahim made thisdisclosure at a workshop, said the move is part of President Bola Tinubu’s priorityagenda to bridge the gap in country’s health sector.Other […]
President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence that his administration is onthe path to success despite the country’s challenges
President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence that his administration is onthe path to success despite the country’s challenges, saying Nigeria has noreason to fail the African continent.A statement by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication, andStrategy, Dele Alake, said Tinubu disclosed this while receiving visiting Bank ofAmerica officials in his office at the State […]
JAMB releases authentic UTME result slip ofMmesoma, places candidate on 3 year ban.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has announced it wouldwithdraw Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma’s actual result and bar her from sitting for itsexamination for the next three years.In a statement, JAMB’s Acting Director, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr FabianBenjamin, after making public the candidates actual 249 Unified TertiaryMatriculation Examination (UTME) result, insisted that the copy […]
Crack As APC National Chairman Adamu Disowns List of NASS Principal Officers.
It has been hours of confusion in the camp of the ruling All ProgressiveCongress party, over the emergence of PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of the 10 th Senate.Hours after the Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the new officers,the Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Adamu, says the list of principal officers didnot emerge from the party’s secretariat.Adamu had […]
Niger Delta Activist, Asari Dokubo accuses Military, Navy of Economic sabotage in the creek
Prominent Niger Delta leader and former agitator in the oil-rich region, Alhaji Asari Dokubo has allegedly accused the military especially the Army and Navy of massive economic sabotage, noting that they should be held responsible for the high rate of crude oil theft in the country. Asari who made the revelations today while briefing State […]
NEC considers N702bn civil servants’ allowance recommendations to cushion subsidy removal effect
The National Economic Council is considering a consequential increment in Nigerian workers’ allowances as part of palliatives to cushion the effect of the recent fuel subsidy removal. Briefing State House Correspondent after the NEC meeting presided over by Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed said having entertained submissions from the national […]
