By Emmanuel Antswen Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has declared a two-week holiday for civil servants in the state to celebrate Christmas and New Year. Alia made this known on Tuesday in Makurdi in his Christmas message to Benue people. The governor said that the holiday commencedContinue Reading
By Mohammed Baba Busu The National Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Commission (N-HYPPADEC) has given 18 of its staff Merit and Productivity Award for dedication, commitment and hard work. The event was organised at Justice Legbo Kutigi Hall in Minna on Tuesday, to mark the end of the 2024Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Monday said he had no regret removing fuel subsidy. The president, who stated this during his first media chat, said fuel subsidy removal was necessary to prevent the country from bankruptcy. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that Tinubu had, duringContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Monday said that the stampedes recently experienced during palliative distributions across the country were due to poor organisations. The president, who said this during his first media chat, also attributed the mishaps to indiscipline on the part of the beneficiaries of theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Monday said that the borrowing envisaged in the 2025 budget was targeted at providing critical infrastructure. The President, in his maiden media chat, said the country had a serious infrastructure shortage. “We have to put money on the long-term matching projects, we don’tContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu said, in his maiden media chat on Monday, that the tax reforms bill before the National Assembly had come to stay. The President said his administration must retool the economy and that he had the capacity to focus on what the country needed. “WeContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu says he has confidence in the security architecture of Nigeria. The President said this during his maiden media chat on Monday. “It is very unfortunate that we have had wanton killings in the past. I remember when I jumped into the campaign. I hadContinue Reading
Condolences Former President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday condoled with President Bola Tinubu over the stampedes in Oyo State, Anambra and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in which several lives were lost. Buhari in a message made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja also expressed sympathyContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie A former Acting Vice Chancellor, Imo State University, Prof. Peter Akah, has urged institutions in the country to prioritise Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. Akah made the call in a lecture to mark the 75th anniversary celebration of Bishop Shanahan College (BSC), Orlu,Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya High Level Women Advocacy (HiLWA) in Saturday visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Niger to assess the living conditions and education of the girl-child. President of HiLWA in Niger, Hajiya Hassana Adamu, led a delegation to the IDPs camp at Central Primary School,Continue Reading
