Palliative By Ahmed Ubandoma/Cecilia Ijuo Sen. Shehu Sani, has urged President Bola Tinubu to give 25 per cent fuel subsidy palliative to Persons with Disabilities (PWD). Sani said this when he led leaders of PWD from Kaduna State on a visit to the Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons withContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Mr Clem Agba, former Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, has mourned the Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, who passed, on Thursday, at the age of 93. Agba, in a statement on Friday, said Edebiri’s transition was a great loss to theContinue Reading
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), AVM Hassan Abubakar, addressing officers and men of NAF during his maiden operational tour of units to Makurdi, Benue. By Sumaila Ogbaje Chief of the Air Staff, AVM Hasan Abubakar, says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is expecting 51 additional platforms to boostContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola The Acting Chairman of EFCC, Mr Abdulkarim Chukkol, says the commission will continue to put up a fierce battle against corruption and all forms of economic and financial crimes in the country. Chukkol said this on Friday at the passing-out ceremony for 318 Economic and Financial CrimeContinue Reading
By Suleiman Shehu The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) said it had detected a new virus disease attacking Okra plants across Nigeria. This is made known in a statement issued by NIHORT management and made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. The institute said that reports were being receivedContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Kaduna, said Nigeria and the neighbouring countries in the Lake Chad region must display courage in reforming their military doctrine and practices. The President noted that the change in tactics had become necessary because the countries in the region were battlingContinue Reading
Tinubu’s seven wonders in seven weeks By Abdulaziz Abdulaziz That President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ramped up the engine of governance in Nigeria and hit the waves immediately he was sworn in on May 29, 2023, is not news anymore. From Abuja to Zurich, the story is the same: aContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The Coalition of Civil Society for Good Governance and Equity in Nigeria has commended the leadership of the 10th National Assembly for the approval of funds for palliatives as a magnanimous step to address the desperate needs of the nation. Mr Adamu Matazu, made this known inContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a N907.05 billion June Federation Account revenue to the Federal Government, states and Local Government Councils (LGCs) This was disclosed in a communiqué issued at the end of the FAAC meeting for July on Thursday in Abuja. The meetingContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mrs Amina Halidu, a widow and rural farmer in Abaji Area Council in Federal Capital Territory, says she struggles to feed her family of three though she works very hard daily to support them. Halidu said that erratic weather has made itContinue Reading
