The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Marcus Onobun; Barr. Omosede Igbinedion; Barr. Jimoh Ijegbai, and a former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Kabiru Adjoto, as candidates ...
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Osun Food Initiative Reduced Hardship, Says Govt
Osun State Government has restated its commitment to sustaining the social intervention programmes aimed at raising the standard of living of the people. This assurance was given by the state Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties, Mr. Olalekan Badmus, ...
Read More »Nigeria Faces Debt Servicing Challenges, DMO Warns
DWINDLING revenue and dependence borrowing will make debt servicing difficult for the Federal Government, the Debt Management Office (DMO) has warned. Agency’s Director-General, Ms. Patience Oniha, expressed the concern at a workshop organised by DMO for federal lawmakers in Abuja ...
Read More »Only 5% Of Abuja Residents Use e-Naira App For Transactions – Report
Only five per cent of people living in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) make use of the e-Naira Application for transactions, revealed a new report. The report, titled, ‘Survey on eNaira’ was produced by the Housemates of the Season 3 ...
Read More »2023: INEC Promises To Address Concerns, Objections On Voter Register
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it will address all claims and objections made on the register of voters after the display of the document on November 25. The nation’s electoral body said it has been harvesting ...
Read More »Buhari Sacks NYSC DG
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has reportedly removed the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier-General Mohammed Fadah. When contacted, the NYSC spokesman, Eddy Megwa, simply asked our correspondent to wait for an official statement that would ...
Read More »Looted Funds: EFCC Puts More Govs Under Watch
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said the number of governors being monitored by the agency for possible money laundering arising from the redesign of the naira is rising. Speaking to correspondents after a ...
Read More »Nigeria Must Address Malnutrition, 2,400 Children Die Daily – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund has again raised the alarm that Nigeria loses about 100 children per hour due to malnutrition. This translates to about 2,400 deaths daily. It, therefore, called for increased funding and other measures that could help ...
Read More »Federal Govt Disburses N79m Cash To 3,953 Yobe Indigenes
Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management has flagged off the distribution of N20,000 each to 3,953 poorest and vulnerable, mostly women from across the 17 local government areas of Yobe State. The minister, Sadiya Umar Faouq, represented by ...
Read More »Sokoto Govt Urges Women To Maximise Healthcare Facilities
Sokoto State government has urged women to access free drugs, medical consumable and other routine services in the ongoing Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW). The state commissioner for health, Dr Ali Inname, made the call at the inauguration ...
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