The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, has reaffirmed that Corps Members will begin receiving the new monthly allowance of N77,000 from the end of March 2025. This announcement follows the Federal Government’s decision six months ago to raise the allowance from N33,000 to N77,000. The approval for…
The Senate on Wednesday endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s state of emergency proclamation in Rivers State, but not without fireworks, as Senators Seriake Dickson, Enyinnaya Abaribe, and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stormed out in protest. The closed-door session saw Dickson and his allies strongly opposing the emergency declaration, particularly the suspension of elected officials, which they…
ActionAid Nigeria, in partnership with the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) and the South Saharan Social Development Organisation (SSDO) has raised concerns over the deteriorating security situation in Abor Isiala, a community located in Eha Amufu, Isi-Uzo local government Area of Enugu State. The organisation called on Nigerian government, security agencies, and humanitarian actors…
Maria Ochefu, the woman who established Mammy Markets in military barracks across Nigeria, has passed away at the age of 86. Her son, Professor Yakubu Ochefu, confirmed that she died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday in Makurdi, Benue State. Before her passing, she had been receiving medical care at the Benue State University Teaching…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the circulation of falsified Cikatem (Artemether 180mg/Lumefantrine 1080mg) suspension in the country. NAFDAC, on its X (formerly Twitter) handle on Thursday, said that the discovery was made at the Coordinated Wholesale Centre (CWC) in Kano State following a consumer…
The Senate resolved to establish a mediation committee consisting of eminent Nigerians to help resolve the state’s political crisis. Like the House of Representatives, the Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State, invoking its constitutional powers under the amended 1999 Constitution. The approval grants President Tinubu the…
The Abia State Police Command has established a Scorpion Tactical Team, a newly trained, tactical, and professional unit. This followed the disbandment of the Command’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit and the Command’s Special Squad (CSS). In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO of the Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka on Thursday,…
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has invited the SINOMA Materials Company Nigeria Limited to establish its factory in Abia State saying that the State will be happy to partner the company in that regard. Governor Otti was speaking during a business meeting he held with a delegation from Sinoma Materials Company Nigeria Limited led…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a moment of joy and uncommon jubilation as the market women at the Nkwọ Oraifite and residents of Oraifite community in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State trooped out in their numbers with gifts of yam tubers and live cocks, as Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo flagged off…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed executive and non-executive board members for the newly established Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO). Dr. Adesegun Olugbade is the board chairman, while Engineer Abdu Mohammed Bello has been appointed Managing Director. The President has also appointed four Executive Directors: Engineer Nafisatu Asabe Ali for Systems Operation, Engineer Shehu…
