The Federal government has disclosed that a total of 135 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and over 30,000 communities have achieved Open Defecation Free (ODF) across the country. This disclosure was made on Friday by the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev at a Press briefing in. Abuja. The Minister said the achievement…
In a significant recognition of his dedication to youth development, Hon. Nweze Tony Nwora, the Mayor of Onitsha North LGA, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Anambra State Basketball Association. This appointment highlights the Mayor’s longstanding commitment to fostering basketball in the state. For years, Mayor Nwora has been a pivotal force in…
The Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Olalere Oyewumi, has graciously donated N1 million to Iwo United FC for winning the coveted grand trophy of the SmartCity Osun State Football League. He acknowledged the role of youths in his grassroots support system, urging the football team to consider him as one of them. At…
Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, on Friday joined President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other top government and military officials to bid farewell to the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed A. Lagbaja, who passed away on November 5, 2024, after a brief illness. President Tinubu, in his moving tribute, at the…
…Law Students, Undergraduates To Earn N300,000 And N30,000 Respectively. In his commitment to education and welfare of Kogi Students, the Chief Servant of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has approved the sum of ₦316 million as bursary allowances for 8,750 already verified undergraduate students of Kogi State origin. As part of this initiative, law students…
Gov Abdulrazaq pays last tribute to Lagbaja. The Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Friday, attended the funeral service of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, at the National Christian Centre in Abuja. The NGF Chairman described Taoreed Lagbaja as a true Nigerian whose…
Thirteen Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Ghana have been rescued, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said. The agency said their rescue brings “the total repatriated back to the country within five months to 163”. In a statement by its Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, NiDCOM gave a breakdown of…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended Justice G. C Aguma of the High Court of Rivers State and Justice A.O Nwabunike of the Anambra State High Court from performing judicial functions. They were both suspended for the period of one year without pay and placed on watch list for two years thereafter. According to…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 33.88% in October 2024, up from 32.7% in September 2024, reflecting a 1.18 percentage point month-on-month increase. This was contained in the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Friday. The Bureau attributed the rise in inflation to increased transportation costs and higher food…
Voters will today go to the polls in Ondo state to elect a new governor that will run the affairs if the state for the next four years Ahead of the exercise, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it cleared 18 candidates for the poll. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is vying for his first election…
