FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The report of the investigation into the alleged misappropriation of funds by the Director General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Aisha Dahiru-Umar, conducted by the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria has absolved the PenCom boss of any wrongdoings. The preliminary report of the investigation revealed that Dahiru did not misappropriate any funds to the tune of $1,800,480 …

The Zazzau Emirate Council has dismissed the Village Head of Awai in Maigana District, Soba Local Government Area, Malam Iliyasu Abdullahi, with immediate effect for alleged violation of ethics and taking the law into his hands. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary of the Emir of Zazzau, Abdullahi Aliyu Kwarbai. The emirate council, further …

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has declared its readiness to push up the nation’s yearly earnings in non-oil exports to 35 billion dollars in the next five years. The director-general of SMEDAN, Mr. Charles Odii, disclosed this during a three-day capacity-building programme on packaging and branding of products for AfCFTA on Tuesday in Uyo. The …

Exceptional Leadership and Integrity Promotion Initiative (ELIP), a civil society organisation based in Jigawa state has applauded the state government for initiating projects and programs that have direct bearing on the lives of the citizenry. ELIP said the state government has made a significant allocation for human resource, recruitment and redesigning constituency projects to empower more citizens. This was contained …

Ikenga Media and Cultural Awareness Initiative (IMCAI) Thursday trained journalists in Ebonyi state on reporting in a treacherous and insecure environment. The training focused on the safety of journalists in news gathering, ethics issues, and fundamentals of news investigative reporting/fact-checking. The programme was a one-day training organized by Ikenga Media with support from the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism …

Osun State Polytechnic Iree Alumni Association has lauded Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke over the appointment of a member, Comrade Ebby Olusegun Ige as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on mobilisation. Ebby, has fondly call, is a social mobiliser, political analyst and a union leader with decades of experience in activism and politics. Ebby is the immediate …

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Sunday, condemned the rigging of Presidential election in Zimbabwe by the ruling ZANU-PF party.  Frank in a statement in Abuja, also accused the Heads of State and Governments of the African Union and indeed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) of eerie silence …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new team for all the social investment programmes. The appointment of the National Social Safety Net Coordinating Office (NASSCO) will help the new management team to enhance the effective execution of the national social investment program in Nigeria.   The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, revealed in a statement …

CAPTIONS Pic 8. From left: French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann; French Envoy, Catherine Colonna; President Bola Tinubu and Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila during the visit of the French Envoy to the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday (3/11/23) 27796/3/11/Callistus Ewelike/NAN PLEASE CREDIT NAN-PHOTO AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER The federal government Friday signed an agreement with France …

In this report, BENJAMIN SAMSON speaks with civil society organisations (CSOs) and informed Nigerians on the decision of the Senate to buy Special Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for members amidst current economic hardship in the country. Members of both arms of the National Assembly – Senate and House of Representatives – have started receiving their brand new 2023 model Toyota Land …