FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The Cross River state Governor, Prince Bassey Otu, has commended President Bola Tinubu for acting decisively on the state’s nominee for the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC). A.press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor,  Emmanuel Ogbeche, said Otu made the commendation, on Friday, after the president redressed the earlier nomination of an opposition member as the state …

The Benue state government has disclosed that the federal government was building 200 low-cost houses for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the state. The Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Aondowase Kunde, made the disclosure Friday in Makurdi. Kunde said the 200 low-cost houses would be built in clusters across the eight most-devastated local government areas of the state. …

The Bayelsa East Women Solidarity Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has raised a red flag over what they claim to be a clandestine plan by some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the senatorial district.  The PDP Women Group alleged that there is an orchestrated scheme to divert election materials, particularly result sheets, ahead of the …

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State, CellHub, an election management team, which has engaged in series of activities towards the election, has commended the performance of the security agencies involved in the pre-election operations, particularly the Military. This is even as the team has identified some security flashpoints in the State that may cause mayhem during the polls. …

The African Centre for Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR) and Justice Advocate Center (JAC) have commenced moves to put a stop to the $3 billion emergency loan recently secured on papers by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) from the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) to stabilise the country’s foreign exchange market. Recall that a fortnight ago, both parties in …

Some Nigerian youths under the aiges of Progressives Nigerian Youth Forum, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to give priority to youth development and employment in the country. Mr Bright Enuebuka, National Coordinator of the forum made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja when he led some youth to stage a rally at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat. …

Last minutes efforts by the Nigerian government to prevail on organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trace Union Congress (TUC), to shelve their planned nationwide strike scheduled for October 3rd, was rebuffed by leaders of the two unions. Both groups boycotted an emergency meeting called by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong on Friday. …

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 …