Category: News
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Youth To Earn N2,000 To Identify A TB Patient As Free Treatment Commences In Delta
By Lateef Taiwo A free tuberculosis test and treatment Programme has commenced in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State with an Opportunity for youths to earn N2,000 per patient when such persons test positive to TB The TB patients were urged to take advantage of the ongoing free medical test and treatment by…
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY : ASHARAMI ENERGY COMMISSIONS PROJECTS AT KOKO
From Lateef Taiwo Asharami Energy, through Sahara Group Foundation (SGF), has commissioned some projects it executed in its host community of Koko, Warri North Local Government Area. The projects included the construction of a two room office building, newly renovated Koko Police Station and a solar powered installation as part of the company’s social…
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Obaseki Lauds Military, Other Security Forces For Improved Safety In Edo
FROM Lateef Taiwo The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has lauded the military and other security forces in the State for their sustained collaboration with the state government in ensuring a formidable security architecture that guarantees the protection of lives and property of Edo people as well as the safety of businesses…
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Kano agog as Shettima, Akpabio, Abbas, govs, senators attend Sen Barau son’s wedding
From Lateef Taiwo Kano, the centre commerce is agog as Vice President, Senator Kashim Shetima, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, governors, senators and other dignitaries attended the wedding fatiha of the son of the Deputy Senate President, Abdullahi Barau Jibrin (Amir). The wedding fatiha took…
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CAF Showdown: Obaseki charges Bendel Insurance On Victory
…watches team train, boosts morale From Lateef Taiwo Ahead of today’s CAF Confederation tie between Bendel Insurance and ASO Chlef FC of Algeria, the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, visited the Benin Arsenals to watch them train ahead of the showdown scheduled to take place at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin…
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Ex – Gov Emmanuel Didn’t Disappear With A/Ibom’s Official Jet – Aide
From Lateef Taiwo Apparently disturbed by insinuations making the rounds in some opposition’s quarters that the immediate past Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state had made away with the official jet of the state government at the exit of his administration on May 29, 2023, a senior Aide of the incumbent Governor Umo…
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Alia Is Determined To Fix Benue, Usher In New Era Of Progress, Prosperity Despite Challenges
By Lateef Taiwo Benue people have been advised to remain supportive of the APC led Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia administration as the challenges being faced currently are temporal. Chief Press Secretary to the governor Mr Tersoo Kula who gave the advice in a statement made available to journalists Thursday in Makurdi, also assured Benue…
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ECOWAS defense leaders express preparedness for intervention in Niger.
Tensions are mounting in the Sahel as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) reveals readiness to deploy a standby force to intervene in Niger following the military coup on July 26. Despite trade and financial sanctions failing to deter coup leaders, ECOWAS’s military chiefs convened in Ghana to strategize on an armed response.…
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Banditry Effects: North-Central and N’West face N902bn debt as revenue struggles continue.
In North-Central and North-West Nigeria, escalating banditry has majorly hindered revenue, foreign investments, and left many states with significant debt. 10 out of 13 states including Zamfara, Katsina, Niger, Plateau, Kano, Jigawa, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Sokoto, and Kaduna are especially affected. Data from the first quarter of 2021 reveals that these states’ combined internally generated revenue…
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FG starts documentation for ministers-designate on Saturday.
The initiation of documentation for the newly-appointed ministers is scheduled for Saturday, with the process set to conclude on Sunday, August 20. Nnamdi Mbaeri, the Permanent Secretary, General Services, Office of the Secretary to the Federation, released a statement on Thursday. The statement emphasizes that the ministers should present their curriculum vitae, birth certificate or…