The Federal Government has expanded healthcare access to over 2.4 million vulnerable Nigerians in the past year through the Vulnerable Groups Fund. Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, made this announcement during a ministerial oversight meeting on Friday in Abuja. The initiative, aimed at reducing maternal […]
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Hardship: Families Should Have Frank Discussions, Says Bagudu
Amid the cost of living crisis in Nigeria, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has advised families to sit and have frank discussions to judiciously spend their resources on basic needs. According to the minister, Nigerians must tell themselves the truth that the country is not as […]
UNIZIK Senate Disagrees With Greg Mbadiwe-led Governing Council.
Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State has been embroiled in a deepening crisis following a contentious senate meeting aimed at electing representatives of senate in the search team for a vice chancellor and interview panel for Registrar. The meeting, held on Wednesday, ended in a logjam, with participants squarely […]
Nigerians not enjoying this govt – Bauchi gov
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has called on the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to review its current monetary and fiscal policies, stating that they are not working effectively. The governor made this call at the launch of the Nigeria Development Update in Abuja on Thursday. Mohammed urged the government […]
Police Warn POS Operators: Transactions Above ₦500,000 Can Lead to Trouble
The Delta State Police Command has issued a stern warning to Point of Sale (POS) operators regarding transactions exceeding ₦500,000. According to SP Bright Edafe, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, such transactions could potentially implicate operators in criminal activities, particularly kidnappings. In a recent statement, SP Edafe highlighted […]
Don Jazzy donates N100m to VeryDarkMan’s NGO .
Social media personality, VeryDarkMan, has disclosed that music producer Michael Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy, is the mystery donor behind the ₦100 million contribution to his newly established Non-Governmental Organisation. VeryDarkMan, who announced that the NGO will focus on community development and improving public schools, initially raised concerns […]
Nuhu Rubadu Says Many weapons used by terrorists, bandits originally belonged to govt.
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that a significant number of illicit weapons currently in circulation in Nigeria originally belonged to the Federal Government. Ribadu stated this on Thursday, during the arms destruction exercise conducted by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and […]
CNG-powered vehicle explodes in Edo, injures many.
There was panic on Thursday morning in Benin, the Edo State Capital when a Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, powered vehicle exploded at NIPCO filling station along the Benin-Auchi Expressway. The vehicle, in a video making the rounds, was smashed while people ran for dear lives as the loud sound from […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the date for the Anambra governorship election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the date for the Anambra governorship election. This was made known by the INEC national chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu on Thursday while addressing representatives of political parties at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. He revealed that the election will be held on […]
World Food Day: Dry Season Planting Set To Resume In Anambra, Enugu Areas
World Food Day: Dry Season Planting Set To Resume In Anambra, Enugu Areas By Sam Udekwe The Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme Phase-One, (ATASP-1) has applauded the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security for the rehabilitation of moribund irrigational facilities for dry season farming […]