Pensioners In Akwa Ibom threaten Mass Protest, Vows to Block Governor’s Lodge. Emmanuel Couson Members of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Akwa ibom State Council, has threatened to embark on mass demonstration on the streets of Uyo and wrap it up with the blockage of Government House gate to press […]
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Lagos To Experience More Rain Than Normal This Year- Environment Commissioner
Lagos To Experience More Rain Than Normal This Year- Environment Commissioner The Lagos State Government has announced that the State is expected to experience more than normal amount of rainfall during the year 2024 rainy season with a total of 1936.2mm predicted rainfall Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. […]
LP Reserves 2027 Presidential, Governorship Tickets For Obi, Otti
LP Reserves 2027 Presidential, Governorship Tickets For Obi, Otti By Ifeizu Joe Labour Party (LP) says it has reviewed the performances of its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi and its governor in Abia State, Dr Alex Otti, and have decided to reserve its ticket for them […]
Anambra Govt, NGOs Organize Workshop On Solving Flood Challenges
Anambra Govt, NGOs Organize Workshop On Solving Flood Challenges Anambra State Government says it is taking measures to mitigate flood disasters in coastal areas in view of the rainy season fast approaching. To this end, a German NGO, Heinrich Böll, and an architectural firm, ADDapt, in collaboration with the state […]
FG To Create Nutrition Departments In More Govt Agencies – VP Shettima
FG To Create Nutrition Departments In More Govt Agencies – VP Shettima By Fatima Mohammed The federal government has said that it will encourage the creation of a nutrition department in key ministries, departments and agencies in the country. Vice President, Kashim Shettima who disclosed this when he received members […]
Exclusive Breastfeeding Increases Children’s Brain Development – Gynaecologist
Exclusive Breastfeeding Increases Children’s Brain Development – Gynaecologist By Fatima Mohammed A gynaecologist with the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Dr Emeka Iloghalu, has said that six months of exclusive breastfeeding helps the brain development of children. Iloghalu, who stated this during a chat with newsmen in Enugu […]
FG Deducts N415bn State Allocations For Debt Servicing
FG Deducts N415bn State Allocations For Debt Servicing The Federal Government has deducted over N415bn from state government allocations to service their external loans. According to data from the Federation Account Allocation Committee Disbursement reports published by the National Bureau of Statistics, the deductions were made between 2019 and 2023 […]
On Foreign News, Six Presumed Dead After Baltimore Bridge Collapse
On Foreign News Authorities have suspended their search for six people missing after a packed cargo ship slammed into a Baltimore bridge, causing it to collapse and blocking one of the busiest US commercial harbours. US Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath told a press conference that based on the […]
FG declares Friday, March 29, and Monday, April 1 public holidays for the Easter celebration.
The Federal Government has declared Friday, 29th March and Monday, 1st April 2024 as public holidays to mark the 2024 Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively.Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government urged Christians and all Nigerians in general to emulate […]
8 Benue LGs on frontline of insecurity – Gov Alia
Benue State Government, today, decried the rise in insecurity in the state, saying the trend is preventing displaced pe by rsons from returning to their ancestral homes.The Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency and Management Agency, James Iorpuu, explained that all efforts to ensure that the displaced people return to their […]