Climate change, unsustainable agricultural practices, and population growth have been identified as challenges facing the Northern region. This is contained in a communique read by the chairman of the Northern States Governors Forum and governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya at the end of the NSGF meeting in Kaduna on Tuesday. Part of the communique reads: “The Forum noted that Human Capital Development is critical to the progress and prosperity of the region and...
The Federal Government has sought increased funding from the World Bank to to boost food security in Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev disclosed this during a courtesy visit by Mr. Ndiame Diop, the incoming Country Director of the World Bank to Nigeria, accompanied by his team, to the Ministry in Abuja. While highlighting the importance of allocating resources towards food...
Nigerians are facing a tough decision as the government threatens a complete blackout if a proposed increase in electricity tariffs is not accepted. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, warned that without the tariff hike, the country’s power grid could collapse within the next three months, leading to a total blackout. “The entire sector will be grounded if we don’t increase the tariff. With what we have now in the next three months, the entire...
The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended the gang of robbers responsible for the attack on a Divisional Police Officer, DPO, at the notorious Otedola Bridge. The arrest comes just two weeks after the daring attack on 9th April, where CSP Tokunbo Abaniwonda of Alausa Division was targeted by armed robbers while conducting an undercover operation. The robbers inflicted machete injuries on the DPO and stole her phone before escaping. The police refused to let...
The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to halt the recently announced increase in electricity tariffs. This action follows concerns raised by lawmakers regarding the fairness and timing of the price hike. On 3rd April, NERC approved an increase in electricity tariffs for Band A customers, those classified as receiving at least 20 hours of daily power supply. The House of Representatives, however, argues that the process lacked transparency...
Residents of the Bmuko community in the Dutse Baupma axis of Bwari Area Council, Abuja are reeling after gunmen stormed the community in a late-night raid on Monday, snatching four people. Residents reported that a large group of armed men, estimated around 30, arrived around 11:50 p.m. The gunmen fired shots into the air before targeting specific houses. According to a resident, Mr Isah, they seemed to have prior knowledge of their victims, breaking into...
The Enugu State Government has promised to award scholarships and offer employment opportunities to dependents of the murdered victims of the Nimbo attack. The State Governor Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah said this when he visited the community to commiserate with the victims and for fact-finding. Describing the unprovoked attack as malicious and unacceptable, Governor Mbah promised that the state would not rest until the culprits were identified, captured, and brought to justice. “We do not...
To guarantee registration and legal identity for all children in Nigeria, aligning with the vision set forth by the United Nations (UN) organization for 2030, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) is seeking a robust collaboration with UNICEF. Director General of the NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, stated this during a visit by UNICEF, led by Ibrahim Siseh, Chief Child Protection Officer in Abuja. “The primary focus of the meeting was to establish a strategic alliance aimed...
The Federal Government of Nigeria requires 10 billion dollars in annual investment to revive the power sector for the next 10 years. Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu disclosed this at a one-day investigative hearing on halting the electricity tariff increase by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, in Abuja on Monday organised by the Senate Committee on Power. The minister said the major challenge in the sector was the absence of liquidity, stressing that...
The Senator representing Anambra South senatorial zone, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, has collaborated with Nnewi Concerned Citizens, to install Cloud T7 GPS and camera security system on centrifugal poles, across Nnewi, Anambra State. Nnewi is an important commercial and industrial centre in Anambra, Southeast, and Nigeria, as well as the political capital of Anambra South senatorial zone. The Cloud T7 GPS and camera is an advanced security surveillance system that provides accurate monitoring and other precise details essential...
