UNOPS, NEDC To Build Two Oxygen Plants In Borno State

The United Nations Office of Projects Services (UNOPS), Deputy Regional Director to Africa, Dalila Goncalves, said the office will collaborate with the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to upscale activities at the two oxygen plants in Borno State. Goncalves disclosed this during a meeting with officials of the NEDC in Abuja and explained that the plant would serve more people in the region as part of the UN’s mandate to ensure major activities rebound in...

Federal government postpones resumption of  Abuja-Kaduna train services again

The Federal government has again postponed the resumption of skeletal train services at the Abuja-Kaduna railway. On Friday, the minister announced that the Abuja-Kaduna train service would resume on Monday, November 28, 2022, with skeletal train schedules. However, the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo on Sunday while addressing Journalists after test-running the train from the Idu Railway Station in Abuja to the Rigasa train station in Kaduna, disclosed that the train services would resume...

Senate Probes N208m Spent On Zonal Skill Acquisition

Some Federal Ministry of Labour officials have been accused of allegedly forging the signatures of some participants to justify the N208m spent on the Zonal Skill Acquisition it organized. The Senate Committee Chaired by Senator Mathew Urhoghide, while scrutinizing the list of participants submitted by the Ministry at its last sitting, observed that a few persons signed for participants to enable them to collect their stipends in the six geopolitical zones. The programme took place...

INEC Bans Political Campaigns at Churches, Mosques, Police Stations

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has banned political campaigns at all places of worship like churches and mosques. INEC disclosed this in six-page guidelines for the conduct of political rallies, processions and campaigns released on Thursday. The commission also banned political campaigns in police stations and public offices. In the guidelines, INEC further prohibited the use of abusive language and hate speech as well as the use of...

Former Osun governor Gboyega OyetolaI claims he left N14 billion in the coffers

The former governor of Osun, Gboyega Oyetola, has said he is leaving N14 billion in the state’s coffers despite not taking a loan during his tenure. This was stated in Oyetola’s farewell message on Sunday, issued by Ismaila Omipidan, his spokesperson. According to him, his administration paid N97 billion from the total debt inherited in 2018 when he assumed office. He further said his administration did not borrow any money to finance the state’s economy,...

INEC office in Ebonyi State set ablaze

  The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Iboko, Izzi LGA of Ebonyi state has been razed down by fire . Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner, announced this in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, Onyeka Ugochi, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) for Ebonyi state, reported to the commission that the office was set ablaze around 10am on Sunday by unidentified persons. “Although no casualties resulted from the attack, the...

Atiku should be tired of running for office — Tinubu

Bola Tinubu, the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), should be tired of running for office. He said this at the rally in Gbaramatu, which had Oboro II, the Pere of Gbaramatu in attendance. According to him, Atiku ran for the presidential seat numerous times and should be tired of running by now. “As I stand before you, there...

“I’ll Win Anambra in 2023”, Atiku Abubakar Vows

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has expressed confidence about his victory in Anambra State, in the 2023 election. This was the position of the candidate during a harmonization exercise of over 200 support groups in the state by the Presidential Campaign Management Committee of the Atiku-Okwa ticket in Anambra State, led by its Director General, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, OFR. Okonkwo expressed confidence that Atiku Abubakar, GCON, and Senator Ifeanyichukwu Okowa,...

Eha Amufu Crisis: Gov. Ugwuanyi Visits Eha-Amufu, Reassures Indigenes Of Adequate Security

The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has reassured the Aguamaede and Mgbuji indigenes of the state government’s commitment to restoring lasting peace and order in their communities. Ugwuanyi stated this when he visited the communities where he interacted with the locals who narrated the incidents that led to the recent crisis in both communities; he empathized with the community reassuring them of his administration’s commitment to their safety and wellbeing as well as the resolution...

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