Minister Orders Investigation Into Collapse School Building In Jos

…As Gov Mutfwang Shuts Down The Academy Following the collapse of the School building of the Saint Academy in the Busa Buji area of Plateau State on Friday which killed 22 students and more than 130 injured, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Ahmed Dangiwa, has directed an immediate and comprehensive investigation to ascertain the cause of the incident. The Minister in a statement attributed the collapse to the negligence and unscrupulous behavior...

LP Caucus of SE Assembly Asks Tinubu to Release IPOB Leader, Kanu

The Labour Party caucus of  South East Houses of Assembly have urged the Federal Government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. They said his release would help check criminal activities in the  South East region that has persisted in the guise of genuine agitation. Mr Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, has been held in detention despite Court rulings ordering his release. Speaking in Awka, the...

Federal Government Arraign Eight Chinese Nationals For Illegal Mining

Eight Chinese nationals have been arraigned in court by the Federal Government for illegal mining activities in the Lokpaukwu community, Umuchieze, within the Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State. Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Segun Tomori in a statement said the suspects, including eight (8) Chinese nationals and one Nigerian, were recently apprehended by the Mining Marshals, codenamed “Operation Hayakin Kogo,” of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence...

Federal Government Renames National Theatre After Wole Soyinka

The National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere has been renamed by the Federal Government as The Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the change of name of the theatre in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale to congratulate Professor Wole Soyinka on his 90th birthday. President Tinubu wishes Professor Soyinka many more years in good health and creative...

Over 10,000 Abians To Benefit From One Billion Free Interest Loan

Over 10,000 nano and micro business operators drawn from the 184 electoral wards in Abia State are to benefit from a one billion naira interest-free loan under the state cooperative support scheme. Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti while officially launching the disbursement of the fund held at the International Conference Centre in Umuahia, the state capital, said the beneficiaries were selected from among traders, farmers, and artisans and said the essence is to create...

NYSC Camp Tragedy: Oyebanji Orders Immediate Construction Of Toilet Facilities 

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has ordered the immediate construction of toilet facilities at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp at Ise-Emure Ekiti. Mr. Adesola Adedayo, State Commissioner for Youth Development, who made this known in Ado Ekiti, said that the Governor was particularly disturbed with the news of the collapse of a toilet facility at the camp, adding that it was however a relief that the two female corps members involved in...

Nigerian Activist Hails Kenya’s President For Sacking His Cabinet After Youth’s Uprising

The former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank on Friday, lauded President William Ruto of Kenya for sacking his entire cabinet following widespread anti-government protests by Gen-Zs. In a statement in Abuja, Frank said the action of Ruto which was in fulfillment of one of the demands of the protesters has shown him as a listening President who is ready to embrace new ideas in moving Kenya forward....

NIPR Honours NAF, Its Spokesman, Gabkwek With Prestigious Diamond Award

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has honoured the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) with the Diamond Award of Excellence in Professional Compliance. Also awarded was NAF spokesperson, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, who received the Diamond Award of Excellence in Professional Service. Recall that NIPR inducted 540 new members in a Special Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Induction organised for Media and Allied Practitioners, held at Sangria Hotel Abuja on Thursday, 11 July 2024. A press...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Governors’ Power to Dissolve Local Councils

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has prohibited state governors from dissolving local government councils and appointing caretaker committees. The court declared such actions unconstitutional and a violation of the principles of democracy and decentralization. The judgement, delivered on Thursday, came after a lawsuit was filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), challenging the governors’ powers to dissolve elected local government councils and replace...

S/Court Ruling On LGs Financial Autonomy, Step In Right Direction – Atiku

…Says Autonomy Should Apply To IGR Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the Supreme Court ruling on financial autonomy for local governments is a step in the right direction. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections stated this on Thursday in a press statement. According to him, the autonomy should also apply to Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from the respective local government authorities. “The judgment of...

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