FG promises to rejig N-Power scheme

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaFG promises to rejig N-Power scheme

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 4, 2023

…Beneficiaries assured of prompt salary payment The federal government has announced plans to rejig the N-Power scheme to accommodate more people and ensure prompt payment of beneficiaries’ stipends. Dr Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has disclosed that to Nigerians. Edu said this in a statement on Sunday by her Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr. Rasheed Zubair, in Abuja stressing that the challenges faced by N-Power beneficiaries in terms of delay...

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Tinubu departs Nigeria Monday to attend G-20 summit in India 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu departs Nigeria Monday to attend G-20 summit in India 

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 4, 2023

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday to attend the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, India, on the special invitation of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The President, on the sidelines of the summit will participate and deliver keynote addresses at both the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and the Nigeria-India Business Conference. The CEO Roundtable will be attended by leading industrialists in the Indian private sector, Nigerian industrialists, as well as senior government officials...

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EDSIEC Releases Edo Local Council election results

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEDSIEC Releases Edo Local Council election results

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 4, 2023

…As PDP sweeps all 18 local councils The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), has released the results of the local government council election conducted on Saturday. Justice Oyomire James (rtd), head of Commission stated that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), emerged victorious in all 18 Local Government Areas of the state. According to a report, seven political parties initially registered to participate in the elections. But, four parties, namely, the Action Alliance (AA),...

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Nollywood actor, Bolanle Ninalowo and wife part ways after 16 years

LifestyleNewsNigeriaNollywood actor, Bolanle Ninalowo and wife part ways after 16 years

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 2, 2023

Nollywood actor Bolanle Ninalowo, on Friday, announced the end of his 16-year-old civil union to Bunmi. Nino B, as he is fondly called, described the crash of his marriage as a “sad reality”. “My wife and I have decided to go our separate ways and headed for an irreconcilable marriage dissolution,” the actor stated in a social media post. He said he is “heartbroken but not shattered” having finally accepted “the reality of the end...

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Enugu Govt. Projects $30 Billion GDP Growth, Unveils 30 Investment Opportunities

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu Govt. Projects $30 Billion GDP Growth, Unveils 30 Investment Opportunities

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 2, 2023

The Enugu State Government at the Enugu State Investment and Economic Growth Stakeholder roundtable held on Friday at the Old Government Lodge, GRA, Enugu revealed plans to move the state from a public service-dominated state to an investment hub with a view to grow her Gross Domestic Product from $4billion to $30billion within four to eight years. Speaking on the theme ‘Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships’, Dr. Mbah stated, “My vision is to transition the state from...

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CSO says, flawed elections, compromised judiciary are responsible for military intervention

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCSO says, flawed elections, compromised judiciary are responsible for military intervention

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 2, 2023

…urges Nigerian politicians to learn from coups in Niger, Gabon United Action Front of Civil Society, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has expressed concern over the recent spate of civilian and military coups in countries across Africa, pointing out that flawed elections and compromised judiciary are fertile grounds for military intervention. A press statement on Friday signed by Wale Okunniyi, also called Veteran Che, Head, National Coordinating Centre, United Action Front of Civil Society, stated that military...

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Airstrikes by NAF in Borno, Rivers yield positive results

National SecurityNewsNigeriaAirstrikes by NAF in Borno, Rivers yield positive results

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 2, 2023

Airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) against terrorists and militants in Arina Woje in Borno State and Bille in Rivers State have yielded positive results. A press statement on Friday signed by Edward Gabkwet Air Commodore Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, noted that the air strikes against terrorists, militants and oil thieves have continued unabated across the nation in efforts to deny criminals the freedom to cause mayhem and havoc against innocent civilians, the...

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Niger, Gabon Coup D’etat:  We must   stop ‘copy cats’ from doing same – Tinubu tells sultan, others

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNiger, Gabon Coup D’etat:  We must   stop ‘copy cats’ from doing same – Tinubu tells sultan, others

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 2, 2023

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will exhaust diplomatic channels with the military junta in Niger Republic before any last resort of military intervention comes into the picture. He maintained that any forceful removal of a democratic government remains “wholly unacceptable.” Receiving the Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), led by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the State House,...

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Tinubu plots to destroy opposition parties with national unity govt

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu plots to destroy opposition parties with national unity govt

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 2, 2023

Allegation of a plot to destroy opposition political parties, has been leveled against President Bola Tinubu because of the inclusion of members of the opposition in his government of national unity, without consulting the political parties. A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who spoke with our reporter on condition of anonymity said that the reason the national leadership of PDP wouldn’t want to engage the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike is...

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Feds Probes Upper Benue Top Director, Others Over Financial Scandal

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFeds Probes Upper Benue Top Director, Others Over Financial Scandal

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 31, 2023

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources had set up a fact-finding committee to investigate allegations leveled against the Assistant Director of Finance and some other staff members of Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority (UBRDA) Yola, Adamawa State. The fact-finding committee was set up following a petition by Habib Garba and Amos Douglas who accused the Assistant Director of the Authority of using the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) standard for fraudulent acts and...

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