The Taraba Government has issued an impending flood alert to six local government areas following the release of water from the Lagdo Dam, situated along the River Benue in Cameroon. Hajia Zainab Usman, State Commissioner for Information and Re-orientation, issued the warning on Monday in a statement made available to newsmen in Jalingo. She appealed to residents to consider relocation as best option to avoid being affected by the looming floods. The statement read in...

The Enugu State Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities appeals to the State Government to ensure full inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in the distribution of the fuel subsidy palliatives. Appreciating the Federal Government for allocating funds to cushion the economic effects of recent fuel price increases, the State Chairman Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD), Comrade Onyebuchi Mba, in a press statement expressed her displeasure at the non-inclusion of...

Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has announced incentives to cushion the effect of the hardship caused by the removal of subsidy from petrol. The governor made the pronouncement on Monday, stating that over 300,000 households will receive bags of rice from the state government. Soludo in a press statement he personally signed said: “Anambra State Government will be distributing rice to over 300,000 households in the coming weeks across the 326 wards in Anambra....

“We’ve to do the job to meet expectations of Nigerians” Tinubu on Monday inaugurated 45 ministers-designates in Abuja, telling them that their assignments start immediately. The President who also warned them that their appointments are devoid of ethnic colouration, urged them to distinguish themselves. Tinubu said, “In line with constitutional obligations. The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has screened and confirmed 45 ministers who will superintend over the ministries of the federal government...

The Youth Wing of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has sought the appointment of Dayo Israel as the Minister of Youth Affairs. Israel, who is the ruling party’s national youth leader, is being projected by the youth group on the grounds of competence. Recall that President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated 45 ministers-designate, but there was no youth minister among those sworn-in. According to the group, Israel has the extensive international exposure, remarkable antecedents, impressive...

President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated his cabinet with 45 ministers at the State House Conference Centre and tasked them to serve the country with integrity and dignity. The ministers were sworn in nine batches, with the first batch comprising the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi; Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha; Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo; Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy and...

Dr. Sam Amadi, a political analyst has told Nigerians that some of the ministers inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu on Monday would most likely not perform optimally. Amadi, who spoke in an interview while analyzing the ministers and their portfolios, stressed that it’s most likely that some of the ministers were appointed on the basis of politics and patronage. He said, “The key thing about presidential governance is that it happens from the villa. If...