At least 24 states of the federation will not be able to pay workers salaries this year without having to wait for federal allocations from the central government, findings have revealed. The 24 states are Bayelsa, Ondo, Yobe, Sokoto, Taraba, Plateau, Oyo, Niger, Nasarawa, Kogi, Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Gombe, Ekiti, Ebonyi, Borno, Benue, Bauchi, Adamawa,…
Ogbodo Ozioma Favour After the looting in Gwagwa, the Federal Government (FG) has set a committee that includes the Chairman of Area Councils, FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Traditional Rulers, the Director of State Service (DSS), Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Faith Base Organizations, National Union of Local Government…
Gom Mirian, Juliet Jacob Some parts of Abuja, the nation’s capital witnessed its first rainfall of the year, on Wednesday evening. In areas like Lugbe and its environs, along the International Airport Expressway (Umaru Yar ‘Adua Road), the rain started at about 7 PM. It began with thunderstorms, dusty winds and dark clouds. Suddenly, thick…
The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday confirmed that over 200 women IDPs, female Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno State were abducted in the reported abduction early hours of yesterday, by armed group. The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN in Nigeria, Mr Mohamed Malick Fall, in a statement last night said they were…
Gom Mirian, Juliet Jacob Abuja, the nation’s capital witnessed its first rainfall of the year, on Wednesday. In some areas like Lugbe along the International Airport Expressway (Umaru Yar ‘Adua Road), the rain started at about 7 PM. It began with thunderstorms, dusty winds and dark clouds. Suddenly, thick dusts blew through the atmosphere…
Ministers of Health from African countries heavily affected by malaria have made a powerful commitment to accelerate efforts to put an end to deaths caused by the disease. Gathering in Yaoundé, Cameroon, the Ministers signed a declaration pledging to provide stronger leadership, increase domestic funding for malaria control programs, invest in data technology, and enhance…
Edo State has been ranked bottom in a recently released report on ‘Ease of Doing Business’ among Nigerian states ranking published by StatiSence. According to the findings released on Wednesday, Edo state ranked 37th out of 37 states and the FCT, scoring only 4.55 out of 10. The report is based on data collected by…
Gom Mirian Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has backed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 polls, Peter Obi, in his criticism of Nigeria receiving food donations from war-torn Ukraine. Speaking at a Leadership Award ceremony in Abuja, Governor Bago…
In a bid to tackle the alarming rates of maternal and child mortality, the Katsina government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs said it has trained 34 traditional birth attendants (TBAs), equipping them with essential skills and knowledge through the specialized training. The Commissioner of Women Affairs, Zainab Musa-Musawa, who spoke with journalists during the…
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has come under scrutiny for distributing 24 first-class Toyota Jeeps to members of the State House of Assembly amidst the state’s ranking as one of the poorest states in Nigeria. According to the 2022 Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI), Kebbi state has been ranked poorly in terms of nutrition, school…
