The expert said the military was expected to procure more equipment, arms and ammunition to ensure that they had superior power to combat the enemies of the state. Dr Abdullahi Jabi, the Secretary-General, International Institute of Professional Security (IIPS), has called for speedy trial and summary execution of terrorists to encourage the security agencies that…
Adeleke urged the cabinet members to focus on serious state matters rather than lobbying around issues of personal benefits. Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has read the riot act to his cabinet members on service delivery. Adeleke also set up a monitoring and evaluation unit for quarterly performance reviews of cabinet members. A statement by…
Diket commended the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), for remaining accessible and for the prompt responses to calls when criminals strike. Senator Diket Plang (APC/Plateau), has said that Plateau people want permanent solutions to the security challenges bedevilling the state “instead of temporary palliatives”. Diket told newsmen on Wednesday in Jos that a permanent solution…
Ajayi quoted Uzoka-Anite, as saying that Nigeria had numerous financial institutions and credit schemes but many Nigerians still faced substantial hurdles in accessing credit. Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media & Publicity, says the Federal Government’s planned massive consumer credit system in 2024 will favour Nigerians. Ajayi in a statement…
Abe stressed his readiness to work with other actors in the party as long as they were ready to work with common grounds and goals. Senator Magnus Abe, former Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District, said that he is returning to his former party, the All Progressives Congress (APC)to support President Bola Tinubu’s developmental agenda….
Osifo said that a new National Minimum Wage must be negotiated, and implemented, and if further delayed in the year, arrears must be paid. The Trade Union Congress(TUC) has urged the Federal Government to implement all agreements reached with Organised Labour in 2023, especially the National Minimum Wage. Festus Osifo, TUC President, said this in…
Oba Adeleye commiserated with Aiyedatiwa and prayed for him that God should guide and guard him to lead the state rightly. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Wednesday sought the support of traditional rulers in the state, requesting them to extend love and support shown to the late governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to him. Aiyedatiwa…
The Federal Government on Wednesday pledged to make education more accessible to Nigerians. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made the pledge at the inauguration of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Surulere Campus, Ojuelegba, Lagos. Sununu described the campus, as aimed at enhancing access to education by all, was in…
The senator said that 1,000 students had benefitted from a similar gesture in the last three months. Senator Ibrahim Lamido (APC – Sokoto-East) on Wednesday began the disbursement of ₦142 million as a bursary to 2,840 indigenes of Sokoto State studying in higher institutions. At the flag-off in Sokoto, Lamido said that the beneficiaries were…
A new route that runs through the West African Atlantic coasts to the Spanish Canary Islands also attracted more migrants in 2023. Moroccan army units and law enforcement authorities arrested about 87,000 undocumented migrants in 2023, most of them from sub-Saharan Africa, the army’s General Command said Wednesday. The army said in a statement that…
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