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Month: July 2024

Niger generated ₦3.5b IGR in May – Bago

The governor said that the administration had prioritised transparency, efficiency and taxpayer education in the state. Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger says the state recorded ₦3.5 billion internally- generated revenue (IGR) in May. Bago stated this on Wednesday in Suleja, Niger, at the 155th meeting of the Joint Task Board (JTB), with the theme: “Post…

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Otti inaugurates 100-bed multipurpose hospital, thanks FG for support

Otti also thanked the federal government for delivering and transitioning the management of the hospital to the state government. Governor Alex Otti of Abia on Wednesday inaugurated a 100-bed Sustainable Development Multipurpose Hospital in Ubiaja, Ugwunagbo Local Government Area. Speaking during the ceremony, Otti said that health occupied a major position in Abia Government’s rebuilding…

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Tinubu appoints new board for CREDICORP

The President expects the new members of the Board to bring their vast experiences, competence, and dedication to bear on their functions. President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board for the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP). Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in a statement on…

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CAN embarks on 5-day prayer session low rainfall in Gombe State

The secretary also called on CAN leadership at the local government levels to mobilise Christians and offer prayers in their various Councils. The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Gombe State chapter, on Wednesday, commenced a five-day prayer session over low rainfall being experienced in the state. Pastor Solomon Ayanwole, the state’s secretary of CAN stated…

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North-East senators lament exclusion from FG’s Renewed Hope Road projects

The Senate also urged the Federal Ministry of Works to include the Akwanga-Jos-Gombe-Adamawa Highways. The Senate has urged the Federal Government to expand the Renewed Hope Legacy Road Infrastructure Projects to include the Calabar-Makurdi-Jalingo-Yola-Maiduguri Highway. It said that the highway would integrate the North-East into the Legacy Infrastructure Road Projects of Nigeria. This followed a…

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Kano Emirate: NNPP disowns Kwankwaso over letter to party’s Reps members

Pulse had earlier reported that a pro-democracy group, the Progressives League of Youth Voters, had exposed the purported letter. The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) leadership has distanced itself from Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, its national leader, following his communication to party members in the National Assembly. Kwankwaso had sent a letter, signed by Dr…

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AGF Fagbemi describes Wike’s contribution to legal community as exceptional

The NBA president commended Tinubu and Wike for demonstrating a clear understanding of the importance of justice to the existence of every nation. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi has commended the contribution of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike to the legal community, describing it as…

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Gov Alia imposes curfew in Benue LGA after serious security breaches

The Police Command in the state said that all the tactical teams within the area had arrived to beef up security in the area. The Benue State Government on Wednesday imposed a 24-hour curfew in Ukum Local Government Area (LGA), following serious security breaches in the area. Governor Hyacinth Alia announced the measure at a…

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Group petitions EFCC, ICPC against El-Rufai over alleged looting

The group also called on the anti-graft agencies to act swiftly, emphasising the public’s desire for accountability and justice without delay. A group, ‘The Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance’, has lodged a complaint with the EFCC and ICPC in Kaduna against the former Governor of the state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. Victor Duniya, Chairman of…

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Sad day in Lagos as pupil returning home from school swept away by flood

The distraught mother said her son was supposed to write his common entrance exam. The mother of a primary six pupil, identified simply as Joshua, has been left in serious grief after her son was swept away by flood in Ikosi, Ketu area of Lagos State. A persistent rainfall, which started in the early hours…

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