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In a strategic move to curb youth unemployment and boost economic productivity, the Yobe State Ministry of Wealth Creation, Empowerment and Employment Generation has signed a contract worth N442,208,375 for the supply of 100 units of barbershop equipment and related items. A statement issued by the ministry’s information officer, Ado Abdulhamid Buni, said the contract […]
In a significant boost to rural electrification, the Yobe State Rural Electrification Board (R.E.B) has successfully completed the connection of Duddaye town in Nangere local government area to the national electricity grid on Friday, August 8, 2025. A statement issued by the agency’s information officer, Auwal Mohammed Ago, said the project, which involved the installation […]
The Yobe State government, under the able leadership of Hon (Dr) Mai Mala Buni, has completed the ground lighting system of the runway of the Muhammadu Buhari International Cargo Airport, Damaturu, positioning it for night-time operations. The upgrade awarded by the administration was meant to mark a major boost for Yobe’s aviation sector and enable […]
In a major boost to agricultural development, the Yobe State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources has distributed 40 units of Massey Ferguson 375 tractors free of charge to farmers and farmers’ associations across the state. A statement issued by the Information Officer of the Ministry, Aishatu Tijjani, said the initiative was carried out under […]
Cross River State governor, Bassey Otu, has declared that the state is on an upward trajectory after weeks of engagements with Cross Riverians in the Diaspora. He made the assertion while speaking with newsmen at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, on his return from a Cross River Indigenes Convention in the Diaspora (CRID) in […]
Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has launched a probe into the ownership of firms established by the immediate past administration of former governor Udom Emmanuel. Emmanuel had floated several companies with questionable ownerships, with some linked to the state, especially the Saint Gabriel Coconut Refinery Project at Mkpat Enin local government area, which he […]
The contingent of Nigerian para-powerlifters is set to depart the country on Monday from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos to compete in the highly anticipated Para-Powerlifting World Cup in Santiago, Chile from 11–18 August, 2025. Nigeria will be represented by ten elite athletes across various weight categories, and have all expressed determination to […]
The Executive Editor of ABMS WAVES LTD, Comrade Bashiru Abdul Mohammed, has strongly condemned the coalition within the ADC for sidelining Hon. Leke Joseph Abejide from party affairs, warning that the move could lead to chaos within the party. Speaking to the press at the NUJ FCT Chapter, Comrade Bashiru stated that the coalition of […]
Eight (8) persons have been confirmed dead while over 800 farm lands were destroyed in a flood disaster that ravaged a plantain plantation in Enohia Itim, Afikpo local government area of Ebonyi State. Confirming the incident, the Chairman of Afikpo LGA, Hon. Timothy Nwachi consoled the families of the diseased and assured that the local […]
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has set aside the sum of N25 billion to help tertiary institutions across the country improve security on their campuses. Chairman of TETFund’s Governing Board, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, disclosed this in Katsina while speaking to newsmen on the agency’s 2025 intervention projects. Masari explained that the funds […]