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Senate spokesperson, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, has said the implementation of the 2024 budget is still ongoing. He said the National Assembly agreed to extend its implementation period to avoid abandoned projects, particularly capital projects. The federal lawmaker, who represents Ekiti South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, also played down the insinuations in some quarters […]
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has dismissed claims that it extended the service year of a corps member in Lagos, Ushie Rita Uguamaye, as punishment for her criticism of the federal government. The controversy began earlier this year when Ms. Uguamaye, popularly known as Raye, gained attention after a viral TikTok video in which she […]
A non-governmental organisation under the aegis of Hope Alive for Disability Initiative (HAPI) has commended the Benue State House of Assembly for passing the State Disability Rights Bill and appealed to Governor Hyacinth Alia for prompt assent and swift implementation. The executive director of HAPI, Aver Akighir, who made her views known during a press […]
Borno State Judicial Service Commission has taken disciplinary action against a magistrate for misconduct and promoted 97 staff members. Magistrate Yusuf Garba of Chief Magistrate Court 4 in Wulari, Maiduguri, was demoted for misdirecting government revenue of N100,000. A statement issued to journalists yesterday in Maiduguri by the acting secretary of the State’s Judicial Service […]
Plateau MultiDoor Courthouse (PMDC) and the Tattaaunawa Roundtable Initiative (TRICentre) in a concerted effort to strengthen community-based justice system and promote sustainable peace, have convened a three-day capacity-building workshop on Collaborative and Alternative Dispute Resolution (CDR/ADR) in the state. The project with the support of the Government of Sweden to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) […]
The Superpowers of world politics, the United States of America (USA), China, and Russia, are in a race already generating trepidation because of its implications for humanity. These countries aspire to build nuclear reactors on the moon by 2030. Russia, still at war in Ukraine, is not missing this opportunity that is essentially an ego […]
Troops of the 3 Division, code named “Operation Safe Haven” (OPSH), have arrested one Musa Ali for impersonating OPSH personnel with the intent to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. This was disclosed by the OPSH media and information officer, Major Samson Zhakom. He said the suspect was arrested when he fraudulently presented himself as […]
The Federal Government has issued flood alerts to 15 out of the 19 Northern states. The Federal Ministry of Environment, which issued the warning on behalf of the federal government, warned that proactive measures must be taken in the communities that could be affected. The Ministry of Environment circular said that following its forecasts of […]
Artisans, traders, and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are struggling to survive due to the crippling effects of low power availability and the rising cost of electricity or alternative power generation on their businesses and livelihood, LEADERSHIP has learnt. MSMEs, particularly artisans and operators in the informal economy, are experiencing severe challenges including bad […]
Management of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Sunday, condemned in strong terms and threatened legal action over the invasion of its facilities by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the arrest of 93 guests from the facility in a Gestapo manner. OOPL in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the Ogun […]