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Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has said the deepening collaboration between the federal and state civil services is a cornerstone for strengthening governance and enhancing service delivery to all Nigerians. Walson-Jack spoke while receiving the Head of Service in Zamfara State, Alhaji Yakubu Sani Haidara and a delegation of […]
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule says his administration has set aside N1.6 billion to pay the gratuities of 2012 retirees in the state. He disclosed this while distributing electric vehicles to youth groups and vulnerable residents at the Government House, Lafia yesterday. The governor said his administration had fully paid the inherited gratuities from 1996 […]
The Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace (IDFP) has warned on the deteriorating state of the nation, citing a dangerous confluence of worsening insecurity, deepening poverty and reckless political rhetoric that are undermining Nigeria’s unity. In a statement signed by its co-chairmen, Rev. Abainitus Akila Hamman (Christian co-chair) and Dr. Yussuf Yakub Arrigasiyyu (Muslim co-chair) yesterday, […]
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd.) has called on the federal government to adopt a nationwide mobilisation strategy similar to the COVID-19 lockdown in order to effectively combat terrorism, banditry and kidnapping across the country. Buratai, who spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ yesterday, said insecurity should not […]
Nine bodies were exhumed yesterday from fresh graves suspected to be linked to Kenya’s notorious starvation cult, the BBC reported. In one of the worst ever cases of cult-related mass deaths, more than 400 bodies were found in 2023 in the remote Shakahola Forest, inland from the coastal town of Malindi. It is believed they […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has released a forecast of thunderstorms and rains for three days starting from Friday to Sunday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja noted that there would be thunderstorms with moderate rains over parts of Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Taraba, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kaduna states in the northern region. […]
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa’s call to Nigerians to develop self-defence was not for them to bear arms. The acting director, defence information, Brig-Gen Tukur Gusau, made the clarification yesterday after the CDS’ remarks during an appearance on Channels Television on Thursday. General Musa during the interview encouraged […]
President Bola Tinubu’s approval of subsidised kidney dialysis, reducing the cost from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000 per session, represents a significant step toward making healthcare accessible to ordinary Nigerians. This intervention, now operational across ten federal medical centers and teaching hospitals, will undoubtedly provide relief to thousands of families grappling with the devastating financial burden of […]
Six people were killed and 10 are missing after part of a bridge under construction collapsed yesterday in Northwest China, state media reported. A video published by state broadcaster CCTV showed the middle of the bridge’s arch section suddenly giving way and plunging into the waters of the Yellow River below. The cause was a […]
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has said he is on a mission to help those who have nobody, and has consequently lifted 476 rural poor residents with an empowerment grant of N239 million. The governor, who gave the money during the Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency town square meeting at Ibiaku Ntok Okpo, headquarters of […]