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The Senate Committee on the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has endorsed the proposed N140 billion 2025 budget for the agency and charged it to ensure judicious utilisation of the funds once approved. The endorsement, made by the committee led by Senator Titus Zam, followed the budget defence presentation by the commission’s managing director, Mr […]

Dumebi Kachikwu, the former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has urged leaders to fulfil their promises of inclusive national development. In a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja yesterday, Kachikwu expressed concern for the burden carried by the Nigerian people, who have been let down by failed leadership over the years. He […]

This is an unusual time — a dreadful one. We are not used to it. Lives are at stake. The anxiety is justified, and there is no dismissing people’s experiences and feelings — not by any inch. Some have said we are in a state of war. It is their own way of saying it. […]

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has welcomed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Imo State. In a press statement, Senator Araraume commended the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda, describing it as a transformative framework that will positively reshape Nigeria’s development. “President Tinubu has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to national progress through […]

Gombe State has intensified efforts to curb its alarming out-of-school children crisis, with the first lady, Asma’u Inuwa Yahaya flagging off a free registration programme for children in Gombe local government area. Official records show that the state has no fewer than 787,619 out-of-school children. In response, the state government launched an enrolment campaign through […]

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Taraba State says Nigeria can only regain its status as the giant of Africa if leaders at all levels lead with godly character. Rev. Fr. Williams Awoshiri, the state CAN chairman, called on Nigerians to pray and work for the country’s peace and prosperity. While congratulating President Bola Ahmed […]

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Monday night attacked Kirawa, a border community with Cameroon Republic in Gwoza local government area of Borno State. They killed one civilian, while another male resident was abducted. The terrorists also set ablaze several houses, including the palace of the District Head of Kirawa, Alhaji Abdulrahaman Abubakar, shops and other […]

Bauhaus Global Investment Ltd, the contractor handling two underpasses in Gboko and Makurdi local government areas and 21 other roads, has attributed the delay in the completion of the projects to the heavy rainfall experienced in the state. The company’s project manager, Charbel Al Ammar, told newsmen in Makurdi, the state capital, that now that […]

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) is steadily moving Nigeria to new heights in socio-economic contraptions since the emergence of Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu as the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Agency. NASENI’s resolve and drive toward investment or promotion of research commercialization have been profound. And […]

It is two years since you took over as chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). How has the journey been and what would you give as your achievements in the agency? When we set out on this journey, our mind was set on reforming the fiscal landscape of Nigeria and consequently changing the […]