By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja The Police have initiated a move to stop various panels probing allegations of rights abuses and other acts of impunity against police officials, particularly operatives of…
By Jeremiah Urowayino Chairman of Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Health, Hon. Austin Uroye has flagged off an empowerment programme worth N12 million for people of his Warri…
The Gombe State Government has said it will start paying students scholarship allowance within the next 24 hours. This was disclosed by the National President of Gombe State Students Association…
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NIMC DG lists PWDs, poorest and vulnerable groups among over 100 million Nigerians with no official identity
• Seeks improved funding for data collection By Adetola Bademosi – Abuja Over 100 million Nigerians have no official identity, the Director General (DG), National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr.…
By Attahiru Ahmed – Gusau The Victims Support Fund (VSF) Task Force committee on COVID-19 under the chairmanship of General TY Danjuma retired has distributed foods and personal protective equipment…
The local currency weakened to N500 to one US dollar at the parallel market over the weekend through Monday. This is because the unofficial (parallel market) foreign exchange market has…
By Chijioke Okoronkwo The Presidency said it would deliver 5 million solar systems to 25 million Nigerians previously not connected to the national grid through Solar Home Systems, under the…
Boko Haram fighters killed at least 43 farm workers and injured six in rice fields near Maiduguri in Borno State on Saturday, an anti-jihadist militia told AFP. The assailants tied…
The Leadership of Gombe State Students Association (GOSSA) National Secretariat had in a statement signed by the National President Comr. Aliyu Saad lauded the State Government for its most recent…
By FLORENCE ONUEGBU The Lagos State Government on Friday said it was planning a six-month Internship Programme for 4,000 young graduates in the state. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu…
Minister Farouq A portal that will enable exited N-Power beneficiaries to apply for Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) empowerment options has been launched by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster…
•Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed The Federal Government has allayed fears in some quarters that the current economic recession in the country will affect the prompt…
By SHOLA SOYELE One of the petitioners, Basil Ejiagwa who was scheduled to be heard on Tuesday at the Lagos Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of brutality by the…
The United States Mission in Nigeria on Tuesday debunked claims that Nigerians were expected to pay between 5,000 to 15,000 dollars before they secure visas. The new visa bond pilot…
•FG representatives met with labour union leaders in Abuja on November 22, 2020 Labour union representatives on Sunday staged a walk-out from a meeting with the federal government, barely five…