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Reps Move To Recover N10 Trillion Pension Fund Loaned To FG
The House of Representatives has unanimously decided to investigate the status of pension funds and work towards recovering the N10 trillion loaned to the federal government. In his ruling, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu mandated the Committee on Pension to investigate the status of the pension fund assets of over N15.5 trillion This resolution came after Rep. Aliyu Misau (PDP-Bauchi State) sponsored...
APC Suspends Guber Campaign In Kogi
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has suspended its campaign for the Nov. 11 Kogi Governorship Election. The campaign was suspended as a mark of respect for Ms. Khadijat Yahaya, a member of the party who died after an attack by suspected thugs. READ ALSO: ACF Backs FG, Organized Labour Agreement Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the spokesperson for the State Campaign Council, stated this...
IMN Hails Release Of El-Zakzaky’s Int’l Passport
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, (IMN) organized a grand reception in Potiskum town of Yobe State to appreciate the release of the international passport of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky by the Federal Government. The ceremony which was held at Faudiyya Islamic Center Potiskum attracted hundreds of followers who gathered to celebrate the long-awaited thing. On his part, the...
Gov. Eno Inaugurates 368 Personal Assistants
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has inaugurated the per-ward 368 Personal Assistants, tasking them to utilize their positions as ambassadors of government to propagate the A.R.I.S.E. Agenda blueprint at the grassroots, and also ensure peace and unity in their respective communities. He also appointed Dr. Godwin Ntukudeh as his political adviser and three honorary special advisers to represent the...
Strike: NECA Commends FG, Organised Labour On Resolution
Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has commended the Federal Government and organised labour for the resolution to avert the indefinite strike in the country. Mr Smatt Oyerinde, Director-General of NECA, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. NAN reports that organised labour had threatened to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike...
APC Will Retain Power In Imo, Says Reps Deputy Speaker Kalu
Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will defeat other political parties in Imo State’s governorship election on November 11. The lawmaker stated that he fully supports the state governor and APC candidate, Hope Uzodinma, and will work to ensure his re-election. READ ALSO: Group Ranks Makinde As “Most...
Group Ranks Makinde As “Most Loved” Nigerian Governor
A survey report by the Nigeria Social Media Week Group (NSG) has named Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde as Nigeria’s “most loved” and “most admired” state governor The report, released at the end of the Nigeria Social Media Week, Q4, 2023 on Monday, October 2, 2023, focused on the general perception of Nigerians towards state governors and other political leaders...
Boat Capsizes With 22 Passengers In Niger
A boat carrying about 22 passengers on board from Kasabu village in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State to Yauri in Kebbi State has capsized. Alhaji Salihu Garba, overseeing Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Monday. He said that the agency received a report...
NAF Airstrikes Neutralize Terrorists In Lake Chad
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday said it neutralized several Boko Haram/Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in air strikes in the Tumbuns on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno. The Director, of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Gabkwet said the air strikes...
NCDC Records 1,968 Lassa Fever Cases, 181 Deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has registered 1,068 Lassa fever infections across 112 local government areas in 28 states of the federation. The NCDC said this via its official website on Tuesday in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 37 (Sep. 11 -17, 2023). The centre indicated that 75 per cent of the cases were detected...
