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Gov Alia Unveils Plans For Distribution Of Subsidy Palliatives
The Benue State Government has unveiled plans for the disbursement of the N5 billion given by the Federal Government to cushion the toxic effects of subsidy removal on the citizens. This was revealed by the state governor, Rev Fr. Hyacinth Alia, during the flag-off of the distribution of relief materials to victims of the 2022 flood in Makurdi. READ ALSO: Fixing...
Fixing Roads Better Than Giving Palliatives – Gov Yahaya Bello
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s road construction and other critical infrastructure will benefit the people more than palliatives. Bello made the remarks while inspecting work on the Abuja-Lokoja road with the Minister of Works, Mr. Dave Umahi. By fixing roads across the country, we will alleviate poverty, which is preferable to giving out palliatives, he...
Wike, Utsev Will Deliver As Ministers – Ortom
Samuel Ortom, the immediate past governor of Benue State, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the appointment and inauguration of Nyesom Wike and Professor Joseph Utsev as ministers. Ortom stated that the former Rivers State governor, Wike, and Professor Utsev, whom he knows personally as a friend in the case of Wike and a former appointee in the case...
FG To Construct Flyover On Abuja-Lokoja Road – Umahi
Minister of Works, David Umahi says the ministry under his watch will construct a flyover as a permanent solution to end the perennial flooding on the Abuja-Lokoja highway. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the minister stated this on Tuesday during his tour to inspect ongoing construction works on the Abuja-Lokoja road a day after his inauguration in...
IPC Trains Journalists Ahead Bayelsa Guber Polls
Ahead of Bayelsa State governorship election slated for November 11, 2023, media practitioners and stakeholders in the industry have said the press would be pivotal to the conduct of free and fair elections. At a two-day roundtable on Bayelsa governorship elections organised by International Press Centre (IPC), participants also raised the need to interrogate and examine interconnections between the public,...
Peter Obi Reaffirms Commitment To Change Narrative In Nigeria
Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his commitment, and that of the party, to change the political narrative of the country if given the opportunity to serve as president. Obi made this appeal, yesterday, in Owerri, Imo State capital, during the official campaign flag off of the governorship candidate of the party, Athan Achonu, for the...
Wike Takes Over As FCT Minister, Holds Press Conference
The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesome Wike, has resumed office with the minister of state, Mariya Mahmud. They arrived at FCTA at about 1:20 pm after the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential villa. The former Rivers state governor was accompanied by a large crowd into the FCTA.
Retired Police Officer, Wife Shot Dead In Imo By Robbers
A retired Assistant Superintendent of Police and his wife identified as Mr and Mrs Sampson Owobo has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers in Owerri, the Imo State capital. According to an eye witness,the incident which occurred about 8pm on Sunday besides the Chisco Transport company office,Egbu road,a Stone throw to the Owerri Area police command office which also...
Our Party Now Home To Fraudulent, Corrupt Persons – Ex APC Spokesperson
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon Yekini Nabena, says the ruling party is becoming a rehabilitation camp for corrupt politicians. He said the appointment of former Kano state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, as the party’s national chairman shows that the party is indifferent to fighting corruption. Nabena said this in an interview with the Sun newspaper on...
Nigeria’s Daily Fuel Consumption Drops To 52m Litres – NMDPRA
Nigeria’s average daily consumption of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), or petrol, dropped to N52 million litres in July compared to 64 million litres in the previous month, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Recent data from NMDPRA, obtained by DAILY POST over the weekend, showed that the country’s fuel consumption had dropped following the removal...
