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FG Plans To Eliminate Multiple Budgetary Operations
The Federal Government may have concluded plans to phase out multiple budget fiscal operations of the disclosures of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, is the current reality. The multiple budgetary fiscal operations entail implementation of more than one Appropriation Acts simultaneously and in the case of the present regime, about three Appropriation...
Two Rivers Pastors Caught With Fetish Items
Rivers State Police Command paraded two pastors caught in their respective churches with fetish objects like carved skeletons, caskets, and others. The duo, Prophet Bassey Umoren (60) and Prophet Elijah Anietie (50), who were apprehended by youths of the Rumunduru community in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, are the founders of God’s Deliverance Apostolic Church and Power...
Lagos Blue Line Rail To Begin Passenger Operations In August, Says LAMATA
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has said the blue line rail system will begin operations in August 2023. Managing Director LAMATA, Abimbola Akinajo, disclosed this in a statement at the agency’s business/investor forum. On January 24, 2023, former President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the first phase of the blue line rail project in Lagos. READ ALSO: 97,000 Passports Uncollected Nationwide –...
Kebbi Govt Approves N4.05bn For Seven General Hospitals’ Rehabilitation
The Kebbi Executive Council has approved the rehabilitation of seven general hospitals across the state at a cost of N4.05 billion. Alhaji Junaidu Marshall, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, disclosed this while briefing newsmen shortly after the council’s meeting held in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was presided over by...
Work Commences On F107 Road, Nmuri Bridge Ohafia After Viral Report By ABN TV (Video)
Users of the Umuahia-Bende-Arochukwu-Ohafia road will soon heave a sigh of relief as the Federal government has finally mobilized a new contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to commence work on the collapsed parts of the road. This is in response to a viral video from ABN TV's "How Your Area" in which a searchlight was beamed on...
Shettima Welcomes Swedish Crown Princess Victoria At Presidential Villa
Victoria Désirée, the Crown Princess of Sweden, is being welcomed by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. The Crown Princess, who arrived at the villa at 02:13 pm, was received by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hadejia, who led her to the VP’s office. Victoria is on an official visit...
65 Inmates To Graduate From NOUN, Says Vice Chancellor
Sixty-five inmates from correctional centres will graduate from the forthcoming convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), its Vice Chancellor, Professor Olufemi Peters, has disclosed. He explained that the 65 inmates are among the 28,740 students that will graduate from the university. READ ALSO: Swearing in Tinubu Is As Good As Military Regime – Datti Ahmed Speaking at its 12th...
FG Moves To Tackle Food Export Challenges
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment to address anomalies in the food export system. The collaboration is also expected to encourage efforts to unlock the healthcare value chain for effective transformation. The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja. Oduwole spoke while receiving the...
“Nigerians Pay Highest Airfares In Africa” – NCAA
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has filed a complaint insisting that Nigerians can not be paying the highest fee across Africa and still get maltreated by some international airlines. The aviation regulator said Nigerians pay a humongous amount to fly more than any other country in Africa. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the NCAA, Michael Achimugu, disclosed...
Minister Praised For Efforts In Combating GBV
Imaan Suleiman Ibrahim, Minister of Women Affairs, has been praised by Dr. Amina Kundiri, Director General of the National APC Women Advocacy Organization (NAWA-ORG), for her efforts to fight gender-based violence. Kundiri expressed confidence in the capacity of the minister to deliver on her mandate and improve lives. She said they would work with the minister to bring about better life...
