The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday shared the sum of N604.004 billion among the three tiers of government as revenue allocation for October. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Aliyu Ahmed, who disclosed in a statement issued at the end of the FAAC meeting in Abuja, said the funds included the cost …
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has said his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike has an overbearing influence on the affairs of the People’s Democratic Party. Umahi noted that Wine’s dictatorial actions are “destroying’ the PDP. Umahi spoke on an Arise TV interview programme on Wednesday. Umahi was reacting to a statement credited to Wike who said he (Umahi) left the …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has assured that the ongoing strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would not affect this year’s admission process. A senior official of JAMB who spoke to The Guardian under the condition of anonymity assured parents and prospective candidates seeking admission into the nation’s tertiary institutions that the board will …
Labour activists listed how the #EndSARS campaign is redefining labour activism in Nigeria through its disruptive nature. Speaking at a memorial lecture in honour of late pioneer Director General of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr. Yima Sen, in Abuja, Director, Mac Arthur Foundation’s Africa Office, Dr. Kole Shetimma, observed that while the exemplary life of the late Yima symbolised …
Wife of the Ooni of Ife, Olori Silekunola Naomi Ogunwusi, yesterday was delivered of a baby boy. Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, while announcing the birth on his Twitter handle, described the development as a joyous one for the entire Oduduwa house. He also disclosed that both mother and child were fine and hearty. “To God be the glory, great things He …
3 Medical Officers Arrested Over Child Trafficking Police Inspector-General Hilary Mutyambai said the three were arrested during a sting operation to unearth organised crime amid reports that public hospitals and children’s homes in Nairobi are involved in the syndicate. In a statement Mutyambai said “in the course of the investigations and operations, it’s unfortunate that it was realized that senior …
24-year-old For Kidnapping, Killing Of Girl In Kano. The Kano State police public relations officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, has said that the State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old Habibu Sale, who kidnapped and allegedly killed an eight-year-old Asiya Tasiu of Chikawa village in Gabasawa local government area of the state, after collecting a ransom of N500,000. Read also: …
