Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Ishaq Salako has told Nigerians to expect environmental sustainability, noting that the present administration is interested in preserving the environment for present and future generations of Nigerians. Salako gave the promise on Monday, shortly after he assumed duty as the Minister of State for the Environment on in Abuja, following the inauguration of 45 Ministers by President Bola Tinubu. The Minister of State ,who said that environment was key in human nature and existence, emphasised on the need to ensure environmental sustainability. He said: “Our responsibility is to ensure that we use the environment…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has distributed food palliative to 12,200 vulnerable households living in Muna, Custom and Ngwom communities. According to a statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Isa Gusau, at least 73,200 persons will benefit as each of the 12,200 households is made up of six persons. Gusau said the palliative distribution was to ease the hardship from the removal of the fuel subsidy. He disclosed that the 12,200 beneficiaries comprised of 7,000 male- heads of households and 5,200 female-heads of households. He said each of the male-heads received a bag of rice and one bag of sorghum…
Tragedy occurred over the weekend in Oyo State as two members of the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) in Oyo State, Rafiu Opeyemi and Ibikunle Abiodun, were reported dead. It was gathered that the deaths of the two referees occurred within 24 hours. Abiodun, who was until his death a member of the NRA in Akinyele Local Government Area, died on Friday,18 August, 2023 following an illness. Opeyemi, a member of NRA in Ona Ara Local Government Area, died on Saturday in a motor accident in Osu, Osun State, while returning from Abuja, where he had participated in a national fitness…
A 35-year-old electrician, Sunday Andrew has been arraigned before a Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, presided over Aliyu Kagarko for allegedly stealing a plasma television and N18,000 cash. The police charged Andrew of Jedu, Airport Road Abuja, with criminal trespass, house breaking and theft. The prosecutor, Stanley Nwaforaku told the court that the complainant, Mr Boniface Chinedu of Lugbe, Zone 8 Abuja, reported the case at the Trade More Police Station on August 17, 2023. Nwaforaku, who said that the defendant criminally trespassed into the complainant’s compound and broke into his house at Lugbe, Zone 8 without his consent,…
A lady identified as Hafsa Musa has been remanded in a correctional centre by the order of a Kano State Sharia Court sitting in Gama PRP for allegedly stabbing a man, Buhari Mikail, with a pair of scissors. Musa, who is standing trial on a count charge of causing serious injury to the human body, was arraigned before the court by the police for allegedly stabbing the man with scissors on his neck which led to a serious injury. According to police, Musa committed the offence when a fight erupted between her friend (a lady) and the complainant and that…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence in the ability of the Ministers appointed by President Bola Tinubu to perform their roles excellently. The ruling party expressed the optimism in its congratulatory message shortly after the 45 Ministers were sworn-in on Monday, 21 August, 2023, at an event held at the banquet hall of the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. According to the APC, the Ministers will ensure the implementation of the Renewed Hope Agenda to transform Nigeria. “We congratulate newly-appointed ministers on their inauguration by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR. We are confident that the new members of…
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Niger Delta Development, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for developing a budgetary process that involves stakeholders in its efforts to develop the Niger Delta region. Presenting a keynote address at the NDDC Partners for Sustainable Development (PSD) Forum – NDDC 2024 Budget of Reconstruction Conference in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, Belgore noted that the Commission is evolving and adopting a budgetary process that is in tandem with the provisions of extant laws. He said that NDDC budgets over the years had been faced with challenges, which included belated submission, delayed approvals…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Osun State House of Assembly has directed Sally Tibbot Consulting, a firm the handling the ongoing staff audit for workers on the payroll of the State Government suspend the exercise with immediate effect, thegazellenews.com reports. The latest development was contained in a statement issued by by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Olamide Tiamiyu, in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Monday, 21 August, 2023. Recall the staff audit had resulted in controversy, the latest being the faceoff between the consultant, Sa’adat Bakrin-Ottun and staff members of Osun State University, Friday, 18 August,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Following their outstanding performance at the just concluded FIFA Women World Cup, Nigerian Super Falcons have climbed to the top 10 in the latest ranking of the world football governing body Surprisingly, the football governing body ranked Nigerian team higher than superpower nations like Germany, Brazil, Portugal, and Italy on the list, while also being the only African football team in the top ten. With the latest ranking, the Super Falcons remain the highest-ranked female football team in Africa and the first from the continent to break into the top ten ranking. The release of the ranking…
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has flagged off the Women ICT Training Empowerment Programme organised by the Renewed Hope Initiative. The 5-day training which is in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency NITDA is specifically designed for Women in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The First Lady who was represented at the event by Senior Special Adviser on Policy, Strategy and Logistics, Hon Wahab Alawiye-King noted that digital literacy is the way the world is going and the women should make good use of the opportunity of the training to improve…