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Zulum Presents N584.76 Billion Appropriation Bill for 2025 Fiscal Year. On Monday, Borno State Governor Professor Babagana Zulum presented an appropriation bill of ₦584.76 billion to the state House of Assembly for the 2025 fiscal year. The bill, tagged “Budget of Recovery and Continuity,” prioritizes health, education, and economic recovery, including critical investments in security,…
NDE Flags Off Scheme to Eradicate Poverty Katherine Abayomi The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) flagged off the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative on Friday, December 6th, 2024, in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. The scheme is a 3-month training course in collaboration with the federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and poverty alleviation. At the event in…
One Year on, Fire Service Sets to Recruit Release Lists The Federal Government has finally released the final list of successful candidates in the Federal Fire Service (FFS) recruitment exercise, which started in late 2023. The Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, disclosed this in a statement on…
FG Express Displeasure Over Poor Number of Cultural Heritage. Stella Peters The federal government has expressed worries over the small amount of Nigerian cultural heritage on world heritage sites. This was echoed at the Netherlands Fund-In-Trust Supported Project to support the implementation of the World Heritage Decision to Protect Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove. The two heritages…
Youth Group Insists Appointment into Governing Board of NWDC A Letdown of Tinubu’s Avowed Government of Inclusivity Stella Peters Northern Christian Youth Professionals has criticized the omission of any known Christian from the latest released list of members of the Governing Board of the North West Development Commission, insisting that: “This omission is a clear…
IKURU Town Receives Commissioned Facilities by HCDT. By Katherine Abayomi Ikuru town in Andoni LGA of Rivers State has witnessed the flag-off of a water project and the commissioning of a renovated community school. The projects undertaken by the Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) Ikuru, a joint venture between Green Energy International Limited and Lekoil…
NDE launches renewed hope employment initiative for A/Ibom youths By Uko Etim, Uyo The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has launched the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative, a programme to provide skills training and job placement opportunities for unskilled and unemployed youths in Akwa Ibom State. The Director General of NDE, Mr. Silas Agara, disclosed this…
German President Sets To Visits Nigeria German President, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to pay a state visit to Nigeria from December 10 and 12, 2024. A statement released on Thursday reads: “The German Embassy in Nigeria is pleased to announce the visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Dr….
FGC Gwoza Receives RemodeledFacility. The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has handed over the remodeled Federal College of Education site in Gwoza Local Government Area to the Federal Ministry of Education. The college’s buildings include over 100 upgraded classrooms, modern laboratories, improved administrative facilities, and staff quarters for principal officers. The institution, formerly Teachers…
Actionaid worried as A/Ibom oil community drinks from gutter. By Uko Etim, Uyo ActionAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organization focused on poverty alleviation and human rights, has expressed grave concerns over the plight of the people of Okoritak community in Ibeno LGA. The organisation noted that it was shocking to discover that residents of the oil-rich…