The Federal Capital Territory Administration has disbursed a total sum of N4,476,067,191.05billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for October 2021, The figure indicates a slight decrease in revenue from N4,726,127,134.71billion disbursed in September to N4,476, 067,191.05 in October, representing a 5.3 percent…
By: Bishop Aturu The newly elected Vice President, West Africa Pan-African Youth Union (PYU), Amb. Oladele John Nihi received a hero’s welcome in Lokoja metropolis during his return to Kogi State recently. Executives and members of National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Kogi State Chapter, decided to organize the reception for Amb….
By Our Correspondent, Abia. It is obvious that before the assumption of office by the current federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari, the natural and Solid mineral resources of Nigeria were faced with enormous problems and setbacks, ranging especially from illegal mining. It is a known fact that Nigeria loses an estimated amount of…
A pan-Abia socio-political group, the Nzuko Ikwuano-a-Umuahia Citizens, (NIUC), has expressed concern on the claim by the Government of Abia state that it embarks on palliative work and rehabilitation on some federal roads in the state as the federal government is yet to refund Abia. The NIUC also refuted the claim by the state…
By Sadiq Abubakar, Abuja. The newly appointed secretary for transportation of the FCT administration, Hon Zakari Angulu Dobi, on Tuesday, assumed his office, in which he received dignitaries as well as traditional rulers across the territory. Hon. Dobi, who assumed office around 9;47 am, was accompanied alongside the APC chairmanship candidate in Gwagwalada area…
By Sadiq Abubakar, Abuja. The Chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the February 12, 2022 chairmanship election in Gwagwalada area council, Hon Abubakar Jibrin Giri, has congratulated the newly inaugurated mandate secretary for transportation, Hon Zakari Angulu Dobi, in which he described the appointment as a well-deserved one. Hon Giri, while…
By Sadiq Abubakar, Abuja. The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Musa Bello, on Tuesday, swore-in leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former House of Representatives member for Abuja South federal constituency, Hon Zakari Angulu Dobi, alongside others as mandate Secretaries. Our correspondent report that the minsiter also inaugurated the…
Idris Ahmed, Lokoja. National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has hailed the member representing the Yagba Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Honourable Leke Abejide for his contributions and investments in his constituents by making them to acquired knowledge to become self-reliant. The Kogi state Coordinator of the National Directorate of Employment NDE, Alhaji…
Idris Ahmed, Lokoja. The All Progressives Congress, (APC) Ogbonicha Ward, in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, has disowned Prince Mustapha Mona Audu, as a member of the party. He is leading the Progressive Youths Movement (PYM) that claims to have disbanded Governor Mai Mala Buni led Caretaker Extra Ordinary Convention Planning Committee….
A student, Media influencer, and socio-political activist in Nasarawa State, Amb. Suleiman Muhammad Tasiu has praised Right Honorable Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi Balarabe, Speaker Nasarawa State House of Assembly for his immense contributions to the development of the State and host Toto Local Government area. In his congratulatory message to the Speaker for his just…
By Sadiq Abubakar, Abuja. The newly installed Etsu of Wako in Kwali area council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhaji Abdulaziz Ibrahim Usman, Saturday led some members of his traditional council on a tour of rural communities in his chiefdom. Alhaji Usman, while speaking with our correspondent at the end of the tour,…
Idris Ahmed, Lokoja. Kogi State House of Assembly has suspended the Chairman of Okene local government council, Hon. Abdulrazaq Muhammed, over the allegations of intimidation, unlawful arrest, torture, and harassment of innocent people. According to the Speaker of the House, Honourable Mathew Kolawale disclosed that the Okene local government council Chairman was reported by…
By Sadiq Abubakar, Abuja. Senator Philip Aduda representing the FCT, on Tuesday, again met with the Nigeria Union Teachers (NUT) and the FCT ALGON in a bid to harmonize the differences between the striking primary teachers and the area councils’ chairmen. The meeting lasted for over eight hours behind closed doors at the private…
Idris Ahmed, Lokoja. All necessary arrangements have been streamlined awaiting President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval for the commencement of another general census across the country Prof. Jimoh Habibat Isa, a national Commissioner, who represented the National Chairman of the Commission at the flag off of the 10 day training program for the census enumerators in…
Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi on Monday inspected the progress of work at the remodeling of assembly chamber from analog to digital. The Speaker, who went to the site of the ongoing work expressed satisfaction with the quality of the job done so far and urged the contractor…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has promised to sign the death warrant of killers of the former Chairman of All Progressives Congress ( APC), Mr Philip Tatari Shekwo, if judiciary sentenced them to death. Sule gave the assurance at a first Memorial Lecture in honour of the late Shekwo, organized by the state…
Sheikh Abubakar Giro Argungu, a renowned Islamic Scholar from Kebbi State, has urged Nigerians to pray fervently for God’s intervention to end banditry and other security challenges facing the nation. This, he said, was in the interest of peace, unity and for the overall development of the country. Read more Umaisha Agog As…
In an efforts to revived moribund steel company, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has called for special funding towards reactivating the Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi State. Al-makura who is the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals, Mine, Steel Development and Metallurgy, stated this on Thursday while presenting the 2022 budget report of his committee to…
According to a reports in the Daily Trust the National Youth Council of Nigeria, (NYCN) will on December 2 hold a National Youth Summit in Abuja. The summit is expected to explore new strategies to assist the federal government to effectively tackle the security challenges in the country. Hon. Idris Ojoko, chairman of NYCN…
Nigerian relationship counselor, Blessing Okoro Nkiruka also known as CEO has says that she got married at the age of 19 to a man who was 10 years older than her. This may have been possible, citing where she came from, that is, coming from a poor background who struggled to make ends meet….
