The Federal Government (FG), through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has embarked on the disbursement of monthly stipends, using debit cards, to 15,562 poor and vulnerable persons in Osun. Reports state that at Boripe Local…
The Jigawa Government on Tuesday said it had released over N1.2 billion to various classes of workers who had been into the Contributory Pension Scheme from July to August. Alhaji Hashimu Fagam, the Executive Secretary, Jigawa State and Local Governments…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has received 72,000 COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits from the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, the NYSC Director-General, said that NACA provided the kits to…
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has signed the state Security Challenge Containment Order, in which the government adopted 12 measures to contain banditry in the state. Alhaji Abdu Labaran, the Director General, Media to the governor disclosed this in…
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has lauded Nigeria’s contingent to the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, describing them as global ambassadors worth emulating. The minister’s commendation is contained in a statement by his Special Assistant on…
Students of Gbaranowei Grammar School, Okolobiri, near Yenagoa, have expressed deep concern over the deplorable condition of the school and lack of basic infrastructure. Reports state that the students were seen writing their promotion examinations on bare floor, when the…
Borussia Dortmund winger, Thorgan Hazard has been ruled out of Belgium’s upcoming internationals, due to injury, the national team said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old was last week named in manager Roberto Martinez’s squad for World Cup qualifiers against Estonia, the…
A mother of two, Altine Abdullahi, on Tuesday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Kofar Fada Zaria for allegedly converting her home to a brothel. The police charged Abdullahi and Mohammed Yasir with conspiracy, adultery and abduction, contrary to the…
Ekiti Government on Tuesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the Federal Government’s empowerment programme tagged: “Household Uplifting Conditional Cash-Transfer” (HUP-CCT) in the last four years. Mr Victor Kolade, the Special Adviser on Social Investment Programme (SIP) to Gov. Kayode Fayemi,…
As many people in the South-West Zone have now embraced train transport system, the Federal Government has been urged to extend the services to other states that have not been reached. They spoke in separate interviews with the Newsmen. In…
