The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has backed the recent Supreme Court judgement which granted full financial autonomy to local government councils, noting that the move will enhance the nation’s universal basic education system. The vice president, who warned against abuse of LG autonomy, stated this at the public presentation of a book titled ‘Navigating the Politics of Universal Education Policies in Nigeria’, written by former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Modupe Adelabu, held in Abuja on Thursday. “The autonomy of local governments, which are directly responsible for providing primary education, will address the financial limitations that have hindered the alignment…
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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said that his office and that of the National Security Adviser, have commenced legal and diplomatic moves to recover three of Nigeria’s presidential aircraft seized in France over a fine awarded against Ogun State. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Communication and Publicity, Office of the AGF, Kamarudeen Ogundele, on Thursday in Abuja. “The Offices of the National Security Adviser and the Attorney-General of the Federation, have already set in motion both legal and diplomatic steps to ensure…
A yet-to-be-identified motorcyclist was killed by a fully loaded truck along the Nteje-Umueri junction by Awka-Onitsha Expressway, Anambra State, on Thursday. It was gathered that the accident, which occurred was between an unidentified driver of a commercial Mercedes truck with registration number XA158ZT and the driver of the motorcycle with no registration number. The probable cause of the fatal road traffic crash was attributed to wrongful overtaking. Residents along the area have lamented that the Nteje axis of the ever-busy expressway has become notorious for road crashes, accountable for several loss of lives in recent times. Eyewitnesses’ accounts said while…
The Kaduna State Government, on Thursday, said the school feeding programme is critical for the enhancement of education in northern Nigeria. The Special Assistant to Kaduna State Governor on the School Feeding Program, Dr Fauziya Ado, made this known in Abuja. She also stressed the need for a comprehensive strategy to improve infrastructure towards enhancing the quality of education and recognise the critical role of the school feeding program. Fauziya who fielded questions from reporters in Abuja, said this would help address challenges facing school children, especially in the Northern part of the country. The Special Adviser also emphasised the…
Not fewer than 30 youth teams are set to participate in the maiden edition of the Nigeria Youth League Cup (NYLC). The president of NYLC, Robinson Adakosa, disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. Adakosa said the league has received support from the Sports Ministry, the Nigeria Football Federation, and the Nigeria Premier Football League. He said that the Nigeria National League, FCT Football Association, and other relevant stakeholders have also endorsed the tournament. “It is a youth development programme with the mission of providing world-class football experience, and competition for teenagers and young adults between the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) in 2021 noted that it spent N8.3billion every month to rehabilitate refineries. The company had stated this during a presentation to the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee. There are four refineries under the NNPC, they are the Port Harcourt refineries, Kaduna Refining Production Company, and the Warri Refining Production Company. All of the four have 445,000 barrels per day production capacity. In the 2022 financial statements, NNPC group noted that it spent the sum of N114.2 billion on repairs and maintenance, per official data provided by it. Usually, repairs and…
The Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, led the Muslim faithful on Thursday to seek the face of God to end the drought of rainfall in the state. Abubakar was joined by other traditional and religious leaders and farmers, in the Bida Emirate at the Eid praying ground in Esso, Bida, to pray to God to shower abundant rainfall in the emirate, Niger, and the nation as a whole. The intercession for rainfall followed over three weeks of drought, during which farmers in the state had started lamenting the gradual drying…
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State is facing allegations of involvement in a cover-up regarding the authenticity of a university certificate held by Akaniyene Tommey Ikott, the Transition Committee Chairman of Eket Local Government Area. The University of Calabar has officially disavowed a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work certificate bearing Ikott’s name, categorically stating that it is a forgery. Sources told SaharaReporters that Governor Eno has been using his position to conceal the truth about Ikott’s academic credentials. For instance, sources told SaharaReporters that a petition was raised to the state police commissioner in…
The National Emergency Management Agency has warned that 362 vulnerable communities in 14 local governments in Kano State are at high risk of flood. NEMA’s Director-General, Mrs Zubaida Umar, made this known at a one-day stakeholders meeting in Kano on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting was on Solid Waste Management and Flood Preparedness: Downscaling 2024 Flood Early Warning Strategies for Grassroots Action. The theme of the workshop is: “Enhancing Community Resilience through Effective Solid Waste Management and Proactive Flood Preparedness”. Umar, who was represented by NEMA Territorial Coordinator Kano Office, Dr Nuraddeen Abdullahi, said the…
The Rivers State Government has presented 46 motorcycles to tuberculosis supervisors and their deputies in the 23 local government areas of the state to fast-track tracking and treatment of the disease. The government said the gesture was in collaboration with its partners, including the Federal Ministry of Health. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Adaeze Oreh, while presenting the motorcycles to the health officials in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Thursday said it was to enable them to reach the hard-to-reach areas of the state and ultimately rid the state of tuberculosis. Oreh further said the donation was geared…