*** Says she must still appear before auditors to clear herself of fraudulent allegations By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Board of Trustees, (BoT), Chairman of the Participation Initiative for Behavioural Changes in Development, PIBCID, Dr. M.M. Usman, has said that the hurried resignation of the organization’s Executive Director, Ms Halima Oiza Sadiq…
By Our Reporter The 2015 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, Dr Dakuku Peterside has once again berated Governor Nyesom Wike for portraying the people of Rivers as lacking dignity, self-esteem and freedom of choice.” Peterside issued the statement in reaction to assertion by Wike that nobody could achieve anything politically…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Federal Capital Territory Administration has disbursed a total sum of N3,726,007,503.49billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of November 2021, The figure indicates a major decline in revenue from N4,476,067,191.05 billion disbursed in the month…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Hon. Blessing Bala Ogwu, Lokoja Local Government, Council Leader has distributed food items and cash to the lessprevelled in the 10 wards to celebrate Christmas. Among items distributed were bags of rice, macaroni, spaghetti, assorted condiments, and cash. Oguwu, while distributing the items on Wednesday, said that the gesture was…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Federal Government on Wednesday, declared Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th December 2021 and Monday, 3rd January 2022, as public holidays to mark the 2021 Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Day celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Permanent…
By Our Reporter Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has approved the payment of end of year bonuses to civil servants in the state. In a statement signed by the Media Adviser to Mr El-Rufai, Muyiwa Adekeye, on Tuesday, civil servants in the state will this month receive bonuses ranging from 100% of monthly pay for junior…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab FCT Minister of State Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has argued that it is not peace that brings about unity, but rather, unity brings about peaceful coexistence among people of divergent historical, ethnic and religious affiliations. The minister who made this observation at the official launch of peace and unity campaign…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Federal Government has said it has digitalised payments for Nigerian Passports, advising citizens to avoid patronising touts and unscrupulous officials when applying for the documents. This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, during the rollout of the Enhanced e-Passport with Polycarbonate Data Page and other security…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Some road users in Cantonment Street, Lokoja on Sunday commended the member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency, Hon. Barrister Shaba Ibrahim, for erecting street lights in the area, to tackle insecurity and boost economic activities at night. The road users in Cantonment Street, Lokoja, in an interviews with Nationalwatch lauded the…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab No fewer than 6,000 residents of Lokoja local government area have benefitted from the food items donated by the Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, for Christian families. Presenting the items on behalf of the Minister to the ten Ward Chairmen at the party…