Cost of Governance: APC hails Buhari, says PDP’s era of jamborees over
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari's decision to reduce the cost of governance by cutting down on certain excesses of top government officials, saying the president's action signals the end of an era that was symptomatic of the ruinous days of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP.
CLO urges FG, states to set up functional fire service station on Onitsha-Enugu Highway
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), a civil society organization, on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to set up a functional fire service station on the Onitsha axis of Onitsha-Enugu Highway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that over 59 people about five years ago lost their lives in a fiery inferno close to the […]
Just in: Buhari approves N10bn intervention fund for Enugu airport
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of 10 billion Naira for an intervention fund for the upgrade of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. President Buhari gave the approval following a meeting with South-East governors and leaders from the zone at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “I have approved the sum of 10 billion […]
NHRC advocates end to gender violence, abuse in schools
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for an end to growing sexual abuse and gender-based violence in schools and institutions of higher learning in the country. Mr Tony Ojukwu, the Executive Secretary of the commission, made the call while fielding questions from newsmen on Thursday in Maiduguri. Okujkwu said that the menace was […]
Plateau: How anchor borrowers’ scheme can curb farmers/herders conflicts
The Anchor Borrowers’ programme of the federal government which was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari in November, 2015 and implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has been in existence for about four years now; the programme was to create linkages between companies involved in the processing of key agricultural commodities and small holder farmers.
Police arrest 17 suspects over various offences in Plateau
The Police Command in Plateau has arrested 17 suspects for committing various offences in the state in the last four weeks. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Isaac Akinmoyede, disclosed this while presenting the suspects to newsmen on Thursday in Jos. Akinmoyede said the suspects committed crimes such as car theft, armed robbery, culpable homicide, kidnapping […]
