The State Houses of Assembly of the six North-east states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Gombe and Taraba, have introduced a bill to regulate and co-ordinate the activities of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the Boko Haram insurgents ravaged region.
This may not be unconnected to the recent allegation made by the Nigerian military that some NGOs under the guise of providing succour to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are fronting for the Boko Haram insurgents.
The Chairman of North East Speakers Forum (NESF) and the Speaker of Bauchi State House …
Rivers State government have started paying Corps Members posted to the state ₦15,000, Nyscinfo.com correspondent, Comrade Nnadi Goodluck reports.
The Corps Member serving in the Public sector of the state are paid ₦15,000, whilst those serving in the private are paid ₦10,000.
With this update, Rivers State has overtaken Anambra State as the highest paying state for Corps Members.
Recall that last week, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, announced that he has released the sum of ₦132million for the payment of Corps Members allowances.
He made the announcement while speaking during a Courtesy Visit by the Governing Council of the …
As Lagos State joined other countries of the world to commemorate the 2019 United Nations International Day of Tolerance, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, (LASEPA) embarked on a clampdown of some religious outlets comprising of mosques and churches across different areas of the State for causing noise pollution and disruption of peace within their vicinity.
Following the clampdown exercise of these religious outlets by LASEPA, the General Manager of the Agency, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe said there is no hiding place for any religious organisation that cannot operate within the ambit of the law, regardless of their faith inclinations.
She …
Churches, shops and homes in the city of canals have been inundated by unusually intense “acqua alta”, or high waters, which on Tuesday hit their highest level in half a century.
The crisis, driven by bad weather, has prompted the government to release 20 million euros ($22 million) in funds to tackle the devastation.
The water was expected to reach 1.5 metres (5 feet) mid-morning on Friday as
The success of the EdoBest Programme, revamp of primary healthcare centres statewide and creation of enabling environment and economic opportunities for citizens has placed Edo State on the path of growth with visible achievements in basic education, health and industrial sectors with the emergence of Alaghodaro Summit three years ago.
The Chairman of Sterling Bank Plc and Chairman of the Edo Investment Summit – Alaghodaro 2019, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, made this known while delivering his welcome address at the third edition of the summit with the theme: Delivering to Our People, The Next Level – in Benin,” Edo State.…
Would unintended actions from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Southwest geopolitical zone collude to pave the way for the resurgence of main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that once held sway in the region?
That question has continued to agitate the minds of APC chieftains in the zone, particularly in Ondo State where the simmering internal crisis seems to be threatening Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s continued membership of the ruling party.
In readiness for the 2020 gubernatorial election in the state, various political parties have started strengthening their systems and structures. This is just as the main opposition
Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has said that he was misquoted on his recent comment about Nigerian roads, saying a section of the media quoted him out of context.
He said his comment that federal roads were not as deplorable as the public portrayed them was used against him by the opposition to score cheap political goals.
Fashola was quoted to have said that Nigeria road surfaces are not as deplorable as the public have made them out to be.
But, Fashola while commissioning a road constructed by Chief Michael Ade Ojo at Ilaramokin in Ifedore …
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Oscar Onyema has said the exchange was committed to supporting The State of Osun in its efforts towards advancing the fortunes of state for the benefit of the citizens.
Onyema stated this while speaking at the presentation of the Osun State Facts Behind the Economy by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola at the exchange in Lagos last Thursday.
“As we continue to develop the exchange to attract local and international investors, we wish to partner with the State and its …
Kaduna State is in a big mess. This aptly describes the raging insecurity in this state, where kidnapping and banditry have become big businesses. The last four years have been horrendous. Daily, scores of hapless people are kidnapped for ransom in communities across the state, while security agents and Governor Nasir El-rufai display so much incompetence. Traumatised residents of Rigasa, in Igabi Local Government Area of the state, were on the streets last Monday to protest the high rate of abductions in their community. They also visited the state’s House of Assembly to seek the intervention of the lawmakers over …
Following the near-deplorable security situation in Edo State, the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Benin branch, thursday called for the declaration of state of emergency on the state of security in the state.
The call was contained in a joint statement signed by the association Chairman, Mr. Collins Ogiebaen, and Secretary, Mr. Pius Oiwoh, which was made available to journalists.
The association said the call became necessary due to the rising wave of insecurity across the state.
The statement added that no fewer than eight lawyers and judges have been abducted across the state within the last nine months, with the …
The Kebbi State Independent National Electoral Commission (KESIEC), has declared All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of Oct. 26, Local Government Election in the state.
KESIEC Chairman, Alhaji Aliyu Mera, made this known while addressing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday.
“KESIEC wishes to release the official results of the State Local Government Election held on Saturday, as already declared by the various wards and local government Returning Officers in 223 wards of the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.
“The APC candidates won the election in all the 21 LGAs.
Alternative for Germany (AfD) party more than doubled its share of the vote but failed to become the largest party in the German state of Thuringia, in an election widely seen as a bellwether of the far-right party’s growing strength in its eastern heartlands.
The AfD overtook Chancellor Angela Merkel’s slumping Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to receive 24 percent of the vote, according to exit polls by public broadcaster ARD, finishing behind socialist Linke on 30 percent, which made history by becoming the first left-wing party to win a state election in reunified Germany.
Thuringia, a small state in the
