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As NPF Places Men on Red Alert Across Nigeria,Warns Impostors Against Hijack The Nigeria Police Force,on the heels of the proposed nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), hereby affirms the fundamental right of all citizens of the country to engage in peaceful protest in line with extant laws. As such, the NPF reiterates its commitment to ensuring the rights and freedom of protesters are protected. In line with its lawful duty to maintain law and order, the Nigeria Police Force has deployed personnel nationwide and placed them on red alert to monitor the planned protest. All Commissioners of…
Director General Islamic Education Trust, Alhaji Arzika Rimau, has advised youths in Niger State to respect the efforts of their parents and always make them proud. Rimau stated this at thirty sixth Neighborhood Youth Capacity Building Training Programme with the Theme, Positive Mentoring For Overall Development of Youth organised by IET in Minna. Represented by IET Director of Liaison Services, Malam Ibrahim Yahaya, Rimau said the organisation is concerned about the future of youths in the state, describing the trainees as the ambassadors of the Trust. The guest speaker, Professor Abdulkareem Hambali Saka of Federal University of Technology Minna urged…
National Examinations Council NECO has released the results of its Nov/Dec 2023 Senior Secondary Certificate of Education SSCE external with 50,066 representing 67.35% candidates scored credits in English and mathematics. The Registrar/CEO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi made the announcement of the results in Minna, saying that 62,530 candidates representing 84.11% scored credits irrespective of subjects. He added that a total of 74,950 candidates registered for the examination consisting of 39,213 (52.31%) male and 35,737 (47.68%) female candidates respectively. Professor Wushishi stated that the actual number of candidates that sat for the examination is 74,342. He noted that 8,518 candidates were…
Deputy Governor of Niger state Comrade Yakubu Garba has described Former Permanent Secretary Ministry of Transport late Alhaji Nuhu Musa as a great man of Honor who contributed immensely to the growth and development of the state during his service years. In a condolence message Issued by the Press Secretary Ummikhaltume Abdullahi Kuta, Comrade Yakubu Garba also described the death of late Nuhu Musa as collosal loss not only to his family but to the state in general. The deputy governor who said that he received the death of Nuhu Musa with shocked explained that the legacy left behind by…
President Bola Tinubu has called for the suspension of economic sanctions imposed on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea by ECOWAS. Speaking at the Extra-ordinary Summit of ECOWAS in Abuja on Saturday, President Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the organization what ECOWAS did was in hopes of persuading the countries that there existed a better path, a path that would lead to genuine improvement of their people’s welfare through democratic good governance. He said each of the nations had solemnly agreed with one another pursuant to formal regional treaty and…
On the very first day President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn in on May 29, 2023, he made far-reaching statements regarding his economic vision for Nigeria. Two policy statements stood out in this regard, the first, he announced an immediate end to the petrol subsidy regime, because it could no longer justify its ever-increasing costs in the wake of dwindling resources. He also made a firm promise to channel the savings accruing from the removal into much-needed investments in public infrastructure, education, healthcare, social investment and prosperity for tens of millions of Nigerians. Since the removal of the petrol subsidy,…
President Bola Tinubu has asked senior civil servants to rededicate themselves to their duties and work towards improving the lives of Nigerians by acting with dispatch on matters that border on the welfare of citizens. The President, who met with the Head of Service, The Body Of Permanent Secretaries, and some Directors-General of agencies at the State House, on Thursday, said policies impacting the welfare of the people and the economy must be treated with urgency, diligence, and a strong sense of duty. President Tinubu warned that the ineffectiveness and unnecessary bureaucracy that result in the delay of interventions on…
National Hydro Electric Power Areas Development Commission N-HYPPADEC says it is ready to construct a new retaining wall for Muye and adjourning communities in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State to address the effect of persistent flooding affecting the communities. Managing Director of the Commission Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa who made this known during an inspection tour to the affected community, identified engineering failure as the cause of the collapsed of the initial retaining wall constructed to prevent the gulley erosion. Represented by Director Operation of the Commission Engineer Ilyasu Abdullahi Wara, the managing Director explained that providing succor to…
The National Orientation Agency NOA and the Defence Headquarters DHQ have partnered to work towards imparting proper values to citizens including the military. This was the outcome of a meeting between the Director General of NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa held at the DHQ yesterday. During the visit, the Director General explained NOA’s mandates and highlighted its programmes aimed at modernizing its structures by establishing twenty-first-century platforms accessible to all arms of government and agencies. Recognizing the pivotal role of the military in shaping the nation’s history, Mallam Issa Onilu emphasized the…
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has begun the distribution of seized food items to Nigerians to help mitigate the current hardship in the country. Speaking at the flag-off of the exercise in Lagos on Thursday, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Wale Adeniyi, said that the Federal Government ordered the distribution of the seized food items. Adeniyi said Customs was working with other agencies to distribute the seized food items directly to needy Nigerians. Adeniyi said that Nigerians would require a verifiable National Identification Number (NIN) to benefit from the gesture. He said: “Our target includes artisans, teachers, religious organizations, and other…