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TARABA GOVERNOR ORDERS IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF PENSIONS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has signed an Executive Order for the swift payment of all outstanding pensions, gratuities, and entitlements to verified pensioners. According to his Chief Press Secretary,
NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE COURSE 34 VISITS KEBBI, HAILS STATE’S AGRO-INDUSTRIAL POTENTIAL By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Participants of the National Defence College Course 34 visited Kebbi State, highlighting its strong agro-industrial prospects and pledging to submit strategic recommendations on national security, agriculture, and
FG DEPLOYS MORE TROOPS TO ZAMFARA — MATAWALLE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has sent additional troops to Zamfara to strengthen the fight against banditry. Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, announced in Gusau that security operatives now have
DIRI PRESENTS N998.3BN BAYELSA 2026 BUDGET TO ASSEMBLY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Douye Diri has submitted the N998.3 billion Bayelsa 2026 Appropriation Bill, tagged “Budget of Assured Prosperity II,” to the State House of Assembly. He said the budget aims to
ADAMAWA CJ FREES 57 INMATES, GRANTS BAIL TO 29 AT JIMETA FACILITY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Adamawa Chief Judge, Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman, has freed 57 inmates and granted bail to 29 others during a jail delivery exercise at the overcrowded Jimeta
PRESIDENT TINUBU REAPPOINTS MARWA AS NDLEA CHAIRMAN By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a second five-year term for Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the NDLEA. Marwa, first appointed in 2021, will now continue leading the
GROUP URGES GOV. ODOPO TO STOP IBÁJI SUSPENSION CRISIS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Concerned Ibaji Elites have urged Kogi State Governor, Usman Ahmed Ododo, to halt what they describe as an unfair and politically-motivated suspension of the Ibaji Local Government Chairman. In
REPS MOVE TO BOOST LIVESTOCK SECTOR, PROBE UNPAID BIRD-FLU FUNDS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has renewed efforts to resolve the long-standing issue of unpaid compensation for farmers affected by bird-flu outbreaks. Chairman of the House Committee on Livestock
FCSC, JAMB CONDUCT FIRST-EVER CBT PROMOTION EXAM FOR DIRECTORS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Over 6,000 civil servants across Nigeria, the UK, India, Egypt, and the US have taken part in the Federal Civil Service promotion exam for director-level officers, conducted for the
GOVERNOR YUSUF FLAGS OFF 350 KANO SCHOLARS FOR OVERSEAS STUDIES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has bid farewell to 350 students departing for postgraduate studies abroad under the state’s 1,001 Scholarship Scheme. The scholars are headed to