Kaduna: Nurses’ abduction counter-productive – Health Journalists
A group of Journalists under the Health4All Media Initiative (HAMI) has described the Thursday adoption of two nurses in Kaduna health facility as counter-productive. The group in a statement through its Secretary, Shola Ojo, expressed worry that the development may take the state aback in its efforts to improve health care services to the people […]
NIN: Agency supports enrollment of 2.1m poor, vulnerable in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Residents Registration Agency (KADSRRA) says it is supporting the enrollment of 2.1 million poor and vulnerable captured in the State Social Register for the National Identity Number (NIN). Its Executive Secretary, Dr Zayyad Tsiga, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Thursday. Tsiga […]
FG grants N20bn Tax Waiver to NLNG to Construct Bodo Bonny Bridge.
The Federal government has granted Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) company ₦20 billion tax waiver for the construction of Bodo Bonny Bridge in Rivers State. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) presented the road infrastructure credit certificate to LNG in Abuja on Thursday. NLNG has so far received three credit certificates in the last three […]
Earth Day: Obaseki restates commitment to recovering Edo forest belt, enlists private sector in new drive
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has restated his commitment to restore the forest belt in the state with support from private investors as part of the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP). The governor said this in commemoration of Mother Earth Day, celebrated yearly by the United Nations and its agencies. According to him, […]
Presidency throws weight behind Pantami
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENCY ON RECENT CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL ECONOMY Today, there is an unfortunate fashion in public discourse that makes leaders in politics, religion, and civil society liable in the present for every statement they have ever made in the past – no matter how long ago, and even […]
MADNESS MANIFESTS ITSELF IN DIFFERENT FORMS
Gora Albehu Dauda. Before you start wondering, I have this confession to make to the effect that I am NOT a psychiatrist however, in my village many years ago we used to occasionally see a mentally sick individual who strayed to my village. Our parents used to describe or call them in the Hausa language […]
KDSG Statement on disengagements in the public service
In September 2019, the Kaduna State Government became the first government in the country to pay the new minimum wage and consequential adjustments. The state government followed this up by increasing the minimum pension of persons on the defined benefits scheme to N30,000 monthly. This step to advance the welfare of workers significantly increased the […]
Pantami: Concerned Nigerians group condemns declaration of Fatwa on Adeyanju
Pro-democracy, good governance and human rights group, Concerned Nigerians has condemned the declaration of Fatwa on its Convener, Deji Adeyanju for calling for the investigation of the Minister of Communication, Sheik Isa Pantami over sympathetic comments on terrorist groups. Adeyanju had written the US Embassy, as well as the Nigerian secret service, SSS, to investigate […]
How racketeering, fraud threaten Railway’s e-ticketing platform
Following complaints by passengers of the Nigerian Railway Corporation rail service, the Federal Government introduced the e-ticketing platform to checkmate the fraudulent practices at the various stations, especially those on the Abuja-Kaduna corridor. FAITH YAHAYA reports that despite this measure, there are still compromises of these seemingly foolproof measures. Most Nigerians preferred land transportation to air and […]
Obaseki pledges support for creative industry, urges youths to embrace technological innovation
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reassured that his government will continue to support the state’s creative industry, providing an enabling environment and ensuring the removal of all impediments to the growth of the subsector. The governor gave the assurance in commemoration of the World Creativity and Innovation Day marked yearly by the […]