The national electricity grid suffered a system collapse on Wednesday, leading to power outage across the country. Ndidi Mbah, spokesperson of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), said there is ongoing effort to fully restore electricity on the grid. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby states that at about 11.01 […]
Economy
Commissioning of projects executed by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State 1. ACTIVITY : COMMISSIONING OF COMPLETED PROJECTS IN SOUTHERN SENATORIAL DISTRICT Date: (May, 2021) 18th Project: Toungo electrification (Toungo) Commission guest: Senator Bello Tukur Date: 19th Project: Izala-Gweda Malam Rafa-Wayam Road (Numan) Span: 3.5km Commis sion Guest: H.E […]
The Adamawa state executive council has approved the sum of 150million naira representing 30% to liquidate it’s share of an outstanding indebtedness incurred by the previous administrations. The council gave the approval during its 2nd meeting for the year 2021 presided over by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the Council […]
The Army got N1,008.84 trillion as budget releases between January 2019 and this year’s first quarter, Finance, Budget and National Planning Minister Hajiya Zainab Ahmed told the Senate on Tuesday. Mrs. Ahmed made the revelation when she appeared before the Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume-led Senate Committee on Army. Citing a […]
….Hails workers’ contributions to state-building Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state, has congratulated the labour force in Adamawa and Nigeria on the 2021 International Workers’ Day. Fintiri in a statement issued by his media aide, Solomon Kumanger on Friday in Yola, described Adamawa workers as critical stakeholders in state-building. […]
The government remains the highest authority of the state, which has as one of its mandates to ensure the welfare of the people is met. This, among many other ways, is to be achieved boasting businesses and attracting investments, which in turn contributes to its GDP. Key to this is […]
A Christian Youth group in Adamawa, Youth wing of Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) is touring the twenty one local government areas with the sole aim of creating awareness to the Youths in the state on modern farming. The association under the leadership of Rev. Gabriel L. Shall has on […]
There is no doubt that, the National Cash Transfer Programme which was introduced by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2016 in partnership with the World Bank to fortify social safety nets and establish a social protection system in the country is making a positive impact on the lives of […]
The 36.325 kilometres linking Gombi-Ga’anda-Fotta is the only single road that links many villages with Gombi town the administrative headquarters of the local government, Shelleng local government in the Southern part of the state and Borgu in Borno state. Despite, its status as the economic hub of the local government […]
A professor of Agriculture at the Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Demo Kalla at the weekend supported United Nations’ call for Exploratory dialogues as a tool for improving food security in the Northeastern part of Nigeria. Speaking with Journalists after the regional food system summit in Gombe, Prof. Kalla, one of […]
The combined net worth of three of Nigeria’s richest persons increased by $5.7bn in one year to $22.5bn, according to Forbes’ 2021 World’s Billionaires list. The list, which was released on Tuesday, includes 14 African billionaires, with the President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, leading the pack. Dangote, Africa’s […]
….commends FEPSAN’s leadership for agro inputs stability, improved food security President Muhammadu Buhari has said developments in the Nigerian fertilizer value chain is moving the country to becoming a regional and global fertilizer powerhouse and advised investors to look beyond short-term gains to enable them to realise the immense economic […]
Minister of State for Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba, says President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that 36 million prepaid metres be installed across the country by June. Speaking on Friday after inspecting the metre testing facility of the Nigeria Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) in Enugu, the minister stated that the agency […]
The plan by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to rehabilitate the Port Harcourt Refinery with $1.5 billion has been approved by the Federal Executive Council. FEC gave its approval to the plan during its weekly meeting on Wednesday presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The development was made known to […]
The Supreme Court of Nigeria unanimously dismissed the appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former Executive Director of First Bank , Dr Dauda Lawal . By Judgment delivered today, 12th March 2021, the Court of Appeal which, among other things, ordered that: “The decisions of […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission has said that Deposit Money Banks owe telecommunications companies about N42billion for services provided by the mobile network operators through Unstructured Supplementary Service Data. Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, announced this during his lecture at the virtual 2021 edition of the Bullion Lecture. He […]
Gov Yahaya approves N3,6bn for 42km solar streetlight in Gombe BREAKING: Service chiefs meet Makinde in Ibadan over insecurity Wike was my staff, can’t bring myself low to his level, Amaechi says Leadership of the National Assembly has promised to meet with the leaders of Labour Union leaders next week […]
The Executive Chairman of Mubi-South Local Government area of Adamawa State,Hon.JingiRufai,has rolled-out another empowerment programme with a donation of eight new brand vehicles to PDP supporters in his area to facilitate activities of the party. Similarly, about 250 people from the ten wards of the local government […]
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Archbishop Dr. Panti Filibus Musa has sent congratulations to the new director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, saying her vision and values “are desperately needed in today’s world.” Okonjo-Iweala will take up the post on 1 March, becoming the first […]
International Monetary Fund says people should exercise caution in the use of cryptocurrencies, describing the trend as a matter of concern. IMF gave this warning during a virtual briefing on the recently published 2020 Article IV IMF Staff Report for Nigeria. Resident Representative of IMF for Nigeria, Ari Aisen, noted […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reacted to condemnations trailing the directive to Deposit Money Banks to desist from transacting in cryptocurrencies. In a statement on Sunday, Osita Nwanisobi, Acting Director, Corporate Communications, clarified that that the CBN circular of February 5, 2021 did not place any new restrictions […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, on Saturday faulted the ban placed on cryptocurrency trading in the country by the Central Bank of Nigeria. They said contrary to the expectations of the government, the measure would end up hurting Nigerians the more as they would […]
A vote of confidence was passed on Mr Aliyu Abdulhameed, Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Nigeria Incentive -based Risk sharing system for Agriculture lending (NIRSAL) by Northern Youths Consultative Initiative (NYCI). The leader of the group, Dr Bappare Mohammed who convened a press conference in Yola […]
Federal Government has lifted the ban it earlier placed on Emirates Airlines. This is coming after the United Arab Emirates granted the carrier permission to withdraw the Rapid Antigen Testing done prior to the departure of Emirates flights from Nigeria, according to a letter by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. […]
Yoo Myung-hee, the only candidate challenging Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Ngozi Oknojo-Iweala’s aspiration to become the next World Trade Organization Director-General as dropped from the race. Myung-hee, the South Korean Trade Minister, has been the only remaining candidate challenging Okonjo-Iweala for the job. According to a statement from Korea’s Trade […]
The Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has on Thursday announced the selection of Bauchi state for the implementation of Artisanal and Small Mining Cluster, ASM development project for the North East geopolitical zone. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Oluwatoyin Akinlade announced this when she led members […]
In its bid at ensuring sustained livelihood as well as boosting food security, an Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Development and Peace Initiative (DPI), has presented fertilizers to 40 indigent families in four communities in Makarfi Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. The benefiting communities at the presentation held on […]
Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi state has on Friday evening signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PowerDot, a UK based energy firm on provision of affordable uninterrupted electricity through incineration of municipal solid waste to energy at an affordable cost. The Memorandum of Understanding which is a seventy million […]
Kinsman of Kala’a, a community in Hong Local Government area is set to empower over thirty thousand people in Adamawa state. Emmanuel Nachamada Musa, a Young International business Man through his foundation, Emnamu Foundation is reaching out to the people of Song, Gombi, Hong, Mubi North, Mubi South, Michika, and […]
The Deputy Senate Minority leader and Senator representing Taraba South at the National Assembly, Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha has distributed 10 tractors across the five local government areas of his senatorial zone. Bwacha handed over the keys of the tractors to beneficiaries at an event in Wukari, headquarters of Wukari local […]
Fears of a further spread of COVID-19 heightened on Monday as large crowd of Nigerians besieged National Identity Management Commission offices nationwide to register for the National Identity Number. On Sunday night, COVID-19 infection rate across the country rose to 78,434 while the number of people that had died of […]
The Adamawa state government is taking proactive measures to ensure that the perennial challenges militating against the smooth payments of pension and gratuity of retirees in the state is resolved. To that effect, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri at a political gathering said his administration has earmarked the sum of N1.5 […]
As part of efforts to bolster his empowerment drive through agriculture, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has sponsored over 208 indigenes of Bauchi State who received extensive training on modern agricultural practices. A press statement by his Special Assistant on New Media, Lawal Mu’azu Bauchi said the Governor has on […]
As parts its empowerment programs, the federal government has disbursed five million naira to two hundred and fifty women in Taraba state. The disbursement of the federal government special grant for rural women was flagged-off Thursday by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sa’adiyya Umar […]
Gombe State House of Assembly has passed into law the State 2021 Appropriation Bill of One Hundred and Twenty Billion, Three Hundred and Forty Six Million, Five Hundred and Thirty Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Twenty Six Naira. (N120,346,536,626.00) reflecting an increase of Six Hundred and Eighty Two Million, Six […]
The Mr Synergy Advocacy group and Team Boss Mustapha media organizations were empowered two tricycles, grinding machines and other relief materials by the SGF Boss Mustapha. The distribution ceremony was done in Yola, Thursday and the SGF was ably represented by the APC Adamawa State Caretaker Party Chairman, Hon. Ibrahim […]
….Process will inconvenient subscribers, say operators Over 164 million phone lines may be disconnected by December 31, if their owners fail to integrate their National Identity Numbers to Subscriber Identification Modules registration records. One of our correspondents gathered from the National Identity Management Commission on Wednesday that the number of […]
National Identity Management Commission says Nigerians can retrieve their National Identification Number (NIN) on their phone by dialing *346#. The service, it was learnt, costs only N20. NIMC said the code could be used by MTN, Airtel, 9mobile and Glo networks subscribers. This is just as the Nigerian Communications Commission […]
A militant group, the 21st Century Youths of the Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21st CYNDAC), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for averting the truncation of the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by some disgruntled stakeholders of the region. The group in an electronic mail […]
The Youths of Northeast under the auspices of Youth for national development appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari for the excellent wisdom in appointing Aliyu Abdulhameed Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Managing Director (MD) / Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In a Press Statement signed by the Adamawa Chapter […]
