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Kwara Auditor General Advocates Transparency In Govt Operations

25.04.2025

The newly appointed Auditor General of Kwara State, Fatai Olajide, has launched a series of high-level advocacy engagements with senior government officials, urging strict adherence to due process, transparency, accountability, and prudence in the management of public resources. The strategic engagements, described as “marathon sessions,” brought together key figures in the State’s financial and administrative...

TUC Seeks Decisive Action On Insecurity, Unemployment, Others

25.04.2025

President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, has called on the Federal Government to urgently address pressing national challenges including insecurity, unemployment, the rising number of out-of-school children, workers’ welfare, casualisation, and the need for decent work in Nigeria. Speaking at the inaugural Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the TUC on Friday in Abuja,...

Monguno Distributes Vehicles To Boost Transportation

25.04.2025

Senate Chief Whip and Senator representing Borno North, Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno, has distributed 13 GX Lexus SUVs, 60 Toyota mini pickup vans, and 30 tricycles (Keke Napeps) to his constituents in a bid to improve transportation across the challenging Sahara terrain in northern Borno. The distribution event, held on Friday at the Government House...

Benue Assembly Passes Vote Of Confidence On Alia

25.04.2025

The Benue State House of Assembly Committee on Sustainable Development Goals and Donor Agencies has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Hyacinth Alia and the Director General of the Bureau for International Cooperation and Development (BICD), Mr. Leo-Angelo Aondoaseer Viashima, for their remarkable achievements since assuming office. The vote of confidence was passed on...

NASS Urged To Pass Whistle Blower, Witness Protection Law

25.04.2025

The National Anti-Corruption Conference has urged the National Assembly to urgently pass the Whistleblower and Witness Protection Bill into law, while calling for comprehensive systemic reforms and enhanced collaboration among anti-corruption bodies to effectively tackle corruption in Nigeria. The three-day conference, hosted by the House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption in collaboration with Focal Insights...

Counter-Terrorism Centre Applauds Gov Lawal Over Security Measures

25.04.2025

The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has lauded Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State for his strong commitment to strengthening security and collaborating with federal efforts to combat terrorism and violent extremism in the region. A high-level delegation from the Centre visited the Zamfara State Government House on Thursday, where they held strategic discussions with...

How I’m Helping Immigrant Women Become Stable

25.04.2025

Tracy Folorunsho-Barry, founder of the employment and empowerment initiative Grow Women Leaders (GWL), has underscored the importance of workplace stability for immigrant women, calling attention to the unique challenges they face in securing and retaining employment. Speaking on her experience as an immigrant in Canada, Folorunsho-Barry, who is also an employment strategist, highlighted the disconnect...

CSM Vaccination Campaign Records Massive Turnout In Sokoto, Kebbi

25.04.2025

The ongoing Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) vaccination campaign in Sokoto and Kebbi States has entered its sixth day with strong community engagement and impressive turnout, according to health officials and development partners supporting the effort. The campaign, targeting children in high-risk areas, is currently being implemented in Tambuwal and Shagari Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Sokoto...

Herdsmen Kill Over 100 Christians During Easter- NKST

25.04.2025

The Universal Reformed Church of Christ (URCC), popularly known as the NKST, has raised the alarm over the continued onslaught of violence against Christian communities in Benue State, revealing that more than 100 of its members were killed in armed herdsmen attacks during the 2025 Easter period alone. President of the NKST, Nendaga Asongo Adure,...

Reps Committee Holds Meeting With Ibas

25.04.2025

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on Friday held a meeting with the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, after several postponements. New Telegraph recalls that the House is exercising its constitutional right to take over the functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Ibas apologized for not...