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Works Ministry Facing Enormous Challenges

The new Ministry of Works Permanent Secretary Olufunsho Adebiyi has admitted that the ministry is facing enormous challenges. He said this while taking over from Yakubu Kofarmata. A statement by the ministry said Kofarmata called on the staff to support Adebiyi. He said: “I beg of you, extend the same hands of cooperation, support and...
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Gov Idris Rejoices With Gwandu Over Appointment

The Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris, has congratulated a prominent elder stateman in Kebbi State, Alhaji Abubakar Mallam( Shetiman Gwandu) on his appointment as the Managing Director of Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority ( SRRBDA). In a statement issued by Abdullahi Idris Zuru, Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to Kebbi State Governor....
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Oborevwori Greets Uvwie Monarch, Sideso At 81

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated HRM. Dr Emmanuel Sideso, OON, Abe I, Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, on his 81st birth anniversary, on December 19, 2024. Oborevwori’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba on Thursday. Governor Oborevwori lauded the royal...
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Defence, Infrastructure, Education Top As Tinubu Presents N49.7trn Budget

President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill before a jointsession of the National Assembly, with defence and security receiving the highest allocation of N4.91 trillion. Themed, “Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity”, the N49.7 trillion bill allocated N4.06 trillion to infrastructure, N3.52 trillion to education and N2.48 trillion to health. While the...
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…Prepare To Defend Your Allocations, Akpabio Tells MDAs

The Senate President Godswill Akpabio yesterday implored Ministers and heads of various agencies and departments of federal government, to prepare to defend their sectoral allocations in the 2025 Appropriation Bill. Akpabio made this urge in his address of welcome, when President Bola Tinubu presented the 2025 budget proposal of N49.7 trillion before the joint session...
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