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The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday, signed the N427 billion 2025 appropriation bill into law. Adeleke signed the appropriation bill at the Exco Lounge, Governor’s Office, in the presence of his cabinet members and representatives of the legislative arm. Recall that the House of Assembly passed the bill after adding N37 billion to the N390 billion proposal presented to the House by Adeleke. In signing the 2025 budget, titled the ‘Budget of Growth and Sustainable Development’, Adeleke commended the legislature and his cabinet members. “We are here to further demonstrate our readiness to forge ahead in the New…

The Rivers State governor, Siminialayi Fubara, has presented the state’s 2025 Appropriation Bill of 1.19tn to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House of Assembly. Presenting the appropriation bill, Fubara said out of the amount, N462bn was projected for Recurrent Expenditure while Capital Expenditure was to gulp N678bn. Fubara said the planning reserve stood at N35.7bn with a closing balance of N12.9bn noting that the 44:56% was an indication of his government’s sincere commitment to both infrastructural and human capital development in the state. The governor said the 2025 budget was premised on achieving sustainable economic growth, accelerating the development of the state,…

The Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company (WRPC) has commenced operations. The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, disclosed this during a tour of the 125,000 barrels per day facility on Monday. Addressing the team during the tour of the facility, Kyari said, “This plant is running. Although it is not 100 percent complete, we are still in the process. “Many people think these matters are not real. They believe real things are not possible in this country. We want you to see that this is real.” he added.

By Deborah Nnamdi Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two pastors of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, better known as Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa A Nigeria, EYN. The EYN is a church denomination with headquarters in Kwarhi, Adamawa State, and church branches mostly in Adamawa State and the rest of the North East. The affected pastors were a resident pastor, Rev James Kwaywng of EYN LCCN Mbila-Malibu in Song Local Government Area; and his Secretary, Rev Ishaku Chiwar. The state police command on Monday indicated that the abduction took place on the night of Sunday, December 29. The Command’s…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Army has arrested a 25-year-old woman, Shamsiyya Ahadu, who is accused of supplying arms and ammunition to notorious terrorist leader Bello Turji. Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, the Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination Centre, confirmed the arrests in a statement on Sunday, December 29. He said Ahadu, along with her accomplice, Ahmed Husaini, a motorcyclist, was captured in the Badarawa area of Shinkafi Local Government Area on December 28. According to him, troops reportedly seized 764 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition and six magazines intended for delivery to Turji’s camp. He noted that the operation,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has revealed that it destroyed over N120 billion worth of seized products nationwide in three months. According to NAFDAC Director-General Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the operations spanned Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), seizing substandard and falsified medicines, counterfeit foods, and beverages in three months, covering October to December 2024. Prof. Adeyeye disclosed this in her Christmas and New Year message and urged citizens to prioritize safety by purchasing food and beverages only from credible outlets and avoiding products without NAFDAC registration numbers.She…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has allocated approximately N1.4 billion for the rehabilitation of repentant terrorists and the establishment of terrorism trial centres over the past year and a half. Following former President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill on May 12, 2022, the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) was established. In December 2022, the government announced plans to build two disarmament, deradicalisation, rehabilitation, and reintegration centres for former Boko Haram members and other terrorist factions. Reports said that Rear Admiral Yem Musa (retd.), the coordinator of the NCTC, confirmed to the House of Representatives Committee…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested three suspected armed robbers, believed to be some of the young men around the state known as Shila Boys, who are notorious for armed robbery. A statement by the Command’s spokesperson SP Suleiman Nguroje, on Sunday, the boys were rounded up at Bishop Street Jimeta, as they were attacking and robbing individuals going to church for prayers on Sunday morning. The street in view leads to several big churches, including St Theresa Cathedral, the headquarters of the Catholic Archdiocese of Yola, as well as the state headquarters of…

By Deborah Nnamdi Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, has recruited no fewer than 518 new health professionals to address the negative impact of the ‘Japa’ syndrome and enhance healthcare delivery services. The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Ahmed Umdagas disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Zaria. He explained that the hospital faces a significant shortage of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health workers due to the migration of healthcare professionals abroad, commonly referred to as ‘Japa’ syndrome. Umdagas revealed that the hospital had received over 7,500 applications…

By Deborah Nnamdi The former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said that former Governor Peter Odili will not be able to get to his level of attainment if he remains a sycophant. Wike disclosed this in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka in his official X.com handle on Sunday. Recall that the former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, had commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara for his boldness in resisting Wike’s alleged attempt to control Rivers State as a private estate at a Christmas…